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Meta pulls new AI image feature after days of backlash
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c2dy6e8klw0oMeta has abruptly taken down a new feature that allowed people to use its artificial intelligence (AI) tool to make fake images from user content on Instagram.( users were opted in by default.)
The feature was part of a broad rollout of Muse Image, a new AI image generation tool Instagram's parent company released on Tuesday.
It allowed users of the Meta AI chatbot to tag public-facing accounts on Instagram and quickly use content on those accounts to create AI-generated or altered content and images.
The feature quickly sparked blowback due to privacy concerns, leading Meta to admit it had “missed the mark" so it was "no longer available”.
The feature was part of a broad rollout of Muse Image, a new AI image generation tool Instagram's parent company released on Tuesday.
It allowed users of the Meta AI chatbot to tag public-facing accounts on Instagram and quickly use content on those accounts to create AI-generated or altered content and images.
The feature quickly sparked blowback due to privacy concerns, leading Meta to admit it had “missed the mark" so it was "no longer available”.
Hacker News dicscussion.
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48867233#48869842
Some pretty cool rants there, starting with the original "The Facebook" comment, preserved in internet amber:
"They trust me, the dumb fucks"