Looking for Guidance on 'Similar Content' Rejections

[Tough Cookie7]

Hi Adobe Stock Team and fellow contributors,

I’ve had several of my AI-generated images rejected with the reason "similar content in our collection." I completely understand that Adobe wants to avoid duplicates, but when I searched the library, I wasn’t able to find anything identical or even close to my images.

I’d like to better understand this rejection reason so I can improve my submissions and avoid similar issues in the future:

1. Where can contributors check what Adobe considers "already existing" in the library?
2. Why might an image be flagged as similar content even if no clearly matching content is visible?

I really appreciate any clarification or guidance on this matter. My goal is to learn from this feedback and ensure that my future submissions add unique value to the Adobe Stock collection.

Thank you very much!

[Star_Imaging]

Like myself and many others who have submitted recently, it appears that the 'similar content' check is currently flawed. It appears that you are already using the image check, but Adobe is likely using AI to verify the images, rather than humans. There doesn't seem to be much information from Adobe on how they are matching similar images, but it is most likely a mix of quantity matched on the image search, weighted against keywords. It does seem to be more of an issue with submitting AI images than actual photos, for me at least.

[Abambo]

it appears that the 'similar content' check is currently flawed.

By @Star_Imaging

Adobe thinks their system is working well. For sure, they are using some kind of tool to check your asset against the existing database. No moderator could do that manually. 

Some think that the metadata plays an important role herein. 

[RALPH_L]

As we have stated several times, you are not addressing Adobe here. We are contributors like yourself. Some of us, have been chosen by Adobe because bwe are able to assist.
Unfortunately, the rejection policy of "similar content" has been changed and Adobe has not informed us as to what is being compared. The only advice we can tell you is:
1-Do not over populate the genre

2-Change titles and keywords, then resubmit 

[Nancy OShea]

Adobe doesn't see this as a 'flaw in the review system.'  It's unlikely to change.

Here's what Stock has to say about 'Similar Content.'

• https://helpx.adobe.com/stock/contributor/help/how-to-submit-distinct-content.html

Keywords & titles can be a factor. But not the only one.

AI is trained on content in a database. Similar content comes with the territory. We often see the same hairstyles, body types, facial features and clothing styles used again & again. There's bound to be similarities in assets from the same services (Open AI, Midjourney or Firefly). Also, your work is being compared with Stock's vast inventory of over 400 million assets. 

I think the best you can do is minimize 'sameness' with manually created artwork by using AI for inspiration instead of a final product.

Good luck. 

[jacquelingphoto2017]

Hi @Tough Cookie7 ,

You are the one who uploads multiple files that are closely alike. You should be paying attention to your profile.  What was approved would already be in Adobe's collection. You upload others that are close (similar). The general rule is that you should not be uploading files that exactly look like what you upload before or files that looks close to what you upload before. Each file must provide the customer with something significantly different. Having a picture of me with white hair looking at a rose and then replace me with a blond hair lady looking at the same rose is similar. Having a photo of me looking at the rose and then another cutting the rose with a clipper provides something different for the customer. The general rule I usually suggest is the example of a truck. You start from the center back of the truck, then an angle of the back and side of the truck, the center side of the truck, an angle of the front and side of the truck and then the center front of the truck. You will not take the other side of the truck except there is something on that side that is not on the side you took - for example a meter. If you can get above the truck you take a picture looking down on the truck. You can take the same truck, one with load and another emptying the load as in the case of a tipper truck. Submit one of each. All those are of the same truck but provide something different for the customer. When you start taking or making pictures following that general rule you will stop getting similar refusals.

I cannot help you any further except I am able to compare those refused images with what's in your public profile. From what you post here, the images with the man with the bunch of red flowers are considered similar although one has a tie on and the other don't. They both are doing exactly the same thing.

Best wishes

Jacquelin

[daniellei4510]

It's every bit as frustrating to have an image make it past the similar content rejection, only to have it rejected for quality issues. This example is flawed in that the eyes, hair and jewelry adornments on the gown show some obvious rendering errors when the asset is viewed at a higher magnification.

[Abambo]

Just to say: I see the flaws when checking at 100%, that is not higher magnification. That's design size. There are also rendering errors, typical for generative AI with this asset.