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sohobella
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July 6, 2023
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How can I permanently disable AI-generated images showing up in my searches?

  • July 6, 2023
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I've noticed very poor quality AI-generated images showing up in my Adobe Stock searches. The only way to filter these out is to manually select a box "Exclude AI-generated Imagery" every single time I do a search. If I begin a new search it defaults back every single time to include AI-imagery.

 

I cannot use AI-generated imagery in my work as a designer. I am against the concept of it, and it's decimating the creative industries. Also, the images are horrible quality and not professional.

 

I need a way to permanently disable AI-imagery showing up in my searches. Adobe, can you please add this as a function to my account?

 

I also hope more creatives speak up about this in the comments below. I am considering leaving Adobe as a customer if they continue to push poor quality AI-generated content on their site.

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78 replies

Known Participant
June 3, 2025

Oh yeah, but it does nothing. I've found every additional forum that talks about this topic and upvoted it as well to try to get them to notice and nothing happens. Adobe doesnt give support they just provide these forums for tips and tricks for users to discuss together and help like "how do i create outlined text" so to speak. But when it comes to flaws or failures in the software itself your SOL as they dont do anything. Ive had issues that have been discussed for 5 years and they never get touched despite having many upvotes. You cant contact them directly either, ive attempted via the chat and spent an hour just getting "how can I help? okay let me connect you to someone who can help....[new person] how can i help? [ i repeat myself] great let me get you to someone who can help" and spent an hour going through that process. The help from adobe is a joke. Ive come to the point of giving them negative reviews when asking about recommendiung their software and just point out the support issue. UI dont see this or any issue changing to be frank. Its why so many users are leaving adobe all together. 

Jill_C
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Community Expert
June 3, 2025

Did you upvote this idea at the top of this page? Supposedly, Adobe takes into account the amount of support for an idea when they're considering what changes to implement. This one has been asked for repeatedly for about 3 years now...

Jill C., Forum Volunteer
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June 3, 2025
I am the one who started this thread three years ago… I think the election is rigged on this one!
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June 3, 2025

Once again, Adobe has "experts" answering these community forum questions who are apologists for Adobe and not actually addressing this larger topic in a meaningful way. Let's be clear: ADOBE, MY CORPORATE CLIENTS LEGALLY CANNOT USE AI IMAGES. BY MAKING ME OPT OUT ON EACH IMAGE SEARCH HUNDREDS OF TIMES A DAY, AND INCLUDING AI IMAGES "ACCIDENTALLY" IN SEARCH RESULTS YOU ARE OPENING MY STUDIO UP TO LEGAL LIABLITY. PLEASE ALLOW ME TO PERMANENTLY OPT OUT OF AI IN MY IMAGE SEARCHES! FIX THIS!

Known Participant
June 3, 2025

Agreed, with how much money adobe make they should be doing this job - not the users. The people who create AI images can make hundres a day pretty much and it would be futile to keep up with this so adobe needs to figure out the solution for filtering better. Ive found better results using other stock websites now that adobe has become such a mess. Some refuse to allow AI which is why i support them now instead. maybe one day adobe will figure it out

Participant
June 2, 2025

Great, thanks for the intel, in a normal workflow though, creators are reviewing hundreds of images at a time, and coming across many files that would be considered AI. To go through this process for each would be a challenge.

Participating Frequently
May 31, 2025

@Abambo  Ah, I see. Thanks.

Abambo
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May 31, 2025

No. You copy the file ID and create here a thread under the bug section. You can also use simply the discussion and I (or a different forum moderator) will move it to the bug section.

ABAMBO | Hard- and Software Engineer | Photographer
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May 31, 2025

@Abambothanks. To clarify, did you mean the section underneath an image? I was a bit hesitant because those reports are described as if one has to report a concrete copyright violation there? But maybe I am in the wrong section.

Abambo
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Community Expert
May 31, 2025

@andrew27378737onu6 No, a number of assets are not correctly marked as being generative AI. The best way to get rid of the assets is to go to the bugs section and report them. The file id is needed.

ABAMBO | Hard- and Software Engineer | Photographer
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May 28, 2025

Beacause their stock image library is part of our plan at work, I have started to lean quite heavily in to their image library, but I have noticed that, even with my 'exclude AI content' filter choice, I am getting a large amount of poor quality AI results, am I missing something?