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Meta releases Muse Image, which lets users make AI images from public Instagram posts

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July 9, 2026

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Meta releases Muse Image, which lets users make AI images from public Instagram posts

J.B. Branch, director of federal AI governance and technology policy at the consumer nonprofit organization Public Citizen, says Meta has chosen 'the creepiest possible path'

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ArcaMax

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· Jul 9, 2026

Meta's new AI image generation tool raises alarm in Hollywood and on Instagram

A new tool that lets people take publicly posted Instagram photos and use AI to generate new images from them is creating a backlash in Hollywood. Instagram’s parent company, Meta, on Tuesday rolled out the new AI feature, called Muse Image, ...

National Post

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· Jul 9, 2026

How to opt out so Meta’s new AI image generator won’t use your personal Instagram photos

Meta's new AI image generator allows anyone to use photos from public Instagram accounts

The Hacker News

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· Jul 9, 2026

Meta's New AI Image Tool Lets Others Use Your Public Instagram Photos in AI Images

Meta has announced that its new artificial intelligence (AI) model Muse Image lets people use public Instagram posts and reels to generate AI content, and it's enabled by default. You can also @-mention Instagram accounts in the Meta AI app to bring specific Instagram profiles right into your images, the social media giant said in a post. Whether you want to design a custom event invitation

CNET

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· Jul 7, 2026

Meta Has a New AI Image Tool, and I Already Used It to Deepfake My Friend's Instagram

Instagram users might want to opt out of this AI setting right now.

TechRepublic

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· Jul 8, 2026

Meta’s Muse Image Explained: What to Know About the New AI Image Model

Meta Muse Image brings AI image generation to Instagram, WhatsApp, and Meta AI. Here’s what users should know about features and privacy. The post Meta’s Muse Image Explained: What to Know About the New AI Image Model appeared first on TechRepublic.

Wired

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· Jul 7, 2026

Meta Now Lets Anyone Use Your Instagram Photos in AI Images—Unless You Opt Out

As part of Meta’s Muse Image model rollout, Instagram users with public accounts need to opt out to block AI generations of their content.

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Related coverage for "Meta releases Muse Image, which lets users make AI images from public Instagram posts": ArcaMax — Meta's new AI image generation tool raises alarm in Hollywood and on Instagram. National Post — How to opt out so Meta’s new AI image generator won’t use your personal Instagram photos. The Hacker News — Meta's New AI Image Tool Lets Others Use Your Public Instagram Photos in AI Images. CNET — Meta Has a New AI Image Tool, and I Already Used It to Deepfake My Friend's Instagram. TechRepublic — Meta’s Muse Image Explained: What to Know About the New AI Image Model. Wired — Meta Now Lets Anyone Use Your Instagram Photos in AI Images—Unless You Opt Out