Hey, thanks for pointing that out. I wanted to say something about this topic.
So, the AI I'm using is Adobe Firefly. It's different from other AIs because it actually pays for the content used for its training. Adobe says they : created a Firefly bonus compensation plan for all eligible Adobe Stock contributors whose content was used in the dataset training of the first commercially released Firefly model.
Here's a link to the source : https://helpx.adobe.com/stock/contributor/help/firefly-faq-for-adobe-stock-contributors.html#:~:text=Yes.,first%20commercially%20released%20Firefly%20model.
Also, Adobe Firefly uses public domain images and Adobe Stock images for the AI training. They don't scrap images from random, possibly illegal sources. It makes a tiny reference pool compared to other AIs such as Midjourney, which results in less polished images, but what's important is that it's less problematic. Adobe says : Trained on Adobe Stock images, openly licensed content, and public domain content, Firefly is designed to be safe for commercial use.
You can read it on the firefly webpage : https://www.adobe.com/products/firefly.html#:~:text=Where%20does%20Firefly%20get%20its,content%20where%20copyright%20has%20expired.
I want to add, as someone from fine art industry, AI generated images are quite an issue everywhere. Photographers worry about it the most. What people always say is, that AI will eventually reach a level where its work would be indistinguishable from humans' work.
The question fine art people ask is, what should we do to compete with the AI, as human artists? To that I say we don't, and we learn to use AI for our own good. To me, boycotting AI seems pointless, because corporates will proceed to develop AI anyway. Refusing to admit such fact isn't a smart move. Fighting against AI seems to be nothing but a loosing game to me.
What we can do instead is, to use AI that actually pays the contributors so that artists get their share(Adobe Firefly for example), and learn to take advantage of AI art by using it. By using AI we can better understand its strengths and weaknesses, and maybe find what we, the human artists, can do to survive this AI era.
If I failed to convince you, you don't have to support me. It's fine.