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Businesses running ads on Instagram can let Meta's AI automatically generate and test multiple versions of their ads — including images, videos, and written copy — and serve the version most likely to perform well. More than one million advertisers used these tools to create over 15 million ads per month by 2024.
Details
he Advantage+ Creative suite includes background image generation, full ad image generation from text prompts, headline text generation, image-to-video conversion, and automatic reformatting of ads for different Instagram placements (Feed, Stories, Reels, Explore). While the underlying system is part of Meta's broader ads platform, the creative generation tools surface directly within Instagram's advertising products and affect what Instagram users see as sponsored content. Meta reported that advertisers using the image generation feature saw approximately a 7% increase in conversions. Political advertisers are excluded from the generative AI tools.
Products affected
Instagram Feed adsInstagram Stories adsInstagram Reels adsInstagram Explore ads
Sources & Evidence
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Other practices by Instagram
OtherInstagram automatically transcribes spoken words in Stories and Reels into on-screen text captions using AI speech recognition. Users add a "Captions" sticker to any video with speech and the text appears automatically. This feature launched on Instagram Stories in May 2021.OtherWhen Instagram users try to change their stated age from under 18 to 18 or older, they may be asked to complete an AI-powered face scan to estimate their age. Separately, Meta uses a background AI system that monitors Instagram account behavior to detect users who may be younger than they claim. Both systems are specific to Instagram's teen safety program.OtherInstagram automatically applies a label — called "AI Info" — to photos, videos, and audio that were created or significantly modified using AI tools. The labels appear on content from Instagram's own AI features as well as from third-party tools like Adobe Firefly and Midjourney. The system launched in May 2024 and has faced criticism for inconsistent application.
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