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TriColorFox
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February 16, 2023
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AI Content not labelled as AI

  • February 16, 2023
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As a preface, I do not ever want to use AI art. Too many times I'll see an image that looks good at the low-resolution preview, only to discover that (after licensing) at high resolution it bears the obvious signs of generative AI.

 

The waters of Adobe Stock have been utterly polluted by this trend. There are "artists" on Twitter bragging about uploading hundreds of images a month and how much money they are making. This has done nothing but skew search results and create more nonsense to wade through. I've added -AI on the search bar but this doesn't filter the incorrectly tagged results.

 

At the very least, add a "mark as AI" button to images so registered users can flag incorrectly tagged content.

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    Correct answer Abambo

    Contributors need to follow rules for generative AI:

    Title: must include “Generative AI”.

    Keywords: must include “AI” and “Generative AI”.

    Button: there is a button for contributors to mark their assets as AI, before submitting.

     

    Unfortunately, numerous contributors did submit before the publication of the rules on December 6th. They should have complied by now, and changed title and keywords, even if it is work to do. New submissions get refusals, but I fear that the moderators still let go too many assets not following the rules.

     

    I suggest, you simply post the asset IDs here, and an Adobe employee will check your complaints.

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    fuzenco
    Known Participant
    April 24, 2023

    This is a big problem. I encountered quite a few today and it got in the way of me finding worthy images for my project. The pictures lacked soul and were _very_ noticeably artificial. We ought to have the option of _never_ seeing AI assets if we wish.

    Jill_C
    Community Expert
    Jill_CCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    April 24, 2023

    As indicated in the thread above, Contributors are required to add "Generative AI" to both the title and keywords, and to classify the asset as an AI illustration; however, there appear to be many assets in the database that were uploaded prior to these requirements being announced, and even now, AI contributors are not fully complying. When someone reports a non-compliant asset or contributor account here, Adobe takes immediate action to get it re-reviewed. 


    You can type -AI (dash AI) in the search box which will eliminate properly labelled AI assets from your search, though improperly labelled assets will still show up. We all (both Contributors and Buyers) that Adobe will soon be able to implement an AI/non-AI Filter to make this easier for Buyers.

    Jill C., Forum Volunteer
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      fuzenco
      Known Participant
      April 24, 2023

      Thank you for your tip. I’ll definitely use it going forward. But as you say, a lot of this stuff isn't being tagged. I’d no clue that AI photos were being accepted until I clicked on one and no AI tag was associated with it. It was like that for various photos. No worries and thanks again for the tip.

        Steampunk Explorer
        Steampunk Explorer
        Participating Frequently
        March 19, 2023

        I use Adobe Stock for a steampunk website. Many artists in the steampunk world are up in arms about generative AI. Some have day jobs as designers and illustrators and see this as an existential threat to their livelihoods. That's not hype. I know mid-career designer/illustrator who has been asking friends for advice about career change. As a result, I have publicly stated that I will NOT use AI-generated content on my site unless its for articles ABOUT generative AI. Here are the problems: First, the Adobe Stock interface offers no way to filter out AI-generated images. Second, not all AI-generated images are clearly labeled as such. The only indication is a tag that says "AI." Third, some images look suspiciously like AI-generated images but there's no label or tag at all. This all has me seriously considering dropping the service when it comes up for renewal.

         

          Abambo
          Community Expert
          AbamboCommunity Expert
          Community Expert
          March 19, 2023

          The rules are clear, since December 6: Label you generated AI as such an put in keywords. Some time afterwards, there was an additional flag for AI contributors to flag their assets as AI. In the meantime, we get increased reports from contributors who get locked out of their account. As we cannot verify those accounts to be related to AI, we assume that some are consistently trying to circumvent the rules to get their assets accepted faster. I agree, that a good steampunk photographer can produce correct images from steampunk models. AI cannot. In the current state, I see little interest in AI for me. It's impossible to produce nice images with little invest. But that will change, and as photography was an intrusion into portrait painting, AI will be an intrusion into photography. 

           

          As a background: see my signature!

           

           

          ABAMBO | Hard- and Software Engineer | Photographer
          Abambo
          Community Expert
          AbamboCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
          Community Expert
          February 16, 2023

          Contributors need to follow rules for generative AI:

          Title: must include “Generative AI”.

          Keywords: must include “AI” and “Generative AI”.

          Button: there is a button for contributors to mark their assets as AI, before submitting.

           

          Unfortunately, numerous contributors did submit before the publication of the rules on December 6th. They should have complied by now, and changed title and keywords, even if it is work to do. New submissions get refusals, but I fear that the moderators still let go too many assets not following the rules.

           

          I suggest, you simply post the asset IDs here, and an Adobe employee will check your complaints.

          ABAMBO | Hard- and Software Engineer | Photographer
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          TriColorFoxAuthor
          Participant
          February 16, 2023

          "I suggest, you simply post the asset IDs here, and an Adobe employee will check your complaints."

           

          Yeah, nah. I'm not doing the work for them. Adobe is going to discover that allowing AI art into their stock library is like the houseguest who refuses to leave.  Kicking the responsibility to the customer is weaksauce. 

           

          Here, let me fix it for you:

           

          "Dear Adobe Stock Creator,

          You have 2 weeks to properly tag, or remove, any content in your portfolio that was created with generative AI. If you fail to comply and improperly tagged content is discovered your portfolio and account will be frozen until it meets our guidelines. 

           

          The first strike is a warning. If you receive a second strike, your balance will be forfeited and your portfolio removed.

           

          - The Adobe Stock Team"

           

          Maybe an Adobe employee should check this complaint and kick it up the ladder?

            Abambo
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            AbamboCommunity Expert
            Community Expert
            February 16, 2023

            Your choice. You will have to live with the awful AI assets.

             

            But yes, as a (classical) contributor, I really would like to have Adobe to assert a more stringent approach. But if the customers don't report here, there won't be a resolution. Sorry for that.

            ABAMBO | Hard- and Software Engineer | Photographer
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