Adam Mosseri, head of Instagram, recently highlighted in his end-of-year essay that AI-generated content is destroying the curated visual style that made the app recognizable, claiming that the only proof of authenticity now is raw, unedited posts. Mosseri notes that most users under 25 are abandoning the polished grid in favor of personal photos in direct messages and “unattractive candid” shots.
He also advocates for camera manufacturers to cryptographically sign photos at the moment of capture to verify authenticity, rather than merely removing fake images. Mosseri predicts that Instagram will need to evolve quickly, shifting focus from trusting images to verifying who posted the content. Plans include labeling AI content, providing more profile information, and building tools that allow creators to compete with AI.
The trend shows that younger users are changing the way they communicate, while the flood of AI images, videos, and content is completely reshaping the traditional dynamics of social media platforms.
In Brief: Tech World Highlights
- Chinese AI lab IQuest Labs released IQuest-Coder-V1, a new family of models that, according to them, outperforms competitors like Claude Sonnet 4.5 and GPT-5.1 on programming tests.
- LMArena published its 2025 results for leading AI models, with Google’s Gemini 3 Pro leading in text, vision, and search, while Veo 3.1 models were the best in the video category.
- Chinese AI startup Kimi reportedly raised $500 million in a new Series C round, bringing the company’s valuation to $4.3 billion.
- SoftBank acquires DigitalBridge for $4 billion, adding a portfolio of data centers and digital infrastructure to its growing AI strategy.
- X platform user Martin_DeVido shared an experiment where Claude had full control over keeping a tomato plant alive for more than a month, managing systems without human intervention.
AI Trending Tools:
- MiniMax 2.1: Enhanced coding for mobile and web application development.
- Qwen Image Layered: AI for image generation that separates outputs into layers for easier editing.
- ChatGPT Images: OpenAI’s upgraded system for image generation.
