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How to disable/block Firefly and Generative AI In Photoshop

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September 13, 2023
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Are there any suggestions/solutions for those of us who wish to disable or block AI tools like Firefly or the generative AI within Photoshop? I understand I don't actually have to use tools I do not wish to use within Adobe programs, but I think it would also be nice for some of us with strong ethical opposition to generative AI to have an option for it to not consistently pop up in our feeds or have our work training AI models without permission (hence why I disabled the content analysis option for my account).

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jane-e

Community Expert

"you could raise a feature request in the Ideas section for the team to consider your use case."

@antonioa89540766

i've moved your post from Photoshop discussions to Photoshop ideas, so you do not need to repost. You are most definitely not alone in this request, and I suspect that your post will be moved to a primary thread.

Jane

@mj

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Hi,

This may be helpful.

https://helpx.adobe.com/manage-account/using/machine-learning-faq.html

hth

mj

iMSD

@mj

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Hi,

You'll find this helpful.

https://helpx.adobe.com/manage-account/using/machine-learning-faq.html

hth

mj

iMSD

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Katherine36643493jlja

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I just downloaded the most recent version of Photoshop and i also dont want to use AI has anyone found a way of getting rid of it? Ive worked in Photoshop for many years and know how to do everything myself already i dont need help with anything. Can i remove it or should i just go back to the older version? Any advice would be grea thanks

davescm

Community Expert

There are many tools in Photoshop, not all need to be used. If you don't want to use the generative tools, i.e. those that generate new content in your image, don't use them. No need for special versions, special options, or reverting to older versions of the application.

Dave

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tonyh85361623

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Your response is fine for individual users. Not being able to restrict or disable AI at the Enterprise level is a big concern though - Telling hundreds of users to not use a tool that's available to them is a risk I don't want to deal with!

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duanea32090560

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CEO of Adobe fully drank the AI kool-aid so until the fad is over or whatever it'll be in the software whether we want it or not. It seems like a dumb thing to focus on considering every update has been making the software buggier and buggier. But then again, Adobe being the industry standard means we're all kinda handcuffed to this terrible rent-seeking corporation.

@mj

Community Expert

The more wheels the truck has, the more likely it is to pick up a puncture @duanea32090560 .

The fightback from creatives has begun in the form of Glaze. https://glaze.cs.uchicago.edu/

Best

mj

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antonioa89540766Author

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And Nightshade. Don't forget Nightshade, that's been a godsend.

@mj

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Hi @antonioa89540766 ,

Not afaik.

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mj

thorn-neverwake

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Highly agreed.
I may have updated several Adobe apps for the last time. I don't think Adobe realizes how many artists want nothing to do with AI, and don't even want such features installed with the application. Between Firefly + Creative Cloud's incessant demands for online syncing and connections - I'm literally losing trust that my data and work is locked down in terms of security and privacy.

antonioa89540766Author

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From what I have experienced so far, clicking on 'Generate' options without having first downloaded Firefly doesn't actually let you incorporate generative AI, which suits me just fine. I think so long as you don't download Firefly you won't have to deal with the AI crap.

As far as data privacy, yeah I agree, there needs to be a lot more transpatency (not just from Adobe) on what their AI is being trained on, that data needs to be fully and completely made public, anything less implies they have something to hide.

thorn-neverwake

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Well, for now I'm just completely blocking Adobe DCC apps access to the internet with the firewall.

Preran

Community Manager

Anronio, you could raise a feature request in the Ideas section for the team to consider your use case. There isn't a way for individual users to block Gen AI features within the app from what I know.

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carlos_3842

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Since you said individual artists... Is there a way with Enterprise that we could block it for all of our users?

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carlos_3842

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individual users*

Abambo

Community Expert

Apart from not updating to the most recent version of Photoshop, I do not think that there is a possibility to block generative fill in Photoshop. However, your work will not be used with Firefly, if you don't make it available. Adobe uses Adobe stock (and renumerates creators for using it) and public domain sources.

ABAMBO | Hard- and Software Engineer | Photographer

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DJTonkin

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Well that turned out not to be true:

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-04-12/adobe-s-ai-firefly-used-ai-generated-images-from-rivals-for-training

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