Meta scraps AI image feature days after launch following privacy backlash

Short summary

Meta pulled its AI image generation feature days after launch following privacy backlash from actors and a Hollywood union. The tool used public Instagram accounts for image creation without explicit consent. Meta acknowledged the feature missed the mark and discontinued it.

• •Meta discontinued AI image feature using public Instagram accounts without consent
• •Actors and Hollywood union objected on privacy grounds
• •Feature removed days after launch; Meta admitted it missed the mark

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