Meta backtracks on AI-image feature for Instagram due to privacy backlash
Meta has reversed its decision to implement the ‘Muse Image’ AI feature for Instagram. This rollback occurred following significant public criticism concerning privacy and user consent. The ‘Muse Image’ feature was intended to utilize AI for image generation within the platform.
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The feature sparked blowback due to privacy concerns, leading Meta to admit it had “missed the mark".
Sag-Aftra described the U-turn as a "win" and stated there had been an "utter miscalculation of public sentiment regarding the obvious dangers and harms inherent in such use".
SAG-AFTRA urged users to opt out of the feature and later welcomed its discontinuance.
Meta is discontinuing its AI feature Muse Image due to privacy concerns and user criticism.
The Muse Image feature allowed users to generate images using public Instagram accounts.
Meta has taken down a new AI image feature that allowed users to create fake images from user content on Instagram.
Meta has rolled back its ‘Muse Image’ AI feature.
The feature was rolled back due to widespread backlash.
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