Instagram Chief Predicts AI Content Will Dominate, Calls for Camera-Based Verification System

Dec 31, 2025
Engadget
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Summary

Instagram chief Adam Mosseri predicts AI content will dominate social media so completely that platforms should abandon detecting fake material and instead focus on cryptographically verifying authentic camera-captured images, while urging creators to embrace raw, unflattering photos to prove their content is real.

Key Points

  • Instagram chief Adam Mosseri predicts AI content will become so dominant that platforms should focus on fingerprinting real media rather than trying to identify fake content
  • Mosseri suggests camera manufacturers should cryptographically sign images at capture to create verification chains, as current AI detection methods are proving unreliable
  • The Instagram head recommends creators use more raw and unflattering images to prove authenticity, declaring the era of polished square photos dead

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