Instagram cracks down on AI accounts pretending to be human
“AI creator” accounts like Aitana Lopez will get a new “AI-generated profile” label. | Image: Aitana Lopez Instagram is finally taking steps to address the rise of fake AI-influencer accounts that have gotten harder to spot. It's also renaming the "AI creator" label to "AI-generated profile" to make it clear when a profile features an AI-generated person that's not a real human being. "We've heard that people don't like seeing a profile that seems human, only to find out later that the person featured is AI-generated," said Instagram in a blog post. "They want to know when a profile features an AI-generated person." To that end, Instagram will be hunting down accounts that don't self-label their AI-generated profiles, and penalize them by limi … Read the full story at The Verge.
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Instagram cracks down on AI accounts pretending to be human
Fake humans that fail to self-label will have their reach limited.
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“AI creator” accounts like Aitana Lopez will get a new “AI-generated profile” label. Image: Aitana Lopez
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Instagram is finally taking steps to address the rise of fake AI-influencer accounts that have gotten harder to spot. It’s also renaming the “AI creator” label to “AI-generated profile” to make it clear when a profile features an AI-generated person that’s not a real human being.
“We’ve heard that people don’t like seeing a profile that seems human, only to find out later that the person featured is AI-generated,” said Instagram in a blog post. “They want to know when a profile features an AI-generated person.”
A look at how Instagram will deal with accounts that don’t self-label their AI-generated profiles. Image: Instagram
To that end, Instagram will be hunting down accounts that don’t self-label their AI-generated profiles, and penalize them by limiting reach. That means their posts won’t be recommended to non-followers in Reels and Explore. Profile owners can appeal the decision if wrongly flagged.
Let us filter AI slop, you cowards
AI ‘content creators’ are getting harder to spot
Instagram says that people using AI tools to generate content do not need to add the label. So, today’s action won’t let you filter out AI slop on the platform, but it’s good to see Instagram boss Adam Mosseri find the courage to take the first step.
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