Meta pulls new AI image feature after days of backlash

Meta's release this week of an AI feature that let people alter Instagram content drew swift blowback.

Meta Removes A.I. Feature on Instagram After Days of Backlash

Users and Hollywood agencies raised privacy and copyright concerns about the new tool, Muse Image.

By Eli Tan

Meta ditches Muse Image AI feature because it ‘misses the mark’ on users’ privacy

Meta was criticised for feature launched on Tuesday that automatically lets users generate images using content from public Instagram accounts Meta has said ⁠it is discontinuing an AI feature launched this week that allowed users to generate images using public Instagram ⁠accounts, after drawing widespread ⁠criticism over ​privacy concerns, including from a Hollywood union. “Our intent was to provide a useful creative tool and to give people control ⁠over whether their public content could be...

By Reuters

Meta backtracks on AI-image feature for Instagram due to privacy backlash

Meta has rolled back its ‘Muse Image’ AI feature after widespread backlash over privacy and consent.

Instagram’s New AI Update Faces Blowback From Hollywood, Cybersecurity Companies - Forbes

Instagram’s New AI Update Faces Blowback From Hollywood, Cybersecurity Companies  Forbes

Meta drops AI image feature on Instagram after outcry over privacy concerns

Meta has withdrawn a controversial AI image generation tool. This feature allowed users to create images using public Instagram photos. Privacy advocates and Hollywood agencies strongly protested the tool's design. The company admitted the feature missed public sentiment and is now unavailable. Meta plans to introduce other generative AI features across its platforms.

By TOI TECH DESK

Meta Suspends AI Image Feature After Days of Backlash

Meta said it will discontinue an AI feature that allowed users to generate images using public Instagram accounts following days of criticism over the feature’s opt-out policy, including by Hollywood talent agencies. “Earlier this week, we announced that one way for people to generate images in Meta AI is by @-mentioning public Instagram accounts that […]

By Corbin Bolies

Meta pulls AI image feature after privacy backlash, says ‘it missed the mark’

Meta scraps AI image feature days after launch following privacy backlash

Meta has discontinued its AI image generation feature, Muse Image, after receiving backlash over privacy concerns.

Meta Pulls Back on Opt-Out AI Function After Hollywood Outrage: “This Feature Missed the Mark”

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.

By Alex Weprin

Meta Discontinues AI Image Feature Days After Backlash Over Privacy Concerns

Meta, owner of Facebook and Instagram, had launched Muse Image on Tuesday, its first image-generation model from Meta Superintelligence Labs.

Zucked Up! Meta Disables Its New AI Image Generator After CAA & SAG-AFTRA Trashed It

Just days after Meta introduced its Muse Image AI generator, the Mark Zuckerberg-run company has done a complete U-turn. Under pressure from a now-victory-lap-taking CAA and SAG-AFTRA, the tech giant late Friday revealed that the Instagram-trolling Muse Image is essential DOA. “Earlier this week, we announced that one way for people to generate images in […]

By Erik Pedersen

WhatsApp reserves high-profile usernames ahead of privacy feature rollout, Singapore leaders' names blocked

Checks found that usernames corresponding to the names of some Singapore political leaders, including @LawrenceWong and @KShanmugam could not be registered.

'Missed the mark': Meta removes AI feature on Instagram after global backlash

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

EU tells Instagram, Facebook to change addictive features or risk fines

The European Commission wants Meta to turn off autoplay and infinite scroll by default, add effective screen-time reminders, and reduce the emphasis its recommendation system places on driving engagement

By Reuters