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What Instagram’s New Muse AI Means for Your Privacy (and How to Opt Out) Meta has introduced a new AI image generation tool called Muse, and it’s already drawing criticism from Hollywood, cybersecurity companies, and privacy advocates. The tool can generate new images based on photos you’ve posted to Instagram—raising obvious questions about how your pictures are being used, who controls them, and what you can do about it. ...

Meta Is Training AI on Your Keystrokes: What You Need to Know to Protect Your Privacy If you type messages, search queries, or even just passwords on Meta’s platforms, the company may have used those keystrokes to train its artificial intelligence models. Recent reports confirm that Meta collected and analyzed keyboard input data — and while the company has since scaled back the tool after employee pushback, the practice raises real questions about what data tech companies consider fair game for AI training. ...

Meta Is Watching Your Keystrokes for AI Training: Here’s How to Protect Your Privacy If you use Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, or Messenger, there’s a chance that how you type and click is being used to train Meta’s artificial intelligence systems. Recent reports from TechTarget and Global Banking & Finance Review indicate that Meta has developed internal tools to track keystrokes and mouse clicks—and that the company scaled back one such tool after employees raised privacy concerns. While Meta hasn’t officially confirmed the practice, leaked documents and employee accounts suggest the data may feed into training for features like Meta AI. ...

Meta Is Training AI on Your Keystrokes: What You Need to Know and How to Opt Out If you use Facebook, Instagram, or WhatsApp, the way you type—how fast, where you pause, how often you hit backspace—may now be part of the data Meta uses to train its artificial intelligence models. Earlier this year, TechTarget reported that Meta had begun collecting keystroke-level data from users of its apps, including typing speed and correction patterns. The move has raised questions about how much of our ordinary behavior online is being fed into AI systems, and whether users have any say in the matter. ...