Many publishers are now rejecting AI art | Adobe still does bot

In addition to actual photographs, I upload a lot of AI generated images and label them appropriately as recommended by Adobe. These includ everything from wallpaper to photorealistic portraits. We're not trying to sell works of art over here, but assets that might and probably will be manipulated into something else. Maybe even via AI. I can appreciate your concern and I agree that it is wrong NOT to label images as AI. 

Apart from the ethical and legal aspects, on December 6th, Adobe has established rules that contributors need to follow to submit AI art. However, Adobe did not say that Adobe Art that was uploaded before this date should conform to the new rule at a certain date. And indeed, there is still too much of AI art in the database that is not up to the quality standards that Adobe imposes, just because moderators were not used to moderate generative AI art.

This improves, but it should be time to simply get the moderators to check their data for errors and to delete assets that are not up to the current requirements. The consequence, for not following that, should be a ban and a freeze of the revenues until that is done.

AI art is there to stay, so it's best to regulate it. Incidentally: you can catch more than 80% of AI art. AI art has certain unique features, that make it unique and recognizable to experienced moderators.

barring AI art isn't going to stop it.

If adobe try and shut down AI art people will still upload it anyway but not label it as such, and whilst experienced staff who are used to dealing with AI might be able to catch 80 % of it on sight. ..there's always gonna be that 20% which is in a style not typical enough to label as AI art (by sight) and that will slip though.

If you think other sites like shutterstock etc who offically don't allow AI art have none of it in their stock then you are niave... because people WILL be uploading it and some will have slipped through the net..

AI art is not illegal. There are a few cases currently going through the courts though and im sure adobe is keeping a close eye on those. 

and as for AI art being "unethical", that is mainly what artists say as they are realising AI art is making them more and more redundant. I've not heard many people (who are not involved with the art industry) complaining about how unethical it is..., it's just mainly people who stand to lose business objecting to it and trying to shut it down.