The Public Got So Mad at Meta’s New AI Photo Tool That It’s Scrapped Already
Meta has withdrawn a new AI photo generation feature that allowed users to reference public Instagram accounts after facing significant public backlash regarding privacy and consent. The feature was criticized by groups like SAG-AFTRA for failing to provide an opt-in mechanism for the use of personal images.
I don’t know what the world record is for killing bad AI features quickly, but this has to be a competitor. On Tuesday, July 7, Meta released an AI photo generation feature that pulled face data from any public Instagram account by default. It made it to Friday—a little over three days in operation by my count.
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