Meta to label images on Facebook and Instagram which were created by AI

Facebook owner Meta says it aims to roll out technology to identify and label AI generated images (Brian Lawless/PA)

Meta is to begin labelling images posted to Facebook, Instagram and Threads that it detects have been created using AI, the company has announced.

The social media giant said it was currently building the capability and will roll it out across its social platforms in the “coming months” and ahead of a number of major global elections this year.