Meta's AI Photo Consent Fight

The Signal · 2026-07-08

You could end up in an AI photo you never posed for. Meta's Superintelligence Labs just launched Muse Image, powering tools across Instagram and WhatsApp. It lets users pull real accounts into generated pictures. A product milestone landing straight into a consent backlash.

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