AI Generated Image
Meta pulls the plug on Muse Image following Instagram uproar
Yahoo Tech • • business
Key Points:
- Meta has discontinued the Muse Image AI feature on Instagram following significant user backlash over privacy concerns related to the use of public photos without explicit consent.
- Muse Image allowed users to generate AI images by using photos of people from public Instagram accounts based on prompts, raising fears about nonconsensual digital replicas.
- SAG-AFTRA and other critics condemned the feature for lacking clear opt-in consent, emphasizing the risks of misuse and privacy violations.
- Meta also addressed privacy issues with its smart glasses by releasing an update that disables the camera if the privacy light is tampered with, responding to public discomfort over misuse.
- The future of Muse Image remains uncertain, with Meta acknowledging the feature "missed the mark" but not ruling out a return in a revised form.
