PHMeta has launched Muse Image, an AI-powered image generation feature integrated into its apps including Instagram and WhatsApp, allowing users to create AI-generated images using text prompts or by remixing public Instagram photos. Users can opt out of having their content used in AI features via account settings, but critics argue this opt-out is buried and requires active effort. Advocacy groups like Public Citizen and Foxglove have raised concerns about potential privacy violations and misuse of personal data, warning that the feature could enable non-consensual AI alterations such as deepfakes. They criticize Meta for prioritizing business interests over user consent and transparency.
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