Viral 'Goodbye Meta AI' Posts Highlight Growing AI Privacy Concerns

Despite going viral, the 'Goodbye Meta AI' messages on Instagram hold no legal power but reflect genuine user anxiety over data usage.

Thousands, including celebrities, are sharing a 'Goodbye Meta AI' message on Instagram to protest data usage for AI training.
Experts clarify that these posts have no legal effect as users have already agreed to Meta's terms of service.
Meta confirms it uses public posts from Instagram and Facebook to train its AI models, dating back to 2007.
Users' anxiety about AI and data privacy is real, despite the ineffectiveness of the viral posts.
Meta provides a form for users to request the deletion of personal data used in AI training, though it requires proof and is not automatically fulfilled.