Getty Images has decided to officially ban AI-generated art over the fear of potential copyright and legal issues. This means that AI-generated art will no longer be allowed on the stock photo platform.
Getty Images has Decided to Ban AI-Generated Artwork Created by Synthesis Models
The move by Getty Images is in order to protect them from any potential problems later on with regard to copyright issues or legal problems. According to the story by Ars Technica, Getty Images has officially placed a ban when it comes to the sale of AI-generated artwork.
The ban involves AI-generated artwork that was created through image synthesis models like DALL-E 2, Stable Diffusion, and Midjourney as per The Verge. To make things clearer, The Verge had talks with Craig Peters, the CEO of Getty Images, regarding the issue.
CEO of Getty Images Shared 'Real Concerns' Regarding Copyright Issues
Peters told The Verge that there are "real concerns" when it comes to the copyright of output that comes from the models. There are also unaddressed rights issues that come with the images being used.
Another issue is the image metadata as well as the individuals within the imagery itself. Getty Images is a service that offers a massive repository of both archival photos and illustrations as well as stock images.
Images can be Utilized as Long as the User Pays a License Fee to Getty Images
The photos from Getty Images are usually used by publications in order to illustrate articles. These images can then be utilized as long as the user will pay Getty Images a license fee.
The move by Getty comes after image synthesis bans coming from smaller art community sites sometimes just recently. The recent bans found their sites being flooded with AI-generated art which threatened artwork made without the help of those tools.
Competitor Shutterstock Still Includes AI-Generated Artwork
While Getty Images has shut the door on AI-generated artwork, Shutterstock, its competitor, has decided to allow AI-generated artwork on its site. This is despite Vice reporting that the site will be removing AI-generated artwork.
So far, the ability to copyright artwork that was generated by an AI has yet to be tested in court. On top of that, the ethics of using the work of artists without gaining their consent in order to train the machines to create almost human-level artwork remains a debate.
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Deep Dive Into Getty Images Still Results in AI-Generated Artwork Being Shown
Getty has decided to issue a ban to altogether avoid potential issues and protect the company's brand. Ars Technica still decided to search Getty Images and was able to find AI-generated artwork still available on the site.
Since the matter of copyright issues remain very tricky, Getty has decided to maintain being safe when it comes to the issue and stay away from AI-generated art altogether. This is because of the possibility that the machine-generated art could still include elements of another original artwork.
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Written by Urian B.
