Meta's Muse Image agent hits #2 — but its Instagram training is a privacy nightmare
meta launched muse image, an agent-like model that ranks second on image arena but allows generating images of public instagram users without explicit consent, triggering privacy concerns.
meta's new muse image model functions as an ai agent, capable of writing code, performing web searches, and iterating on its own outputs to produce complex assets like qr codes or interactive games. it ranks second in human preference on image arena, trailing openai's gpt image 2, while the accompanying muse video model ranks third. critics are targeting a feature that lets users generate images of public instagram figures via username without consent; the system is opt-out by default, which may violate european gdpr regulations regarding biometric data.