Meta has suspended its new "Muse Image" AI feature on Instagram, just three days after its debut, following intense global backlash from users, industry bodies and privacy advocates over a system that allows anyone to generate images of other people without their explicit consent.

Meta's first Muse Image model let users generate images from public Instagram accounts by default. SAG-AFTRA, CAA, and actors pushed back. Meta pulled it in 3 days.

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.