Instagram’s AI image generator alarms privacy experts
Summary
Meta released a new AI image generator called Muse that can create pictures of people by using photos from public Instagram profiles without notifying those users. Privacy advocates are warning Instagram users to check their privacy settings because the tool automatically uses public profiles for this image generation by default.
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Original source: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jul/09/instagram-ai-image-generator-privacy
First tracked: July 9, 2026 at 08:01 PM
Classified by LLM (prompt v3) · confidence: 85%