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Why is Muse Image facing privacy criticism?

Muse Image let other users reference someone's public Instagram content inside their own AI prompts by default. Meta's policy stated people 'may be able to create content with your Instagram content using AI features at Meta' and that account holders 'will not be notified' when this happens — opting out required proactively changing settings, not the reverse.

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Meta, OpenAI and xAI Just Crammed Three AI Launches Into One Week

Meta's Muse Image, OpenAI's GPT-5.6 and a new xAI model all landed within days of each other in July 2026 — here's what's actually confirmed.

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