First impressions of Adobe's ethical image AI. I've had a chance to play with the beta version of Adobe Firefly.
This is their new, Generative Image AI. The big claim of Firefly is that all the images used in the system come from Adobe Stock rather than any other sources. This arguably makes Firefly an ethical AI image generator. Because of the nature of videos about Image AI I do spend a few minutes discussing the current issues, before I jump into using Firefly. And that's partially because there's not much i need to show you. I found Firefly simple to use, easy to get results and quite fun. There is no learning curve and no hidden tricks.
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Adobe Firefly: https://firefly.adobe.com/
AI Generated Art (explained): https://www.v7labs.com/blog/ai-generated-art
Are A.I. Image Generators Violating Copyright Laws? (Smithsonian Magazine): https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/are-ai-image-generators-stealing-from-artists-180981488/
Artist finds private medical record photos in popular AI training data set (Ars Technica): https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2022/09/artist-finds-private-medical-record-photos-in-popular-ai-training-data-set/
Getty Images is suing the creators of AI art (The Verge): https://www.theverge.com/2023/1/17/23558516/ai-art-copyright-stable-diffusion-getty-images-lawsuit
AI art tools Stable Diffusion and Midjourney targeted with copyright lawsuit (The Verge) https://www.theverge.com/2023/1/16/23557098/generative-ai-art-copyright-legal-lawsuit-stable-diffusion-midjourney-deviantart
The Legal Battle Over AI Art ( @thebradcolbow ): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aRPY0ctBCzM
Adobe Firefly is Way Behind: Is the Commitment to Ethics to Blame? (Peta Pixel) - In-depth review: https://petapixel.com/2023/03/27/adobe-firefly-is-way-behind-is-the-commitment-to-ethics-to-blame/