Meta rolls out Muse image AI amid privacy concerns, allows users alter photos on public Instagram accounts

Meta has announced the launch of Muse Image, touted as its most advanced AI image generator and the first media generation model developed by Meta Superintelligence Labs, but the move drew sharp criticism and user concerns around data privacy, image-scraping and consent.

Worry lines have started to emerge over a feature that allows users to create AI images by clawing photos from public Instagram accounts, with just a simple tag in the prompt.