Meta Sued Over Training Data for Its AI and Face-Recognition Systems
The proposed class action alleges Meta illegally harvested people’s Facebook and Instagram photos to train its AI image-generation models and to build its unreleased “NameTag” face recognition feature.
Meta is facing a proposed class action lawsuit over the training data used for its AI and face-recognition systems, raising concerns over privacy violations. The lawsuit alleges that Meta extracted biometric information from people's photos without consent, potentially from their Facebook and Instagram images, and used it to train its AI systems.
The plaintiffs argue that Meta's practices violate Illinois and California privacy laws, seeking damages and injunctive relief. Meta has not disclosed the sources of the faceprints or the images used for training its systems, fueling the controversy surrounding the company's data practices.
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