Meta’s new Muse Image model can pull other Instagram users into AI photos

The short version
- The Muse Image model now powers the image-making tools across the Meta AI app, Instagram, and WhatsApp, and it's coming soon to Facebook and Messenger…
- It's part of the growing Muse family of AI models that replace Meta's Llama lineup.
The story
Meta is launching the first AI image generation model made by its Superintelligence Labs division. The Muse Image model now powers the image-making tools across the Meta AI app, Instagram, and WhatsApp, and it's coming soon to Facebook and Messenger, according to an announcement on Tuesday.
It's part of the growing Muse family of AI models that replace Meta's Llama lineup. Alexandr Wang, who Meta hired to head up its Superintelligence Labs last year, says on Threads that Muse Image is "agentic," meaning it works with its Muse Spark large language model "to reason through your prompt, search the web, and plan before it generates." Meta is al …
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How other outlets covered this
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- MashableMeta withdraws its controversial AI image featureabout 2 months ago
- Google NewsMeta Removes Latest AI Integration On Instagram Following SAG-AFTRA Backlash - Kotakuabout 2 months ago
- Al JazeeraMeta backtracks on AI-image feature for Instagram due to privacy backlashabout 2 months ago
- The Guardian — WorldMeta ditches Muse Image AI feature because it ‘misses the mark’ on users’ privacyabout 2 months ago
- EngadgetMeta deactivates feature that let you generate AI images of any public Instagram accountabout 2 months ago
- The VergeMeta turns off the Instagram feature that users make AI deepfakes of public accountsabout 2 months ago
- Dallas ExpressPrivacy Backlash Hits Meta’s New Muse Image Generator As Users Automatically Opted Inabout 2 months ago
- AxiosMeta's new AI image maker draws fire over consentabout 2 months ago
How this story developed
Full timelineAlto has tracked this across 6 days of coverage from 14 outlets.
- Meta removes Muse Image feature that let anyone create AI images based on public Instagram photos - Yahoo TechGoogle News
- Meta deactivates feature that let you generate AI images of any public Instagram accountEngadget
- Meta ditches Muse Image AI feature because it ‘misses the mark’ on users’ privacyThe Guardian — World
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