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Netflix Chases YouTube, Meta's AI Photo Grab, and Disney Fights the FCC
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Meta's AI Image Grab: Auto Opt-In on Instagram
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Kara introduces Meta's new Muse AI image generator, which automatically opted in every adult with a public Instagram account — and notes she has already opted out. Matt frames it as the oldest Silicon Valley strategy: ask forgiveness, not permission, because almost nobody bothers to opt out. Kara cites Walt Mossberg's 'rapacious information thieves' formulation. CAA issued a statement demanding explicit consent for any use of name, image, likeness, voice, or creative work in AI models. The deeper structural problem, Matt notes, is that Meta's distribution is now so dominant that even Tom Cruise cannot market a movie without them — which is exactly why Meta feels it can get away with this.
Meta automatically enrolled every public Instagram account in its new AI image generator without asking. It's the same 'ask forgiveness not permission' strategy the tech industry has run since AOL. CAA is pushing back, but Meta knows most people won't bother to opt out.
