Facebook thinks you desire AI-enhanced versions of every image in your phone’s camera roll, whether or not they’re posted on Facebook. Is that your wish? The Verge stated that when users access the Facebook app and attempt to add a photo or video from their camera roll to Facebook Stories, a prompt appears asking if they would like to opt into “cloud processing to receive creative ideas generated from your camera roll.”

TechCrunch displayed a screenshot of the notification, which states: “The highlights of your camera roll, tailored for you: Get ideas like collages, recaps, AI restyling, or themes such as birthdays or graduations. To generate ideas for you, we will choose media from your camera roll and continually upload it to our cloud, based on factors like time, location, or themes. Only you will see these suggestions. Your media will not be utilized for targeted advertising. We’ll review it for safety and integrity purposes.”

By tapping “Allow,” you consent to Meta’s AI Terms, which are extensive. It allows Meta AI to evaluate media and facial features and “utilize info like date and presence of individuals or objects.”

Nonetheless, not every user encounters this notification — it’s merely a test, Meta representative Maria Cubeta informed TechCrunch. “We’re investigating methods to simplify content sharing for individuals on Facebook by trialing suggestions of ready-to-share and curated content from a person’s camera roll,” she mentioned. “These suggestions are opt-in only and only visible to you – unless you decide to share them – and can be deactivated at any point. Media from the camera roll may assist in enhancing these suggestions, but they are not used to refine AI models in this trial.”

TechCrunch noted that Facebook is presently testing suggestions in the US and Canada, but not all users have encountered the pop-up — myself included. Meta did not promptly respond to a request for comment from Mashable.