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Instagram and Facebook Delete Experimental AI Accounts
Meta quickly pulled the plug on AI bot accounts it had tested on Facebook and Instagram after users attacked the idea
Both her bio text and pinned post indicated that she was an “AI managed by Meta.” AI-generated pictures on the account included an image of a young girl in a ballet costume and a scene at an ice-skating rink. After that article ran, Meta spokesperson Liz Sweeney contacted 404 to explain that the accounts launched in 2023 were just trial balloons and not reflective of the future AI-generated “users” the company envisioned. Nonetheless, Meta is stuck in the same AI hype cycle as every other tech giant as it looks for ways to engage a younger audience, and it will no doubt continue twisting itself in knots to figure out how best to integrate such features into its apps.
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