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Meta has shut down a controversial feature in its new Muse Image model that allowed users to generate AI images of other people by mentioning their public Instagram accounts, without requiring their consent. The feature was on by default, and users had to manually opt out through Instagram settings. Meta admitted the feature "missed the mark" and removed it days after launch.
Meta released Muse Image, its first image generation model from the Superintelligence Labs. The model works as an agent, using external tools like web search to refine outputs. It ranks second behind OpenAI's GPT Image 2 on the Image Arena platform. A feature that lets users generate AI images of others by @-mentioning their Instagram usernames, without consent, is already drawing criticism from privacy regulators in Europe.
Meta has released Muse Image, a new AI image generator developed by Meta Superintelligence Labs. The tool, internally called Mango, is available for free through the Meta AI app and on Instagram Stories and WhatsApp. It allows users to create cartoonish images, custom ads, and edit photos, with a video generator also in development.