Meta has nuked a bunch of its AI-generated profiles from Facebook Instagram, the company confirmed, after the AI characters prompted widespread outrage and ridicule from users on social media. The AI-generated profiles,

Many of the AI bots haven’t shared new content on their grid since early 2024, and it’s unclear how (or if) users have been finding and engaging with these profiles over the past year. Last week, the Financial Times reported that Meta envisions a future where social media platforms are filled with AI bots.

Something about George Romero’s 1978 film about doomed survivors riding out the zombie apocalypse in a shopping mall feels resonant today as I look across Meta’s suite of AI-created profiles. The movie’s blue-skinned corpses don’t know they’re dead. They just wander through the shopping center on autopilot, looking for something new to consume.

AI-generated user accounts are the new normal for Instagram and Facebook parent, Meta. Here's how AI influencers and artificial accounts are evolving.

AI Instagram profiles managed by Meta are attracting fresh criticism this week after news that the tech giant is ramping up its AI ambitions.

The AI-generated Instagram profile of a "proud Black queer momma of two" has been removed along with the profiles of 27 other AI personas first launched in 2023. The big picture: The profile became unavailable on Friday immediately following widespread social media outrage and concerns about "digital blackface as a service,

Meta's push to integrate AI-generated characters into Instagram and Facebook marks a significant step in its strategy to attract and retain younger audiences. Starting in 2025, Meta plans to launch a suite of tools that allow users to create personalized,

The company has its own AI model, Llama, has added "Meta AI" to all of its big products—whether you like it or not (you don't). Meta even wants you to try making your own AI bot. It's safe to say the company is all-in on AI.