Meta sued for using Facebook, Instagram photos to train AI
meta allegedly used facebook and instagram photos to train ai models emu and muse image without consent. millions of users may be affected.
a proposed class action lawsuit was filed against meta, alleging the company illegally used facebook and instagram photos to train its ai image-generation models emu and muse image, and build its unreleased nametag face recognition feature. the lawsuit claims meta violated illinois and california privacy laws by extracting biometric information from people's photos without notice or consent. the plaintiffs, including parents and their children from illinois and california, are seeking damages and injunctive relief. the proposed class includes people in illinois, california, and across the united states whose images were uploaded to facebook or instagram or were submitted to meta's generative ai systems through prompts, dating back to september 4, 2021. the lawsuit estimates the national class could number in the millions.