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Maybe. They could also be doing things like paying attention to input cadence and typos/pre-send typo corrections to use as part of a fingerprint associated with the identifying information a user gives them when creating an account so that they can then attempt to detect the user elsewhere on the web whether they are using an identifying account or not.
How far we've come
So, basically using Facebook technology in their AI app?
You'll hear no arguments from me on that point, US tech companies are toxic af.
This argument applies to literally every single web app you use.