OpenAI, known for its ChatGPT, faced significant copyright issues upon the launch of Sora, its artificial intelligence video generator, back in September. Although it managed to strike agreements with various studios to utilize copyrighted material in its A.I. video creations, the application was ultimately discontinued in March.
In a more recent development, The New York Times has filed a lawsuit against OpenAI, alleging copyright infringement regarding news content utilized in its A.I. systems. OpenAI has publicly rejected these allegations.
On another front, the social media platform X took measures to restrict its Grok chatbot from sharing specific images this year, following a surge of altered images featuring real women and children in minimal clothing that flooded the site. Other major corporations, including Google, have also faced criticism over the implications of how A.I. generates images.
Meta has rolled out a new A.I. image generator called Muse Image, which debuted with a broader suite of features on Instagram. While Muse Image remains accessible via WhatsApp and as part of Meta's standalone AI chatbot app, Instagram continues to support other A.I. features introduced this week, like special filters designed by Muse Image.
As soon as the A.I. image generator was integrated into Instagram, a wave of user feedback emerged across social media platforms, particularly around concerns for privacy. Many users took the initiative to share ways to disable the feature by adjusting their profile privacy settings or altering app configurations.
