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January 20, 2026
Question

AI‑Generated Sloppy Vectors on Adobe Stock are becoming a problem

  • January 20, 2026
  • 9 replies
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Hi everyone,

 

I’ve been an Adobe Stock user for years, mainly downloading high‑quality, professionally produced vector illustrations. Recently, though, I’ve started noticing a growing number of extremely complex vector files that are clearly AI‑generated images auto‑traced in Illustrator.

 

These files look fine at first glance, but once you open them, they’re filled with thousands of unnecessary points, messy paths, and chaotic structures that make them nearly impossible to edit, customize, or even work with efficiently. What used to be clean, intentional vector artwork is now being replaced with AI‑generated “sloppy vectors,” and it’s becoming a serious issue for those of us who rely on Stock for production‑ready assets.

 

This isn’t just about aesthetics, it's a workflow problem. These vectors are a lot, disorganized, and not suitable for professional use. I think it’s important for Adobe to look more closely at the quality control of vector submissions, especially with AI content becoming more common.

 

Has anyone else run into this problem? How are you dealing with these unusable auto‑traced AI vectors?

 

Would like to hear your experiences.

 

¡Saludos a todos!

9 replies

Participant
August 31, 2026

Hey Mony,

I actually came to this thread to make the exact same point today!

The last 5 vectors I’ve downloaded today have been these awful image trace or poorly Ai generated graphics.

This is costing me time and is incredibly infuriating.

If it continues, I will disuse Adobe Stock and consider alternatives to Creative Suite.

Participating Frequently
August 31, 2026

It’s terrible. Unfortunately, I am also considering another alternative. 

Nancy OShea
Community Expert
Community Expert
August 30, 2026

When contacting an Adobe Customer Support agent, be sure to keep the chat short, sweet & on topic.

  1. Hi, I received a bad Stock asset ID #xxxxxxx.
  2. It’s unusable for this reason…
  3. I deleted the asset from my library.
  4. Please credit my account for the unused asset.

Good luck.

 

 

Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert
Participating Frequently
August 30, 2026

I totally agree! I downloaded a few icon sets, and two of them are just image traces of original icons. They look horrible and are completely unusable!

yamato713108855
Community Expert
Community Expert
August 30, 2026

Please post details about problematic assets to the community, specifying the asset number and the nature of the issue.
Please contact Customer Support to return assets.

Participant
August 24, 2026

So how do we actually complain about this and get something done? I have tried to use the chat function and it’s like pulling teeth. 

Participant
August 6, 2026

I totally agree. And it’s only gotten worse. Adobe should be ashamed to put their name on these sloppy vector images! You don’t know until you download them how bad they are. And if you need to alter them for your own use it can be very difficult if not impossible. You have to recreate the vector yourself, which begs the question, why pay for something you have to recreate?

Participant
July 7, 2026

Agreed. Adobe stock used to make my work so much easier… but now Im having to spend more time cleaning up the garbage AI vector assests Ive wasted my credits on.

amthmpsn-mn
Participant
June 10, 2026

100% agree with this.