Meta's AI Can Generate Photos of You. Here's How to Stop It.

Meta's Muse Image model, launched in July 2026, lets Instagram users generate photos featuring other people's likenesses by tagging their accounts in prompts. The AI draws from publicly posted photos. Privacy protection exists but requires manual action: users must opt out through settings to block their images from being used. This approach—converting public data into on-demand generative content—echoes Meta's history of data disputes.