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Meta AI image detector fails to identify some of its own cropped AI images, Reuters analysis finds
Reuters found Meta’s detector identified only 45% of 40 Muse Image tests and often failed after heavy cropping, despite the company’s watermark claim.
- Meta withdrew the Instagram account reference feature on Friday following widespread user backlash. The tool, part of the new Muse Image model, allowed users to create AI-generated images by referencing public profiles.
- Launched Tuesday, July 7, the Muse Image model automatically opted in all public profiles, excluding users under 18, sparking immediate uproar. Critics labeled the automatic integration a "privacy landmine waiting to detonate."
- The Actors union, SAG-AFTRA, posted a statement on Thursday, July 9, calling the lack of clear opt-in "an utter miscalculation of public sentiment." Agencies including the Creative Artists Agency also raised concerns over potential image repurposing.
- Confirming the removal on Friday, Meta stated, "We've heard the feedback that this feature missed the mark, so it's no longer available." The company noted its intent was providing a creative tool with user control.
- While the reference feature is discontinued, the broader Muse Image model remains active across Meta's ecosystem. The company continues AI expansion, with Muse Video expected to arrive soon despite ongoing scrutiny of generative technology.
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LancasterOnline+9 Reposted by 9 other sources
Meta removed a feature from a recent AI tool after receiving criticism that it turned Instagram accounts into material for creating AI-generated images.
·Lancaster, United States
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Meta's new AI tool Muse Image would make it possible to AI-generate images directly from public Instagram accounts. After heavy criticism, Meta is stopping the feature.
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Meta rolls back AI image tool following user feedback, says its 'feature missed the mark'
Meta has swiftly removed a feature from its new Muse Image AI tool, allowing users to reference public Instagram accounts amid concerns.
·Fort Smith, United States
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(San Francisco = Yonhap News) Correspondent Kwon Young-jeon = Meta [has] a feature that allows the use of public photos from social media in artificial intelligence (AI) image models...
·Seoul, Korea (the Republic of)
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