Meta deletes AI character profiles

Meta quickly deletes AI accounts and posts after intense backlash — what's going on
Initial negative responses were around concern about AI-generated "slop" that already litters Facebook and that Meta would be directly feeding into the feeds itself. The more prominent backlash came as people discovered the accounts describing themselves as actual people with racial and sexual identities.
Meta Deleted Its Controversial AI Profiles. Here’s Why.
Meta still has plans to use AI to drive engagement on its platforms, though. On Friday, images of Instagram accounts labelled as “AI managed by Meta” began circulating on social media platforms. But following online backlash,
Meta deletes its AI-powered Facebook and Instagram profiles following criticism
Meta Platforms Inc. is moving to delete a collection of artificial intelligence profiles it created on Facebook and Instagram in 2023. Axios reported the move today. It comes a few days after an interview given by a Meta executive brought renewed attention to the AI-powered profiles, which led to a social media backlash against the feature.
Instagram and Facebook Delete Experimental AI Accounts After Backlash
Meta quickly pulled the plug on AI bot accounts it had tested on Facebook and Instagram after users attacked the idea
Meta deletes AI character profiles after backlash, racism accusations
Meta has shut down its AI character accounts after backlash, NBC News and others have reported. While Meta launched these characters in 2023, along with AI personas with celebrity avatars, many online (re)discovered them this week following a recent Financial Times interview with Meta's VP of product for generative AI,
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Meta retracts AI-powered profiles on Instagram and Facebook
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Meta shuts down its AI character accounts that users called ‘creepy and unnecessary’
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Meta’s AI-generated bot profiles are not being received well
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Meta’s AI Profiles Are Already Polluting Instagram and Facebook With Slop
Something about George Romero’s 1978 film about doomed survivors riding out the zombie apocalypse in a shopping mall feels ...