Adobe Chief Product Officer Scott Belsky responded to concerns about the company’s AI policy. The executive said Adobe has never used content created by its customers to train generative AI.
“We’ve 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, which says: “Adobe may analyze your content using techniques such as machine learning (for example, for pattern recognition ) ), to develop and improve our products and services”. Some users interpreted this as Adobe using content created by its customers to train generative AI models, and criticized the company for enabling user content analysis by default.
The use of generative AI models, such as OpenAI’s DALL-E and Midjourney, has sparked controversy in the creative community, as the technologies are often trained using images pulled from the internet without the permission of their creators. Many artists argue that generative art allows AI trainers to profit from artists’ work without corresponding compensation.
Bielski called the criticism a “wake-up call” and said the policy is not meant to create images, but allows products to be analyzed 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 open about these things.”
Adobe has developed several tools that use AI, such as Adobe Sensei. It’s a smart addition that integrates with programs like Photoshop, Lightroom and Premiere Pro, and can be used by creators to automate routine or repetitive tasks.
Bielsky also announced that Adobe is actively experimenting with AI. “We’re committed to helping lead the transition ahead by bringing AI to our tools in a way that empowers artists and opens up creative opportunities for newcomers, but never seeks to replace human imagination and judgment.”
While other platforms have moved to restrict 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 that help understand when an image has been modified or created. A beta Photoshop feature called Content Credentials was released during the Adobe Max 2022 conference. It allows you to embed attribution metadata in an exported image.
Adobe has developed an AI capable of inserting objects into photos, automatically adjusting their scale, colors and shadows.
Source: The Verge
