Meta’s new Muse AI can generate realistic images based on public Instagram images including of many celebrities and public figures.

Meta's Muse Image rolls out inside the Meta AI chatbot, Instagram, and WhatsApp. Users can generate images of friends from public Instagram posts. Opt-out available.

Meta is launching a Muse video generator next.

As part of Meta’s Muse Image model rollout, Instagram users with public accounts need to opt out to block AI generations of their content.

Meta's slop generator has arrived late in the game, and you might want to opt-out from it.

Meta has introduced Muse Image, a free AI image generator accessible via the Meta AI app, Instagram Stories, and WhatsApp, sparking concerns over user photo usage.

Meta launched Muse Image on July 7, 2026, free on Instagram and WhatsApp. It can use public Instagram photos by default. What it does, and how to opt out.

Meta has launched Muse Image, its first AI image generator built by Meta Superintelligence Labs, the dedicated AI unit run by Alexandr Wang. The release landed with a mix of…

Meta's Muse Image AI generator draws criticism for its data privacy features. Users can create images from public Instagram photos without explicit consent. This feature, enabled…

New AI creates and edits images, but Instagram photo feature raises questions worldwide.

Meta AI's new Muse image models can generate an image using the likeness from any public Instagram profile. Here's how to stop that from happening.

Meta’s latest AI image generation feature raises serious privacy concerns by automatically allowing public Instagram profiles to be used in AI-generated images unless users…

Meta introduces Muse Image AI model, allowing users to create visuals with AI prompts. Critics warn of privacy risks.

Meta’s new Muse AI can generate realistic images based on public Instagram images including of many celebrities and public figures.

Meta's new Muse Image AI lets Instagram users share and modify other people's public posts, sparking privacy concerns about content reuse.

All public Instagram profiles are automatically opted into Meta's new AI image platform by default, letting users generate AI images using someone else's likeness simply by…

Link to: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/08/technology/meta-instagram-ai.html

"No one’s name, image, likeness, voice, or creative work should be used by any third party, including AI models, without clear, documented consent," the talent agency said in a…

J.B. Branch, director of federal AI governance and technology policy at the consumer nonprofit organization Public Citizen, says Meta has chosen 'the creepiest possible path'

Meta Muse Image lets users tag public Instagram accounts to generate AI images, with public posts and reels reusable by default unless disabled.

Meta's new Muse Image tool lets anyone generate AI images of you from your public Insta profile. You won't be notified, and it's on by default.