SUMMARY
Meta's Muse Image AI tool, released in July, enabled users to create new AI images using photos from public Instagram accounts without notifying the original poster. The feature, which was enabled by default for public profiles, allowed users to tag an account and then use their photos as input for AI creations. Privacy advocates criticized Meta for this approach, arguing it carelessly treated user privacy. While an opt-out setting existed, it only applied to future uploads, leaving past public content vulnerable. Meta has since removed the feature after significant backlash.
TAKEAWAYS
Meta's Muse Image tool used public Instagram photos for AI image generation.
Users could alter photos without the account owner's permission or notification.
An opt-out setting only protected future uploads, not existing public content.
The feature was removed by Meta following widespread criticism.