{"data":{"id":1971,"lang":"en","title":"Meta Launches Muse Image AI Generator — Then Faces Backlash Over Consent-Free Photo Use","summary":"Meta's new Muse Image AI generator lets users create images of tagged Instagram users without their consent, drawing immediate privacy criticism.","category":"ai","category_label":"AI","published_at":"2026-07-08T22:01:14Z","updated_at":"2026-07-08T22:01:14Z","url":"https://techtools.cz/tools/news/article/1971-meta-launches-muse-image-ai-generator-then-faces-backlash-over-consent-free","api_url":"https://techtools.cz/news-api/v1/articles/1971?lang=en","markdown_url":"https://techtools.cz/news-api/v1/articles/1971.md?lang=en","image_url":"https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Screenshot-2026-07-07-at-1.27.24-PM.png?w=1024","word_count":144,"reading_time_minutes":1,"sources":[{"url":"https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/07/meta-rolls-out-muse-a-new-ai-image-generator/","domain":"techcrunch.com"},{"url":"https://www.cnbc.com/2026/07/07/meta-ai-muse-image.html","domain":"cnbc.com"}],"translation":{"lang":"cs","id":2044,"title":"Meta spustila generátor obrázků Muse Image — a hned čelí kritice za používání fotek bez souhlasu","url":"https://techtools.cz/tools/news/clanek/2044-meta-spustila-generator-obrazku-muse-image-a-hned-celi-kritice-za-pouzivani","api_url":"https://techtools.cz/news-api/v1/articles/2044?lang=cs"},"content":"Meta unveiled Muse Image on July 7, 2026, the first image-generation model from Meta Superintelligence Labs, led by Alexandr Wang. The tool, internally code-named Mango, is free via the Meta AI app, Instagram Stories and WhatsApp, with paid plans for heavier use.\n\nMuse Image interprets complex multi-step prompts — multiple objects, camera angles, lighting, artistic styles and spatial relationships — and can reason through a request before generating, planning layouts and blending photos. Meta claims it beats Google Nano Banana 2 on several benchmarks while trailing OpenAI's latest GPT Image model on overall quality.\n\nThe launch quickly drew criticism: a feature lets users tag a public Instagram account and generate new AI images using that person's real photos without their explicit consent. Meta will not notify people when their images are used this way — turning it off requires an opt-out rather than the feature being opt-in."}}