While artificial intelligence technologies only became a part of our lives last year, they’re everywhere. Almost every service and product we use has some form of AI. Meta, one of the AI crazy companies in question, recently introduced a free image generator website called “Imagine with Meta AI.” While this artificial intelligence is currently limited to a few users, it’s getting a lot of attention and praise for what it can do. However, recently uncovered information about the product has surprised us all. Here are the details…
“Imagine with Meta AI” was trained on 1.1 billion Instagram and Facebook photos
Meta, the company overseeing the world’s largest social media networks like WhatsApp, Facebook, and Instagram, has access to all our information. The company frequently makes news for handling and profiting from this data. However, the most recent revelation managed to astonish even the Gizmochina team, which has covered every scandal involving the social media giant for years. According to reports, the “Imagine with Meta AI” technology was created using users’ Instagram and Facebook photos.
The company used 1.1 billion photos from Instagram and Facebook to train its new artificial intelligence model. In response to concerns, Meta defended its actions by clarifying that they exclusively used images from public posts, asserting that user privacy was not compromised. It’s important to note that using publicly available photos doesn’t breach privacy standards. Nevertheless, some have interpreted this action by the company as a potential violation of personal data protection.
However, to reassure you, I must say that 1.1 billion photos are not as many as you might think. For instance, Instagram alone sees the daily upload of 95 million photos and videos. Therefore, the likelihood of your photos and videos being used is quite low, even if there is a possibility.”Imagine with Meta AI”, which is currently only available to users in the USA, is expected to be used in other countries in the near future.
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