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July 16, 2024 / 00:59

This episode of the Waveform podcast discusses Instagram's controversial tagging of images as made with AI, including changes to the tag's wording and implications for users.

The hosts address the confusion surrounding Instagram's initial use of the "made with AI" label, which was applied even to images edited in Adobe software, such as cropping.

They highlight the backlash from users and the subsequent change to the label, now referred to as "AI info," which provides additional context when clicked.

A representative from Adobe comments on the issue, stating that the tag should only apply to images fully created by AI, emphasizing the inaccuracy of tagging older photos.

The episode provides a thorough discussion on the intersection of technology and social media, focusing on user experience and misinformation.

TLDR

Instagram's AI tagging policy confuses users, prompting changes to labeling and discussions on image authenticity.

Episode

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this 40-year-old photo was clearly not made with AI so for a couple of months now Instagram has been slapping this
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made with AI tag on a lot of images the entire point of this tag was to fight disinformation by labeling images that
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were clearly made with or Modified by artificial intelligence the problem here is that if you processed any of your
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images in an adobe program even just simply cropping that image it still slapped the tag on it that specific
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verbiage is confusing for a lot of reasons and a lot of people got pretty upset about about it and made their
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voices clear so Instagram did change the tag now it doesn't say made with AI it says AI info and if you click that tag
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it gives you a little more information about why it might have been tagged that way then a representative from Adobe
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told The Verge that Instagram should really only be applying this tag if it was wholly made with AI because
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obviously these photos that are from 40 years ago were not we talked about this in a lot more on this week's episode of
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the waveform podcast so if you want to hear more about this make sure you check that out

Episode Highlights

  • Instagram's AI Tag Controversy
    Instagram's tagging system for AI-generated images sparked confusion and backlash among users.
    “The entire point of this tag was to fight disinformation.”
    @ 00m 09s
    July 16, 2024
  • Adobe's Take on AI Tagging
    A representative from Adobe stated that the AI tag should only apply to wholly AI-made images.
    “Instagram should really only be applying this tag if it was wholly made with AI.”
    @ 00m 42s
    July 16, 2024

Episode Quotes

  • Instagram's AI tag confused a lot of people.
    This post was Not Made with AI. We promise. #waveformpodcast #mkbhd #ai
  • Instagram changed the tag to 'AI info' for clarity.
    This post was Not Made with AI. We promise. #waveformpodcast #mkbhd #ai
  • Photos from 40 years ago were clearly not made with AI.
    This post was Not Made with AI. We promise. #waveformpodcast #mkbhd #ai

Key Moments

  • AI Tag Confusion00:26
  • Tag Change00:33
  • Adobe's Statement00:42