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How (AI) Data Ethics Shape Your Creative Workflow?

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September 29, 2025
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One thing that really stands out to me with Adobe’s Firefly-powered features, especially the new Harmonize feature in Photoshop, is that it’s trained only on licensed or public-domain data, never on our personal projects. This means the native Adobe AI model in Photoshop (Firefly) is designed to work for you, not from you. In other words, it helps you create without using your personal projects as training data.

By contrast, other AI models may use different methods and don’t always provide the same clarity, leaving the consent process less transparent.

So here are my questions for the community:

Do you think an ethical approach to training data changes how much you trust AI tools?
Would transparency about not using your work without consent make you more likely to try features like Harmonize?
More broadly, how does the way AI models are trained affect your creativity and your willingness to see them as partners in your process?

I’d love to hear how this transparency shapes your willingness to bring AI into your creative workflow, whether you’re using Adobe’s tools or not.

numb-book

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Absolutely! Ethical training data is crucial for professional trust. I only use AI-powered creative tools with transparent data practices to protect my work and clients. Transparency isn't optional—it's essential for any serious creative workflow optimization.

KShinabery212

Community Expert

I am a big advocate for Ethics in AI.
Which is why I never use Midjourney.

Let's connect on LinkedIn. https://www.linkedin.com/in/kshinabery/

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GottaScrollFast

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I’ve seen far too much stolen copyrighted content in Adobe’s stock images, as well as AI images in Adobe stock that look like they’re from other external AI models which do train on unlicensed data. I appreciate that Adobe is attempting to be more ethical here, but they don’t police their stock library enough to ensure it isn’t full of scammers. Ethically built AI that actually compensates the people it’s built off of and keeps what I make with it private and in my control is the only AI I’d consider using, but Firefly isn’t there yet.

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umnaeh_2066

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Thanks for sharing

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moons_2954

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thanks for you

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magis_1371

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better response

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moons_2954

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thanks

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Faisal_khan1294

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AI data ethics shape your creative workflow by ensuring that the technology you use respects privacy, fairness, and originality. Ethical AI practices help you source data responsibly, avoid bias in generated outputs, and maintain transparency about how AI contributes to your work. By integrating data ethics, you build trust with your audience, protect intellectual property, and create authentic, inclusive, and responsible content.

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Rose Dane

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Absolutely transparency makes a big difference. Knowing that Adobe’s Firefly is trained only on licensed and public data builds a lot more trust. When I’m sure my own work isn’t being used without consent, I feel safer experimenting and more open to letting AI assist in the creative process. Ethical training data doesn’t just protect creators it actually encourages creativity by making collaboration with AI feel fair and respectful.

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Aaditya_Shriwastva5370

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