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Valdair Leonardo
Community Expert
Community Expert
September 29, 2025
Question

How (AI) Data Ethics Shape Your Creative Workflow?

  • 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.

40 replies

Participant
November 20, 2025

Thanks for sharing

Participant
October 21, 2025

thanks for you

Participant
October 20, 2025

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Participant
October 21, 2025

thanks

Participant
October 20, 2025

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.

Rose Dane
Participant
October 19, 2025

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.

Aaditya_Shriwastva5370
Participant
October 19, 2025
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Aaditya_Shriwastva5370
Participant
October 19, 2025

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Participant
October 18, 2025

Absolutely — transparency about training data makes a big difference. Knowing that Adobe’s Firefly is trained only on licensed and public-domain content builds trust and makes me more comfortable using features like Harmonize. When AI respects creators’ work and consent, it feels more like a true creative partner rather than a threat.

emma elizabeth
Participant
October 17, 2025

This is such an important and timely discussion, Valdair. Knowing that a tool like Firefly is built on ethically sourced data absolutely builds trust and makes me feel more confident and secure in integrating AI into my creative projects. Transparency isn't just a bonus—it's a foundation for a true creative partnership. Thanks for shedding light on this!

Participant
October 17, 2025

Absolutely — knowing that Adobe’s Firefly is trained only on licensed or public data definitely builds trust. When I know my work isn’t being used without consent, I feel more comfortable experimenting with AI tools like Harmonize. Transparency like this makes AI feel more like a creative partner, not a risk to my own work.