More than 600,000 people have fallen for a new trend of posting “Goodbye Meta AI” posts on their Instagram Stories which has been proven a hoax. If you’ve spent any time on Instagram lately, chances are you’ve come across someone posting a “Goodbye Meta AI” letter in a post or on their Instagram Story. It refers to Meta’s goal of helping train its own artificial intelligence by using public content from its users across Instagram and Facebook.
This means that the bot is sifting through anyone’s posts whose accounts aren’t private and learning from it – this doesn’t include direct messages or anything in your inbox. The only problem is that unless you inform Meta that you do not wish for AI to learn from your profile, it will do so – in other words, you have to opt out, although Meta has reassured users that it is ‘using people’s data responsibly’. “Goodbye Meta AI” letter won’t stop Meta However, people, including A-list celebrities like James McAvoy and Tom Brady, have taken it to their advantage to make it into a viral trend with people reposting a letter saying they don’t allow Meta to use them to train their AI.
The letter reads: “Goodbye Meta Ai, Please note an attorney has advised us to put this on, failure to do so may result in legal consequences. As Meta is now a public entity, all members must post a similar statement. “If you do not post at least once, it will be assumed you are okay with them using your information and pho.