Meta pulls Instagram AI image tool, testing limits of AI likeness scraping
The post Meta pulls Instagram AI image tool, testing limits of AI likeness scraping appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Just three days after launching, Meta has removed an Instagram feature that allowed users to use AI to create images based on profile pictures of other users. The company’s decision to remove the function shows growing concern about consent and the use of images in the age of artificial intelligence. The backtracking is an early setback for Meta’s efforts to catch up with OpenAI and Google in the field of generative AI. While the Muse image model is still available, the company has scrapped the option to create images based on public Instagram profiles in its image generation requests after criticism from creators, performers, and privacy advocates. What Meta built, and what it walked back Meta unveiled Muse Image on July 7, stating that the new AI-powered image generation tool is the first product of its Superintelligence Lab led by Alexandr Wang. The new technology