There was an uproar when users first learned of Adobe’s new Terms of Service (quietly updated in February). Adobe said users will be able to access content “through automated and manual methods” and “can be improved using technologies such as machine learning.” [Adobe’s] Services and Software.” Many people understood the update as the company forcing users to grant unrestricted access to their work for the purpose of training Adobe’s generative AI, known as Firefly.
Late Tuesday, Adobe issued the following clarification: Updated version of Terms of ServiceIt promised not to train its AI on user content stored locally or in the cloud and gave users the option to opt out of having their content analyzed.
caught in A shootout in intellectual property litigation, the vague language previously used to update the term revealed a profound mood of skepticism among artists who rely heavily on Adobe for their work. “They’ve already broken our trust,” said Jon Lam, senior storyboard artist at Riot Games, referring to award-winning artist Brian Kesinger. discovery Images created in his artistic style were sold under his name on Adobe’s stock image site without his consent. The late photographer’s estate earlier this month Ansel Adams publicly scolds Adobe. He was accused of selling AI clones of his work.
Scott Belsky, Adobe’s chief strategy officer, tried to allay concerns when artists began protesting. make it clear Machine learning refers to the company’s non-generative AI tools. Photoshop’s “Content-Aware Fill” tool, which allows users to seamlessly remove objects from images, is one of many tools that are powered by machine learning. But while Adobe insists that the updated terms do not give it ownership of the company’s content and that it will not use user content for Firefly training, the misconception is about the company’s market monopoly and how changes like this could threaten artists’ livelihoods. It sparked a larger discussion. whenever. Lam is one of the artists who, despite Adobe’s explanation, still believes the company will use work created on its platform to teach Firefly without the creator’s consent.
Anxiety about the non-consensual use and monetization of copyrighted works by generative AI models is not new. Early last year, artist Karla Ortiz was able to display images of her own work using her own name on her various generative AI models. class action lawsuit Against Midjourney, DeviantArt, and Stability AI. Ortiz was not alone. Polish fantasy artist Greg Rutkowski discovered it. His name was one of the most commonly used prompts. on Stable Diffusion when the tool is first released in 2022.
Adobe, owner of Photoshop and creator of PDFs, has been the industry standard and power for most creators for over 30 years. Attempt to acquire a product design company Figma will be blocked and decommissioned in 2023. This is because of antitrust issues that prove its scale.
