Meta Axes Controversial AI Photo Tool After Backlash
Meta removes an AI feature that edited public Instagram photos via @mentions, sparking backlash over privacy invasion and abuse risks; the company has now scrapped it.
Meta removes an AI feature that edited public Instagram photos via @mentions, sparking backlash over privacy invasion and abuse risks; the company has now scrapped it.
Meta’s new AI feature Muse Image lets users generate or edit images using public Instagram photos, sparking privacy concerns and offering an opt‑out toggle.
Meta plans to disable recording when the LED is tampered with, but continues collecting user data across its AI products, raising fresh privacy concerns.
Meta launches Muse, a free AI image generator in its Meta AI app, Instagram Stories and WhatsApp, with creative tools and opt‑out privacy settings.
Google quietly lets user media train its AI, offering opt‑out controls for images, audio and video across Search, Maps, Shopping, and Translate services.
A secret tracker in Claude Code was exposed, prompting Anthropic to pull it while sparking privacy debates over surveillance of Chinese users.
AI‑driven browsers are entering the market, offering automation, browsing, and privacy tools, as startups and giants race to reshape web navigation.
Venice AI, offering private access to 200+ open models, hit 3 million users, $70M revenue, and just closed a $65M Series A at a $1 B valuation.
Ben Guez uses AI to flood Instagram with dejected soccer‑loss reels, earning 200 DMs, while others automate date planning, sparking privacy debates.
Trump’s AI-driven “America by Design” aims to overhaul 27,000 .gov sites, but poor planning, AI missteps, and agency resistance have stalled progress.
Privacy advocates urge the FTC to reject Elon Musk’s bid to end audits of X, citing data leaks, AI misuse, and ongoing privacy risks for users.
Proton upgrades its public AI chatbot Lumo 2.0 with image generation, faster responses, and a privacy‑first thinking mode plus project memory.