New Meta AI Feature Raises Photo Privacy Concerns

New Meta AI Feature Raises Photo Privacy Concerns

Meta is asking users to grant its AI access to their unpublished photo libraries as it tests a new feature on Facebook, as first reported by TechCrunch. The company, which also owns Instagram, has admitted to using photos and text from public posts since 2007 to train its generative AI models, raising concerns about how Meta might use expanded access to personal information. Some Facebook app users are encountering pop-ups asking them to grant M…

AI tools raise questions about data privacy

Like it or not, artificial intelligence has become part of daily life. Many devices — including electric razors and toothbrushes — have become “AI-powered,” using machine learning algorithms to track how a person uses the device, how the device is…

Police Department Apologizes for Sharing AI-Doctored Evidence Photo on Social Media

A Maine police department has now acknowledged "it inadvertently shared an AI-altered photo of drug evidence on social media," reports Boston.com: The image from the Westbrook Police Department showed a collection of drug paraphernalia purportedly seized during a recent drug bust on Brackett Stree...