By specifying a public account, users could allow the AI model to use the person's images as a reference without the account holder being notified.

Instagram users should check privacy settings after rollout of new Meta AI image generator, advocates warn

Public accounts of people over 18 have been opted-in to the programme by default.

Meta launched Muse Image, an AI tool for image generation and editing. This feature allows users to create images using public Instagram photos. The feature has drawn privacy…

Meta is now allowing anyone to use Instagram photos on public accounts to generate AI images, unless users take action and opt out.

Meta's new Muse Image AI can use public Instagram photos for remixing and generating AI images. Here's how to prevent it from using your photos:

Meta's new Muse Image AI tool generates images using public Instagram photos, automatically opting in all public accounts without notification or consent.

Meta AI joined the image generation space this week. However, it did so with a controversial default setting that users...

Meta said on Friday it would discontinue an AI feature that allowed users to generate images using public Instagram accounts.

Meta suspended its Muse Image AI's Instagram photo referencing feature just three days after launch following widespread privacy backlash over consent

Earlier this week, Meta unveiled its Muse AI photo and video tools, which allowed users to tag other accounts on Instagram to reference their work, unless the other user opted out.

July 10 : Meta said on Friday it is discontinuing an AI feature launched this week that allowed users to generate images using public Instagram accounts, after drawing widespread…

Meta has backed down on a controversial feature that allowed people's public Instagram posts to be used by anyone for AI generation.

Meta discontinued its AI image-generation feature just days after launch, admitting it "missed the mark" following privacy backlash.

Meta was criticised for feature launched on Tuesday that automatically lets users generate images using content from public Instagram accounts

The automatic opt-in for Instagram users sparked fears user likenesses could be misused

The feature allowed users to generate images using pictures from public Instagram accounts.

Meta has discontinued a new AI feature on Instagram that allowed users to edit public photos, following widespread backlash and concerns over its controversial implementation.

Meta has withdrawn its Muse Image AI tool after facing significant criticism. The tool allowed image generation using public Instagram photos without explicit consent. This action…

Meta has pulled the plug on a feature of a recently launched AI tool following criticism that it made Instagram accounts fodder for use in creating AI-generated images.

Meta pulled its Muse Image AI feature just two days after launch following backlash over automatic opt-in for public Instagram accounts and deepfake