AI image generators

Meta has announced plans to use photos that users upload to its platforms to help generate targeted advertising content with artificial intelligence. The move would let advertisers tap into personal images for ad creation and targeting, raising fresh questions about privacy and consent. Discussion is focused on what the policy means for user data and whether people can realistically opt out.

Stanford altered student photos in a promotional advertisement using AI to change their apparent race, a move that violated the university's own generative AI policy. The case has drawn criticism for raising questions about authenticity in university marketing and the ethics of editing students' images without consent, sparking debate over institutional hypocrisy given Stanford's prominent role in AI research and policy.

Low-quality, mass-produced AI content is increasingly reaching children through their video and social feeds, a Times of India report warns. The so-called 'AI slop' — synthetic images, songs and videos churned out for clicks — is raising concern among parents and experts about what young viewers are consuming and how little oversight exists on platforms aimed at kids.

A Wall Street Journal report says restaurants are increasingly using AI-generated images to advertise their food, producing glossy but unrealistic depictions of dishes that don't match what customers actually receive. Readers are reacting with disgust and frustration, arguing the misleading images make real meals look unappetizing by comparison and raise broader concerns about deception in food advertising.