Why does Instagram say AI info on a photo I took?
An editor can write C2PA or an IPTC source type into a real photo. Meta reads those tags on upload, and it may also detect the image on its own.
A real photo can carry a tag an editor wrote. If After is empty, cleaning again will not change the label.
AI only leaves camera EXIF and GPS. All metadata removes them.
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An editor can write C2PA or an IPTC source type into a real photo. Meta reads those tags on upload, and it may also detect the image on its own.
AI content is the current name. AI info is the older name. The file steps are the same.
If After is empty, the label is not a tag this scan can remove. It may be Meta’s own detection, a disclosure in the app, or the file already on the live post.
AI only removes C2PA and known AI tags and can leave camera EXIF. All metadata also removes GPS. Neither mode removes SynthID.