Meta has introduced a new artificial intelligence image-generation technology that allows users to modify pictures on public accounts to create new images. This development has sparked criticism among tech analysts and users, who argue that it should be opt-in for Instagram users.
The technology, developed by Meta Superintelligence Labs, enables users to manipulate and edit images from any public Instagram account, including profile pictures, unless the user changes a setting available only in the Instagram app under the “Sharing and reuse” tab in the settings menu.
“This is the sort of setting that should absolutely be opt-in for Instagram users,” said an analyst. “It’s a new use of the photos they’ve been posting publicly for years, and certainly wasn’t on anyone’s mind when they signed up for Instagram years ago.”
