How to Stop Meta’s New Muse AI From Using Your Instagram Photos

How to Stop Meta’s New Muse AI From Using Your Instagram Photos Meta’s latest image-generation tool, Muse, launched in early July 2026. It lets users describe a scene and get a synthetic picture in return. But the backlash came fast: the model is trained partly on public Instagram photos, and neither the platform nor Meta asked most users for permission. ...

July 10, 2026 · 4 min · BriefArc Desk

AI tools are changing fast: what is useful, risky, and worth your time

Meta’s Muse AI is live on Instagram. Here’s what it means for your privacy—and how to opt out. A few days ago, Meta quietly turned on a new AI image generation feature called Muse inside Instagram. The tool lets users create AI-generated pictures by typing a description. But the underlying engine trains on images that people have already posted—including yours, unless you change a setting. ...

July 10, 2026 · 4 min · BriefArc Desk