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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
· 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, ...
Mashable
· Jul 12, 2026
Meta withdraws its controversial AI image feature
Called Muse Image, this proposed tool would have allowed users to use public-facing Instagram photos as references for generative AI.
National Post
· 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
· 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
· 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
· 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
· 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.
TechCrunch
· Jul 9, 2026
Instagram users: Here’s how to stop Meta’s AI from using your photos
Muse Image allows users to generate AI images using photos from public Instagram accounts. As long as a person's profile is public, another user can tag that account and use their images as part of an AI-generated creation.
Quartz
· Jul 7, 2026
Meta is launching its first in-house AI image generator for consumers and advertisers
Muse Image, developed by Meta Superintelligence Labs, will power image creation across Instagram, WhatsApp, and Meta's ad tools
Knewz
· Jul 11, 2026
Meta AI can use your Instagram for deep fakes
Meta’s new AI image-generation tool, Muse Image, can use publicly available Instagram photos to create realistic AI-generated images of people. That includes celebrities, politicians and anyone with a public Instagram profile, giving the system a vast library of images to draw from. Using Muse Image Muse Image is already available through the Meta AI app,...
ZDNet
· Jul 9, 2026
Meta's new AI feature lets people create images from your Instagram posts - how to opt out
Any public Instagram account is fair game to be used for AI generation with Meta's new Muse Image.
Off The Press
· Jul 12, 2026
Instagram abruptly drops new AI tool after privacy backlash
Facebook and Instagram parent company Meta took down a new artificial intelligence model for Instagram on Friday, just days after debuting this feature to immediate public backlash. The company advertised its Muse Image AI model on Tuesday as a “creative partner” that people could use to generate AI photos for their social media pages. However, []...Click to read more
DNyuz
· Jul 8, 2026
How to stop people from using your Instagram posts with Meta’s AI
Instagram profiles now automatically allow users to share and modify other people’s public posts, including their profile picture, with Meta’s new AI model, Muse Image. Beata Zawrzel/NurPhoto via Getty Images Instagram profiles default to letting users share and modify their content with Meta’s new AI model. The feature allows users to download your posts, including []
Digital Trends
· Jul 10, 2026
Instagram is letting people generate AI images of you. Here’s how to stop it.
Instagram's new Muse AI lets anyone use your photos to generate AI images and videos, and you're opted in by default. Here's how to find the setting and turn it off before someone else uses your face without asking.
NaturalNews.com
· Jul 9, 2026
Meta’s new AI model turns public Instagram photos into AI training data by default
(NaturalNews) Meta launched Muse Image, an AI image generator, on July 7, 2026, integrated directly into Instagram. Public Instagram accounts are automatical...
Variety
· Jul 10, 2026
Meta AI Can Now Use Your Instagram Photos Without Consent. SAG-AFTRA Urges App Users to Opt Out: ‘Take Action to Protect Your Likeness’
SAG-AFTRA is urging its members and all Instagram users to take action against Meta’s new Muse Image model, which has been woven into the Instagram app and makes public accounts susceptible to AI generations of their content. Per Wired: “All someone has to do is tag your account’s profile in a prompt— if it’s public []
The Meta Newsroom
· Jul 7, 2026
Introducing Muse Image: Image Generation Built for Your World
Muse Image is the first image generation model from Meta Superintelligence Labs, now available in Meta AI. The post Introducing Muse Image: Image Generation Built for Your World appeared first on Meta Newsroom.
The Hill
· Jul 12, 2026
Meta u-turns on AI feature amid privacy backlash
Facebook and Instagram parent company Meta took down a new artificial intelligence model for Instagram on Friday, just days after debuting this feature to immediate public backlash. The company advertised its Muse Image AI model on Tuesday as a “creative partner” that people could use to generate AI photos for their social media pages. However,...
Engadget
· Jul 11, 2026
Meta deactivates feature that let you generate AI images of any public Instagram account
Meta has deactivated the Muse Image capability to create AI deepfakes of any public Instagram account you @-mention.
Fark
· Jul 9, 2026
Meta has unveiled an "fun new feature" that allows anyone to use your image or voice from videos you upload to Instagram to create AI deepfakes. and they're so sure you'll love it they've opted you in. Here's how to opt-out [Facepalm]
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Inc.com
· Jul 8, 2026
Meta’s Controversial New AI Will Use Your Public Instagram Pics—Here’s How to Opt Out Now
Unless you’re comfortable with people using your public images to create AI content, you might want to check these settings.
The Eastern Herald
· Jul 10, 2026
Meta’s Muse Image Generates AI Photos From Instagram Accounts Without Consent
Meta launched Muse Image, a feature allowing AI-generated photos using any public Instagram account's content without explicit consent. SAG-AFTRA responded immediately, urging members to opt out to protect their likeness from the tool's default data-harvesting mechanics.
https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/uAW2u4nWzH88f8uwd78Zqc.png
· Jun 27, 2026
AI images are more convincing than ever — infiltrating journals and undermining trust in science
AI images are more convincing than ever — infiltrating journals and undermining trust in science
The New Stack
· Jul 10, 2026
Anthropic wants you to use AI to decide whether or not you should use AI.
On Thursday, Anthropic released reflection, a new feature that lets users track and review their Claude activity. Available now in beta The post Anthropic wants you to use AI to decide whether or not you should use AI. appeared first on The New Stack.
The Hollywood Reporter
· Jul 10, 2026
Meta Pulls Back on Opt-Out AI Function After Hollywood Outrage: “This Feature Missed the Mark”
Earlier this week, Meta unveiled its Muse AI photo and video tools, which allowed users to tag other accounts on Instagram to reference their work, unless the other user opted out.
MobileSyrup
· Jul 8, 2026
How to opt out of Meta’s Muse AI image generator before it steals your posts
Meta just launched a new “advanced image generation” tool called Muse, and it’s understandable if you’d want to ignore it, given the general glut of AI slop online. However, you might want to pay more attention to Muse because it’s been discovered that it’s pulling from people’s original images and videos from other Meta apps. []
The Tribune
· Jul 11, 2026
Amid criticism, Meta reins in new AI tool that automatically accessed public Instagram images
Meta has pulled the plug on a feature of a recently launched AI tool following criticism that it made Instagram accounts fodder for use in creating AI-generated images. The move on Friday came less than a week after the parent of Instagram and Facebook rolled out Muse Image, its first image-generation model available through the []
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· Jul 2, 2026
I’m a Beauty Editor—These 4 Summer Beauty Trends Are Growing Traction, While These 2 Lose Steam
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Irish Tech News
· Jun 25, 2026
The New Media Playbook: Ireland’s marketers cut through the AI noise
Marketing leaders discuss ROI, relevance and the reality of AI adoption Photo of panel discussion at The New Media Playbook event hosted by Buymedia and Deloitte Digital in Dublin. From left: Peter McPartlin (MC), Lynda Vance (Stena Line), Stephen Williams (Windward Management), Laura Plunkett (CeADAR Ireland) and Graham Kinsella (Deloitte Digital). More than 50 senior []
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· Jun 26, 2026
Beyond Hype: AI Benefits Taking Shape
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The Japan Times
· Jul 9, 2026
AI-related copyright losses cost celebrities up to ¥4.5 billion, study says
Over 43,000 AI-generated images and videos that used celebrities' likenesses without their consent were created over a two-month period last year.
BOL News
· Jul 8, 2026
Meta launches Muse Image AI model to attract creators and advertisers
Meta released a new artificial intelligence image-generation model called Muse Image on Tuesday, part of the company’s push to draw creators and advertisers to its platforms. The tool, previously known internally by the code name Mango, is the second major product from Meta Superintelligence Labs, the division led by Alexandr Wang. The unit unveiled its ... Read more The post Meta launches Muse Image AI model to attract creators and advertisers appeared first on BOL News.
Dexerto
· Jul 9, 2026
Instagram now lets others use your photos for AI: How to opt out
Meta has introduced a new AI image generation feature that allows users to create AI images based on public Instagram profiles, provided they tag the account in their prompt.
South Africa Today
· Jul 6, 2026
How AI is Shaping the Future of Mental Healthcare
Affinity Health, a leading provider of high-quality health cover, is raising awareness about how artificial intelligence (AI) is beginning to shape the future of mental healthcare during Mental Illness Awareness Month. From earlier detection to improved access to support, AI is expected to play an increasing role in helping healthcare professionals identify, monitor, and support people living []
Vogue
· Jun 23, 2026
The Vogue Business AI Tracker
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Fox Business
· Jul 11, 2026
Meta shuts down AI tool after backlash over public Instagram accounts
Meta has pulled an Instagram AI feature that let users generate images using public Instagram accounts after acknowledging it missed the mark
KTTH – 770 AM – Seattle
· Jun 30, 2026
Rantz: Activists who use AI all day are upset that REI did the same
REI's AI-altered bike ad sparked a meltdown over the environment. The critics complaining on Instagram use AI all day. It's selective outrage.
Independent Journal Review
· Jun 27, 2026
How Therapists Feel About AI Taking Their Jobs
Americans are turning to artificial intelligence tools for mental health advice and therapists are divided. An American Psychological Association (APA) survey released June 16 found that 39 of psychologists have had
USA TODAY
· Jul 9, 2026
Don’t want Meta using your IG photos for AI? Here’s what you can do
Meta's newly launched Muse Image is the tech giant's first AI image generator. Read more: Sign up for our newsletter for the day's top stories, from sports to movies to politics to world events: https://profile.usatoday.com/newsletters/daily-briefing/
The Next Web
· Jun 25, 2026
Building trust in AI health intelligence: why privacy, transparency, and human oversight matter
Artificial intelligence is becoming an increasingly visible part of healthcare. From administrative workflows and clinical decision support to remote monitoring and wellness technologies, organizations are exploring how AI can help process information more efficiently and provide greater visibility into health-related data. Yet as adoption accelerates, one challenge continues to influence whether these technologies gain meaningful acceptance. Trust has become [] This story continues at The Next Web
The Economic Times
· Jul 8, 2026
What is Meta's muse image and what can it do?
What is Meta's muse image and what can it do?
iPhone in Canada
· Jul 9, 2026
Meta’s Muse Image Platform Uses Your Public Instagram Posts to Generate AI Content
Meta is introducing its new Muse Image platform, letting users add photos and images from Instagram and generate AI content. The post Meta’s Muse Image Platform Uses Your Public Instagram Posts to Generate AI Content first appeared on iPhone in Canada.
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