Creators criticize Adobe for training Firefly AI.

Artists contributing to Adobe Stock are unhappy with the way Adobe has used their work to train its AI models. The company’s AI art generator, Firefly, draws on existing images to create unique visual assets that don’t infringe existing intellectual property. However, contributors to the stock photo site have expressed concerns, with some hinting at the use of their artwork without express permission being unethical and others disputing Adobe’s ethical claim to have creators at the centre of its generative AI. While it is legal under Adobe Stock’s terms of service, some in the artistic community are calling for greater opt-out and notification options to prevent AI-generated images from eroding the market for their real-world stock photography.