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graphics_4075
Inspiring
August 11, 2026
Question

NSFW AI-generated alt-text hiding behind layers

  • August 11, 2026
  • 8 replies
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What a joke of a title I just wrote. Was this feature ever tested? 

 

I just had to find out that there has been an Alt-Text on an image published on my companies website that literally describes a black gradient as “a black & white image of a n**e* figure.” I cannot fathom how a feature like this ever made it to production. There is literally no way I believe this was tested beforehand, at least by (cogniscant) humans. Infuriatingly shameful. I do not care that the alt-text has been improved because I am still finding it from when I was affected. I’ve had it disabled since the moment I’ve been able to turn if off and it has still caused nightmares for me.

 

It is even more frustrating that it basically hides in plain sight and I cannot even find the tags. I had been working on this document for hours before I noticed, all because I accidentally moved the box. To keep me sane and also keep my job, I would love to see Alt-Text tags unaffected by objects in-front of them. I can only imagine this was done to reduce visual clutter in texts with lots of alt-tags? I don’t care at this point.

 

If anyone knows of a script to wipe ALL alt-text from .indd documents please message me. 

    8 replies

    Monika Gause
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    August 11, 2026

    It’s probably been created by AI. It’s hidden in the preferences, there turn off the feature that does this.

    Also please support this feature request: https://indesign.uservoice.com/forums/601021-adobe-indesign-feature-requests/suggestions/51277426-generative-ai-alt-text-and-other-ai-features 

    graphics_4075
    Inspiring
    August 11, 2026

    I commented on the UserVoice back in May. Cannot believe it was that long ago. 

     

    Also I am aware it was generated by AI as mentioned in my title. The main pain-point was that I was unaware there was NSFW AI-Generated alt-text (or alt-text at all) in my document because it was visually obstructed, which shouldn’t be the case. 

    Cheers
    Monika Gause
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    August 11, 2026

    We are all angry about this “feature” and sorry, but I didn’t know you already voted for that feature request. 

     

    Hopefully someone has a script for you.

    Edit: someone put a script into the comments of the uservoice