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Hallen28
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October 19, 2023
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Generative AI, Cloud, and Security

  • October 19, 2023
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If I am using Photoshop for desktop, and wish to apply a Generative AI to a picture, does that picture get uploaded to an online cloud at any time?

 

Also, do I retain sole rights to the content of my picture, before and after applying AI, or will it be used as "food" for future Generative AI creation?

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    Kevin Stohlmeyer
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    Kevin StohlmeyerCommunity Expert
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    October 19, 2023

    Hi @Hallen28

    1. Your image is uploaded to evaluate for generating an AI result. It's not kept there.

    2. You retain your rights to your images.

    3. Adobe AI does not train on users images - it's only training using Adobe Stock and other Copyright Free sources.

    https://helpx.adobe.com/firefly/faq.html#training-data

    Specifically "The current Firefly generative AI model is trained on a dataset of Adobe Stock along with openly licensed work and public domain content where copyright has expired. " and "As an Adobe customer, is my content automatically used to train Firefly? No, we do not train on any Creative Cloud subscribers’ personal content."

     

    These are also good resources for FAQ.

    https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/using/generative-fill.html

    https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/using/generative-ai-faqs-photoshop.html

     

      D Fosse
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      D FosseCommunity Expert
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      October 19, 2023

      Generative fill is processed online on Adobe's servers.

       

      There are no rights to AI-generated images. For copyright to apply, it has to be made by a live human.

       

      Adobe's Firefly/Generative fill is trained on Adobe Stock images, not "in the wild". No guarantees for other ai generators.

        Kevin Stohlmeyer
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        Kevin StohlmeyerCommunity Expert
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        October 19, 2023

        @D Fosse only 100% computer AI generated images are unable to be copyrighted.

        Once a user manipulates an AI image ex. composting images, adding parts, or through Creative Direction - that can be copyrighted as a human/AI hybrid image.

        Per Thaler v. US Copyright Office - "...the creative direction and control through human involvement is essential to include it under copyright law." and "In the absence of any human involvement the clear and straightforward answer is no."

         

        The X factor in all of this (and still waiting for an answer) is HOW much human involvement is needed in order to allow copyright?

         

        For future reading this is posted by Adobe's lead legal counsel regarding Copyright and AI:

        https://copyrightalliance.org/protecting-creators-generative-ai/

         

          D Fosse
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          D FosseCommunity Expert
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          October 19, 2023

          Yes, OK, there are gray zones with more or less human involvement - but I think the point needs to be emphasized, especially in light of the 5000+-post thread about "violating user guidelines". I was shocked by the number of people who actually believed typing in a prompt was an act of "creativity".

           

          I'm not denying it can be used creatively, just like any tool can, in a more complex context.

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