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Meta Under Fire For AI Images Based On Public Instagram Profiles

Muse Image uses advanced AI to combine prompts and photos into downloadable images

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Meta is facing criticism over its new AI image-generation tool, Muse Image, after concerns emerged that it can create images using public Instagram profile pictures without notifying users, the BBC reported.

The feature is available through the Meta AI app, web browser, WhatsApp and Instagram Stories for users in the United States. According to Meta, users with public accounts can opt out through a separate setting that prevents their content from being reused for AI features.

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Privacy advocates argued the safeguard is insufficient. Foxglove described the feature as a potential source of abuse, while Privacy International warned that AI companies increasingly treat users' images as data to be exploited. Critics also raised concerns about non-consensual AI-generated images.

Meta said Muse Image uses advanced AI to combine prompts and photos into downloadable images. The company plans to expand the tool to Facebook, Messenger and advertising products, while reportedly developing a video-generation version.

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