"Adobe doesn't use user images to train AI art generators" - Product Director Scott Belsky

Adobe Chief Product Officer Scott Belsky responded to concerns about the company’s AI policy. The executive stated that Adobe has never used content created by its customers to train generative AI.

“We have never used anything from our repository to train generative AI. Never”.

Earlier this month, the Krita Foundation (an open source graphics software group) tweeted a screenshot of Adobe’s terms of service that states: “Adobe can analyze your content using methods such as machine learning (for example, for pattern recognition). ), to develop and improve our products and services.” Some users have interpreted this as Adobe using content created by its customers to train generative AI models, and have criticized the company for including users in content analysis by default.

The use of generative AI models such as OpenAI’s DALL-E and Midjourney has generated controversy in the creative community, as technologies are often taught using images pulled from the internet without permission from their creators. Many artists argue that generative art allows AI trainers to benefit from the work of artists without being compensated accordingly.

Belsky called the criticism a “wake-up call” and said the policy was not meant to create images, but to analyze products to improve their performance.

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“We are implementing a new version of this policy that is more specific. If we ever get people to use AI, we need to announce it and explain how we use it. We have to be very frank about these things.”

Adobe has developed several tools that use AI, such as Adobe Sensei. It’s a smart add-on that integrates with programs like Photoshop, Lightroom, and Premiere Pro and can be used by creators to automate routine or repetitive tasks.

Belsky also announced that Adobe is actively experimenting with AI. “We aim to help lead the emerging transition by incorporating AI into our tools in a way that empowers artists and opens up creative possibilities for newbies, but never seeks to replace human imagination and judgment.”

While other platforms have moved to limit or outright ban AI-generated content, Adobe has taken a more flexible approach. In addition to working on its own AI tools, the company is also working on features to help understand when images have been modified or created. A Photoshop beta feature called Content Credentials was released during Adobe Max 2022. It allows you to embed attribution metadata in an exported image.