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How can I permanently disable AI-generated images showing up in my searches?

Explorer ,
Jul 06, 2023 Jul 06, 2023

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I've noticed very poor quality AI-generated images showing up in my Adobe Stock searches. The only way to filter these out is to manually select a box "Exclude AI-generated Imagery" every single time I do a search. If I begin a new search it defaults back every single time to include AI-imagery.

 

I cannot use AI-generated imagery in my work as a designer. I am against the concept of it, and it's decimating the creative industries. Also, the images are horrible quality and not professional.

 

I need a way to permanently disable AI-imagery showing up in my searches. Adobe, can you please add this as a function to my account?

 

I also hope more creatives speak up about this in the comments below. I am considering leaving Adobe as a customer if they continue to push poor quality AI-generated content on their site.

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Community Expert , Jan 12, 2024 Jan 12, 2024

This seems like a good idea. Be sure you vote on the original post. More votes means more likely to get the attention of the Adobe product manager who decides which features get implemented.

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Community Expert ,
Jul 09, 2023 Jul 09, 2023

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The search filter is unfortunately not sticky. I will move this to "ideas", as I think that a certain number of filters really should be sticky.

 

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I also hope more creatives speak up about this in the comments below. I am considering leaving Adobe as a customer if they continue to push poor quality AI-generated content on their site.


By sohobella

Contributors complain about a recent, very stringent checking of their assets (and an increased rejection rate). I agree that some generative AI assets are bad quality, especially those accepted at the very beginning. But all in all, I suppose, that generative AI is poised to stay, and we have better to live with that new form of image generation.

 

(FYI: I currently do not contribute generative AI.)

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Aug 28, 2023 Aug 28, 2023

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Are there any plans in motion to set a flag within an Adobe User Profile to remove Generative AI from search results within Stock?

 

I am aware that a user can set a filter to remove Generative AI from the search results.  I also realize the usefulness of this depends on the quality of the image attributes (ie, Generative AI, yes or no). Garbage In = Garbage Out if the submission to Adobe's database has issues (e.g., contributor did not tell Adobe it was Generative AI) or if Adobe is unable to trap GIGO headed to its database. That's a big discussion though ... opportunistic types are sure to jump on the bandwagon of inappropriate submissions. Obviously, if generated content is high quality, then automated flagging of suspect submissions will not be easy.

 

My reason for this is two-fold:

 

1.  I sometimes forget to set this filter as I am in the habit of going into Adobe Stock and merrily searching.  I then end up with undesired items in my Favorites for subsequent review and licensing decisions. It then becomes a time-waster for me. But this also implies that my initial impression of the particular stock number was favorable. Which then leads me to point 2 ...

 

2.  As a matter of respect to creative individuals (real ones, not those putting forth work using Generative AI without disregard for artists).  Personally, I am not a fan of Generative AI due to the current (and potential) impact upon real artists. I also realize that with some value-add effort that it *might* be part of a creative process - I am in wait and see mode. It certainly has the potential for a lot of abuse.

 

A setting for this (Generative AI - Yes or No) in the Adobe User Profile would be appreciated. I have no problems with a non-invasive quarterly or annual popup saying something like this: "You presently have Generative AI turned off. Would you like to maintain this setting?"

 

As a paid suscriber to Adobe Stock, I have expectations of decent quality stock images curated (hopefully) by real people and artists-designers. The purchase transaction of Stock has an implied two-way aspect: Adobe takes my money, and as a licencing intermediate, they provide good content back from artists and designers. I did not contemplate Generative AI being a theoretical party to the transaction when I signed up.

 

Adobe should provide an Opt-Out setting for Generative AI.  In my mind, Generative AI becomes like a form of spam in my search results. "Your spam is not my spam" - some folks will want the Generative AI on by default. That is certainly not the case for all users. It is somewhat presumptuous on Adobe's part to presume I want it.

 

Thank you for consideration of this topic and feature.

 

[This idea was merged with another one by the moderator. Do not forget to vote on the idea. That is an important metric.]

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Community Beginner ,
Sep 19, 2023 Sep 19, 2023

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In my opinion AI images are a clear violation of artists copyright and we should all be boycotting stock AI images. Some day the courts will sort that out but shame on Adobe. Not only that, most look fake and overdone — hopefully it's a fad that passes (kind of like gradient blends circa 1998).   

 

That said, more and more search results are AI: I want adobe to offer a DEFAULT where I can permanently toggle AI off in my search results. Adobe big brother: please make this change. 

 

[This idea was merged with another one by the moderator. Do not forget to vote on the idea. That is an important metric.]

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Sep 19, 2023 Sep 19, 2023

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On the Search page, near the bottom.

 

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Community Expert ,
Sep 19, 2023 Sep 19, 2023

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There is a Filter to exclude Generative AI, as pointed out by @daniellei4510 however it doesn't seem to be permanent. You have to select it each time you go to the Buyers portal.

Jill C., Forum Volunteer

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Community Beginner ,
Sep 19, 2023 Sep 19, 2023

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Thanks I am aware of the toogle, however I search hundreds of times a day. I am asking Adobe to allow us to permanently deactivate/activate. I don't want to see AI images.

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Sep 19, 2023 Sep 19, 2023

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Agreed. There should be a default and permanent off setting if you want it. I certainly don't want it.

There is also a glitch with the search + Generative AI setting also. If you select "Exclude Generative AI" while searching it works. If you open an image in a new window or even just open a new window and try to do another search. The settings default back to "Include Generative AI" even though you have the other window open.

It's a huge problem.

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Sep 19, 2023 Sep 19, 2023

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Not sure if this helps much, but I believe you can also enter -ai (minus sign ai) in your search query to exclude generative AI. Also, don't get your hopes up that's it's a fad. It'll get better, but it's here to stay. 🙂


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Sep 23, 2023 Sep 23, 2023

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daniellei4510 wrote:
-ai (minus sign ai) in your search query to exclude generative AI

That works only on the keywords. The “ai” keyword is no more required. So that will be only a partial solution. The best solution would be to allow for sticky filer options, but also show the user, what filter options are currently used. Many will use a filter and, ten days later, wonder why stock only shows horizontal assets…

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Sep 23, 2023 Sep 23, 2023

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The search parameters are not sticky. That is the problem. They should be sticky even after a current session closes. The user should have feedback on their settings.

ABAMBO | Hard- and Software Engineer | Photographer

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Explorer ,
Oct 07, 2023 Oct 07, 2023

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Correct ... it's not persistent at all. I have had it drop the AI=OFF mid-session as well.  It's getting to be a real hassle.

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Oct 07, 2023 Oct 07, 2023

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Yep ... anything close to "another session" (e.g. - opening another window) means bye-bye AI=OFF for the remainder of the session.  They need to deal with this at a true persistence level (in another life I was a database architect ... so we are talking about a Profile Setting for this). Adobe's current approach is not working.

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Oct 07, 2023 Oct 07, 2023

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I agree 100%. True persistence for AI=OFF.

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Oct 09, 2023 Oct 09, 2023

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@michaelm2239504,

 

Answering on an Ideas or Bug thread is not threaded, so, when you answer a certain person's entry, use please the @ to tag them. You can answer as that also in one message, which avoids clogging the discussion stream. (This is for eventually future remarks. It is not really a big deal, or a violation of some etiquette. It's just a matter of my experience, dealing with these fora)

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Jan 12, 2024 Jan 12, 2024

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I license dozens of images a day which remain licensed on our company account, and then get used by our designers. Accidentally licensing AI generated images results in those images being tied to our account and used by other employees. The ability to either unlicense images or add a sticky "AI=OFF" setting tied to our account would solve this issue for me.

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Jan 12, 2024 Jan 12, 2024

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This seems like a good idea. Be sure you vote on the original post. More votes means more likely to get the attention of the Adobe product manager who decides which features get implemented.

Jill C., Forum Volunteer

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Mar 01, 2024 Mar 01, 2024

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You seem to assume that customers who come to Adobe Stock for images are mostly happy to use AI generated images for their own audiences.  Photos might be touched up and sometimes even over-edited, but they are a capture of actual physical scenes.  I don't want my own customers discovering that I use AI generated pixel positioning to entice them to trust me.  I accept that not everybody will agree with me, but the use of AI images is a misguided abandoment of the craft and experience of photographers whose greatest input is their interpretation of the physical world their eyes are observing.  

 

For a company the size and nature of Adobe to force fake images onto every marketing person using their Stock image service is affronting.  At least give us a choice.  I'm so fed up with having to switch AI images off in the filters that I'm ready to quit Abobe and find another stock service that has a little more respect for my preferences.  It's not unreasonable to expect an account-wide setting to exlcude or include AI images, or at least sticky filters.  This is what happens when developers run the show instead of UX specialists. 

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Mar 03, 2024 Mar 03, 2024

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@maryzintus,

Quote: You seem to assume 

Who is "you"?

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Mar 03, 2024 Mar 03, 2024

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ARTISTS’ REACTION TO PHOTOGRAPHY:

Some painters, such as Courbet, welcomed photography as an ally in his reaction against the classical academic style. Many others, however, who had spent years learning their craft, felt disdainful of a commonly-available mechanical device that lacked the painter's trained discriminating and expressive eye.

 

PHOTOGRAPHERS’ REACTION TO PHOTOSHOP:

Some photographers and artists expressed doubt and criticism when Photoshop was initially introduced in 1988 because they were worried about how it would affect the art industry. Here are several explanations for why Photoshop initially encountered opposition, similar to how some people today have reservations about AI-generated art.

 

It's here to stay. 

 

But to address a much earlier point in this thread: I don't think making files types "sticky" is the answer. But the ability to checkmark file types one doesn't want to see should be available during the very first search and remain checked until the user returns to do another search, since file type requirements could change. Then, people who don't want to see a given file type won't have it thrown in front of them at the start.


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New Here ,
Mar 03, 2024 Mar 03, 2024

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You = Adobe.  

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Mar 03, 2024 Mar 03, 2024

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100% agree.

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New Here ,
Mar 26, 2024 Mar 26, 2024

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100% agree. I cannot use AI generated images in my job, so having to manually set this filter every time I do a search is incredibly irritating.

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Apr 25, 2024 Apr 25, 2024

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How about Adobe lets us switch it off and it stays off until they update something big and then we decide if we leave it on or shut it off again until the next update.

I think it's a fair common ground, AI won't go anywhere, but I'd rather won't use it until it can overcome that creepy uncanny valley.

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Apr 25, 2024 Apr 25, 2024

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It's been said that one can filter out ai by typing -ai after one's search prompt. It doesn't work as it's suppposed to, but it does seem to exclude more ai than by not adding it to the prompt at all. Also, one is not presented with the option to exclude ai (or any other file type for that matter) until one performs an initial search. So -ai will at least improve an initial search. Or so it appears. I haven't played with it all that much.

 

Full transparency, I submit nothing BUT ai, so I'm telling you this out of the kindness of my heart. 🙂


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Apr 25, 2024 Apr 25, 2024

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@Aurelio29948850tnvg,

You will need to vote for this idea. Sticky filters are possible, as the adult content filter shows.

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