Outcry as Meta lets users make AI images from public Instagram profile pics
20 hours ago
- #Social Media Tech
- #AI Ethics
- #Privacy Concerns
- Meta's AI tool Muse Image allows generating images from public Instagram profile pictures without notification.
- The feature is criticized for potential misuse, including non-consensual AI-altered images, sparking privacy concerns.
- Users can opt out via Instagram settings, but critics argue it poses a privacy 'landmine' and exploits user data.
- Muse Image is available in multiple Meta platforms and offers text-to-image generation with advanced reasoning capabilities.
- Meta plans to expand Muse Image to Facebook, Messenger, and for advertisers, with a video-generation version in development.