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rob art | illustration
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January 25, 2026
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Is this the new norm?

  • January 25, 2026
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Can I ask is this strict reject 90% of AI uploads going to be the new norm?

I mean can they at least have a new rejection flag instead of quality issue, already in our collection and just Say it as it is "Rejected because it's AI only"

I mean, the fact that you then get an email saying we rejected everything (because its AI) please submit more work, is a pretty big insult. I am sure some people do upload bad quality work, but I mean the 3 or 4 that did get accepted are made in the same way as the 70+ rejected, so if an image of a flower has malformed fingers OK :-P, but if they are made in the same engine, same resolution, same pro enlarger why is the one selected and the mass rejected? Is it AI scanned? Are people scanning these? 
Is there a big list of items that can be submitted that ARE NOT in the collection that gives AI makers a better chance of avoiding this 90% auto rejection policy in place, and finally. Wil this be reviewed and ammended? or is this the new way forward. Adobe can freely offer AI services in their products, online servies, etc but of someone wants to seel that AI the sorry!! Seems a little hypocritical to me in a free market America.

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daniellei4510
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Community Expert
January 25, 2026

I have only submitted, and continue to submit, AI over the last 3 years. Similar content issues aside, my acceptance rate is 98%.

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rob art | illustration
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January 25, 2026

So you are a lucky one. I have read other threads saying that Adobe are actively reducing AI acceptance to 50-70% with images with humans higher, as much as 80-90%.
Can these be controlled by ranking, or any other criteria? If you sell a lot of AI can that mean they accept your images more? Does it modify the more your images sell?

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daniellei4510
Community Expert
Community Expert
January 25, 2026

Unless they are Adobe employees, no one has any first-hand information on such an observation.

Adobe Community Expert | If you aren't submitting your assets in sRGB, you probably didn't read the rules.