Instagram has begun testing Meta AI to insert AI-generated images of users in their feeds. Meta AI's "Imagine Yourself" feature prompts its image generation tool to create user portraits unprompted, following the onboarding process. Meta confirmed intentional insertion of AI-generated portraits, which are only visible to the individual user.

Instagram, the social media platform owned by Meta, is reportedly experimenting with displaying AI-generated images of its users. As reported by 404Media, a Reddit user recently shared their experience of encountering a slideshow of AI-generated versions of themselves.

Instagram started inserting AI-generated images of users into their own feeds as a test — but didn't explicitly warn anybody, and boy, is it creepy