Instagram's Mosseri predicts rising backlash against AI content
Adam Mosseri said in a podcast interview that public frustration and anger toward AI will intensify over the next few years, especially in creative fields. He said Instagram does not rank AI content differently from other posts but admitted the platform likely doesn't rank AI content 'as well as' non-AI content, and that it is now requiring AI accounts to label themselves.
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Mosseri's comments suggest Meta is bracing for sustained criticism of AI tools even as it keeps integrating them into its platforms, which could shape how aggressively it polices AI content versus creator demands for transparency. His admission that AI posts may rank differently hints at unresolved tension between promoting AI features and maintaining content quality trusted by users.
- Mosseri expects anti-AI sentiment to worsen over the next few years, not just among young people.
- Instagram is requiring AI-generated accounts to self-label, though it says it won't ban AI content outright.
- Mosseri pushed back on the term 'AI slop,' saying it's applied too broadly to AI-generated work.
Source: theverge.com — Stevie Bonifield, 2026-10-28
Published there as: “Adam Mosseri says negativity around AI is ‘going to get worse’”
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