Meta turns off the Instagram feature that users make AI deepfakes of public accounts

The Verge
Meta has disabled an Instagram feature allowing users to generate AI images from public account content following significant public and expert backlash.

Summary

Meta has officially disabled a new feature that allowed users to generate AI images by tagging public Instagram accounts. The feature had drawn sharp criticism because it utilized content from public accounts without explicit owner permission, raising serious concerns about likeness rights and potential misuse for sextortion or scamming. Following warnings from organizations like the National Center on Sexual Exploitation and the Screen Actors Guild, Meta acknowledged that the tool fell short of expectations and decided to remove it entirely.

(Source:The Verge)