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Higher rejection rate for AI especially Illustrations

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December 7, 2023
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I noticed that my rejection rate for AI images jumped from arround 10% to almost 50% the last weeks. Especially Illustrations or graphic stuff gets rejected a lot now, while photo-realistic images are still pass through much easier. I guess it is only natural, that the bar gets set higher, when tons of AI images gets uploaded. But it feels a bit random what gets rejected and what accepted. Especially when it comes to illustrations.

Have others the same experience over the last couple of weeks? I would find that very interessting.

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Correct answer Leif Stiller

I just wanted a broad overwiev if others experience some change. And I guess it totally makes sense to put the bar for accepting images higher. It's just interessting that illustrations have a much higher rate of rejection than photo realistic stuff. But I guess when it comes to AI the biggest part is Illustrations the moderators have to deal with. So probably the bar is even higher. So in conclusion I will raise my own quality bar, generate and upload more photo realistic stuff and less illustrations and see how this goes.

Vilkasss

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Yes, i agree to 100%. It feels random, as if someone had to fulfill some quota or is throwing dices.

In the past i got a feeling that the quality was more of a factor, but now sometimes images which are worse (small details) are getting accepted, and some totally clean images have quality issues.

And it got stronger since few weeks also. Good to know that i am not the only one who is experiencing it 🙂

Abambo

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The randomness may just be different moderators at different levels of experience and different states of exhaustion.

ABAMBO | Hard- and Software Engineer | Photographer

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Leif StillerAuthor

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I agree to both of you ;). I'm pretty sure there are diffrent levels between moderators, because I can see that batches of similar quality get mostly accepted and mostly rejected another day :). I would speculate there was an internal guideline to accept less pictures a couple of weeks ago and to be stronger on AI pictures. But it's not something you can write a mathematical formula for. In many cases it's also taste and expierience. Let's see how this will develope. Overall I think it's a good thing that pictures of people with 6 fingers or strange eyes get accepted that easy like in the beginning.

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Leif StillerAuthorCorrect answer

Inspiring

I just wanted a broad overwiev if others experience some change. And I guess it totally makes sense to put the bar for accepting images higher. It's just interessting that illustrations have a much higher rate of rejection than photo realistic stuff. But I guess when it comes to AI the biggest part is Illustrations the moderators have to deal with. So probably the bar is even higher. So in conclusion I will raise my own quality bar, generate and upload more photo realistic stuff and less illustrations and see how this goes.

Abambo

Community Expert

Great conclusion.

ABAMBO | Hard- and Software Engineer | Photographer

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Snouyars

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Yeah, you're not alone.
How many downloads do you usually do a day?
And I don't know if it could be related to income.
My income went up to $150 and these weird things started happening!
I had about 600 images in my queue to review.
And that queue was about a month and a half wait!
Then, I noticed that images started being accepted in batches of 50, sometimes even 100, and eventually those 600 were accepted very quickly.
But, after that, half of the new uploaded images started to be rejected for no apparent reason!

Nancy OShea

Community Expert

But, after that, half of the new uploaded images started to be rejected for no apparent reason!
By @Snouyars

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There is ALWAYS a reason. It's stated in the rejection message you received from Stock.

https://helpx.adobe.com/stock/contributor/help/reasons-for-content-rejection.html
Most often it's for techinical or quality issues.
Other times it's because the image is non-compliant or requires a property or model release.
In rare cases, it's because the image lacks aesthetic or commercial appeal which means customers won't buy it.

So there is always a rejection reason, even if you don't understand what it means.

Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert

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Snouyars

Participating Frequently

I've been watching this forum for a few weeks now, and have observed some very interesting discussions in other threads.
As I recall, no one has been able to point out the difference between accepted and non-accepted works. And the most interesting thing is that all those posts disappeared somewhere to be referenced! 🙂

Nancy OShea

Community Expert

What feels random to you is probably an oversight on your part. Illustrations have to make sense whether drawn by hand or machine. Post 1 or 2 examples of rejected artwork and we'll happily provide feedback.

PS. I hope you're not trying to vectorize AI images. That's not allowed.

Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert

Jill_C

Community Expert

We've been reading more and more reports here and in the Discord channel regarding higher rejects. This seems like a normal evolution now that there are already 28.5 million AI assets in the database, and Moderators have become more trained and adept at spotting AI issues. Post a couple of your rejects here to receive feedback as to the possible reasons for rejection.

Jill C., Forum Volunteer

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Snouyars

Participating Frequently

Instead of officially reporting the problem and the overload, the increased quality requirement, it's perfectly normal to just start rejecting more than half of the work without explanation? 🙂

daniellei4510

Community Expert

Yes. Perfectly normal. Moderators barely have the time to review images in a timely manner, much less critique them and enter into further exchanges from the contributor arguing their decisions. If people don't want rejections, try Red Bubble. Everything is excepted so long as it doesn't infringe upon trademarks. All they have to do is check a box affirming that the image was created and owned by the contributor. And that's it. There is no vetting.

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George_F

Community Expert

Sometimes a fresh perspective or two is extremely helpful, feel free to post a few of the rejections if you'd like a peer review.

George F, Photographer & Forum Volunteer

Abambo

Community Expert

This is coming up regularily. And it may have different causes. For AI assets it's probably that moderators get more efficient in detecting flaws. Or you just hit an experienced moderator.

Why could illustrations not be rejected?

ABAMBO | Hard- and Software Engineer | Photographer

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