Meta Faces Class Action over AI Training Data and Secret Face Recognition Feature

Meta Sued Over Training Data for Its AI and Face-Recognition Systems

The proposed class action alleges Meta illegally harvested people’s Facebook and Instagram photos to train its AI image-generation models and to build its unreleased “NameTag” face recognition feature.

Meta faces class action over AI training data and secret face recognition feature

A ruling against Meta could reshape AI training norms, impacting tech giants' use of social media data and prompting stricter privacy regulations.