Instagram, the social media platform owned by Meta, is reportedly experimenting with displaying AI-generated images of its users. As reported by 404Media, a Reddit user recently shared their experience of encountering a slideshow of AI-generated versions of themselves.

The Meta-owned social media platform Instagram reportedly displays users’ AI-generated images of themselves as part of a new experiment. According to a recent report by 404Media, a user shared a post on Reddit saying that they came across an AI-generated version of themselves where they were shown a slideshow of AI-generated images where they are standing in front of “an endless maze of mirrors.

Instagram has begun testing Meta AI to insert AI-generated images of users in their feeds. Meta AI's "Imagine Yourself" feature prompts its image generation tool to create user portraits unprompted, following the onboarding process.

Instagram started inserting AI-generated images of users into their own feeds as a test — but didn't explicitly warn anybody, and boy, is it creepy