Instagram head says AI frustration is going to get worse
Adam Mosseri, head of Instagram, stated in an interview with the Colin and Samir podcast that public anxiety and anger toward artificial intelligence are increasing and will likely continue to worsen over the next couple of years. He noted that this frustration is not limited to young people or creatives but extends across various sectors, with some concerns being founded and others unfounded.
Key points
- Mosseri predicts AI-related anxiety and anger will continue to get worse over the next couple of years.
- Instagram does not rank AI content as well as non-AI content due to the volume of low-quality material.
- The platform requires AI accounts to label themselves but says banning all AI content is not practical.
Mosseri addressed Instagram's handling of AI-generated content, acknowledging that the platform does not currently rank AI content as effectively as non-AI content due to the prevalence of low-quality "AI slop." Although Instagram began requiring AI accounts to label themselves and cracked down on misleading AI profiles in August, Mosseri stated it is not practical to ban AI content entirely. He highlighted ongoing issues with celebrity deepfakes and noted that the platform is actively working out its approach to these fakes.
The interview also touched on broader creator concerns, including fears about content ownership, model training on user data, safety, and job displacement. Mosseri summarized the underlying sentiment as a fear of being left behind, affecting roles from content creation to engineering and mathematics.
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Adam Mosseri says negativity around AI is ‘going to get worse’
The Verge AI · 28 October 2026
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