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Google Earth's AI image-editing tool was removed within 24 hours of launch after users created deepfakes of disasters like a kaiju attack in Los Angeles, fake refugee camps, and a nuclear plant in Iran. Google cited policy violations and rolled back the feature to implement stronger safeguards.

Meta reported double-digit year-over-year growth in Instagram time spent, attributed to AI-driven personalized recommendations. The company faces privacy backlash over AI-generated image tool Muse Image and legal scrutiny for alleged addictive design targeting youth.

Meta has rolled back a feature called Muse Image that allowed Instagram photos to be used for AI image generation without user consent. The feature was introduced on July 7 and enabled users to generate AI images via Instagram stories and Meta AI.

Meta discontinued its AI image generator Muse Image after facing privacy concerns. The tool was launched to compete with OpenAI’s ChatGPT Images 2.0 and Google’s Nano Banana 2.

Meta withdrew its AI image generation product 'Muse Image' within three days of launch due to backlash over features allowing AI alterations of user content and unauthorized use of Instagram profiles. The product, developed by Meta's Superintelligence Labs, faced criticism from SAG-AFTRA and was removed after public concerns about privacy and abuse.

Instagram's AI image generation tool, Muse Image, was launched by Meta but removed within three days due to backlash over privacy concerns and deepfake risks. Meta cited user feedback as the reason for discontinuing the feature, which allowed AI image generation from public Instagram posts.

Meta removed a feature from its Muse Image AI tool after criticism over automatically using public Instagram images for AI-generated content, leading to privacy concerns and backlash from the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists.

Meta discontinued a feature in its new AI image generator, Muse Image, that automatically used public Instagram images as references after facing criticism over privacy concerns. The company cited user feedback leading to the removal, with SAG-AFTRA applauding the decision to address nonconsensual digital replica risks.

Meta discontinued a feature in its Muse Image AI tool that automatically used public Instagram images to generate new content after facing criticism over privacy concerns. The move followed backlash from users and the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA), which praised the decision to prevent nonconsensual digital replicas.

Meta has rolled back its 'Muse Image' AI feature for Instagram. The decision followed widespread backlash over privacy and consent concerns.

Meta has deactivated the Muse Image feature that allowed users to generate AI deepfakes of public Instagram accounts by @-mentioning them.

Meta's Superintelligence Labs introduced Muse Image, an AI image bot competing with OpenAI's ChatGPT Images 2.0 and Google's Nano Banana 2. The feature allows others to use Instagram photos in AI-generated images, with an option to opt out.

Muse Image is currently available only in the U.S., while Meta AI permissions are automatically enabled for public account users in other countries like Canada, requiring manual deactivation in app settings.

Meta launched Muse Image and Muse Spark 1.1 AI models and announced plans to manufacture its first in-house AI chip in September. The company's stock erased a year's worth of losses following these developments.

Meta has released two new AI models, Muse Image and Muse Spark 1.1, with the former allowing AI image generation from public Instagram photos without explicit permission, raising privacy concerns, and the latter offering competitive pricing for agentic coding. The models aim to position Meta as a top player in the AI race but face competition from companies like Anthropic and OpenAI, with Muse Spark showing no major improvements over rivals in benchmarks.

Meta's new AI image generator, Muse Image, uses public Instagram photos to create AI-generated images without explicit user consent. Users with public accounts were automatically opted in, though they can opt out by adjusting settings or making their accounts private. The move has drawn criticism from artists, unions, and the public over privacy and consent concerns.

Meta's new AI image generation tool, Muse Image, allows users to create images using the likenesses of people with public Instagram accounts, requiring opt-out rather than affirmative consent. The feature has drawn criticism from privacy advocates, talent agencies, and labor unions, who argue it violates privacy rights and calls for explicit consent and control over likeness usage.

Meta's AI image generation tool, Muse Image, allows users to create images based on public Instagram profiles by tagging handles in prompts. Users are not notified when their likeness is used, and opting out only prevents future generations, not retroactive removal of existing images. The feature raises privacy and security risks, including potential misuse for impersonation, scams, and deepfake fraud.

Meta's new AI image tool, Muse Image, allows users to generate AI content using public Instagram posts and reels. The tool is enabled by default and lets users @-mention Instagram accounts to incorporate specific profiles into AI-generated images.

Instagram now allows public users to reuse and modify posts, including profile pictures, via Meta's new AI model, Muse Image. Users must manually disable this feature in the app's 'Sharing and reuse' settings. Meta's rollout is part of its broader AI competition strategy, drawing criticism from privacy advocates.

Meta has introduced a new feature called Muse Image, allowing users to @-mention another user's Instagram account in the Meta app to generate AI images using their photos. The feature was unveiled in a blog post.