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Meta ditches Muse Image AI feature because it ‘misses the mark’ on users’ privacy
Meta was criticised for feature launched on Tuesday that automatically lets users generate images using content from public Instagram accounts Meta has said it is discontinuing an AI feature launched this week that allowed users to generate images using public Instagram accounts, after drawing widespread criticism over privacy concerns, including from a Hollywood union. “Our intent was to provide a useful creative tool and to give people control over whether their public content could be referenced in this way,” Meta said in a statement. Continue reading...
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Meta was criticised for feature launched on Tuesday that automatically lets users generate images using content from public Instagram accounts Meta has said it is discontinuing an AI feature launched this week that allowed users to generate images using public Instagram accounts, after drawing widespread criticism over privacy concerns, including from a Hollywood union. “Our intent was to provide a useful creative tool and to give people control over whether their public content could be referenced in this way,” Meta said in a statement. Continue reading...
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According to The Guardian’s linked source, Meta ditches Muse Image AI feature because it ‘misses the mark’ on users’ privacy, Meta was criticised for feature launched on Tuesday that automatically lets users generate images using content from public Instagram accounts Meta has said it is discontinuing an AI feature launched this week that allowed users to generate images using public Instagram accounts, after drawing widespread criticism over privacy concerns, including from a Hollywood union. “Our intent was to provide a useful creative tool and to give people control over whether their public content could be referenced in this way,” Meta said in a statement. Continue reading…
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