Facebook launches feature that gives AI full access to your smartphone’s photo gallery
Meta has introduced a new feature for Facebook users that gives artificial intelligence full access to your smartphone’s photo gallery. The Verge reports.
The tool will automatically identify “hidden gems” – photos that may have been lost among screenshots or random shots – and offer to edit or create collages. The feature only works with the user’s consent: in this case, photos from the device’s memory are uploaded to Meta’s cloud storage, where algorithms analyze them and suggest processing options. The results can be saved or shared.
The company clarified that uploading photos to the cloud does not mean using them to train artificial intelligence models. According to Meta spokesperson Marie Melguisot, photos can only be used to improve AI when a user edits them using Meta tools or posts the result to Facebook.
Meta also said that gallery files will be stored in the cloud permanently, although previously it was only about storing them for up to 30 days. At the same time, the company emphasized that this data will not be used for targeted advertising. The new feature is aimed at people who take a lot of photos and want to quickly improve them before publishing. Access to this tool is expected to gradually expand over the coming months.
