Just a commentary, I find it quite amusing how shutterstock "announced" this:
https://support.submit.shutterstock.com/s/article/Content-Policy-Updates-AI-generated-Content?language=en_USand is pretending to be taking the "high road" to "AI" generated images, when:
a) The basically STOLE the datasets from EVERY contributor on their platform, QUICKLY "licensed" it (to I am assuming it to either a sister, or subsiduary company)
b) Then, to "compensate" contributors - picked a number out of their a__ (most likely SEVERELY undervalued) to "pay" contributors...
And now is pretending to have the "moral highground" with "AI" (which is not true AI, its simply pattern re-arrangement) generated images...
It's really funny what their "announcement" says, lol "responsible AI" <cough cough bullsh_t>:
"Our mission at Shutterstock is to be every storytellers superpower by providing world-class content, tools, and services to effortlessly turn any idea into something amazing. With over 20 years of experience in the creative industry, were uniquely positioned to bring AI-generated content to the commercial market responsibly and are excited to lead this space by partnering with other industry leaders such as OpenAI.
As AI-powered tools open up opportunities in this exciting space, this partnership enables the generation of content in an ethically responsible way that properly compensates artists for their contributions to this service while assuring customers with protections and coverage issued under Shutterstock licenses. Our AI-generator tool was trained on datasets licensed from Shutterstock, ensuring copyright protection and proper compensation for artists whose IP was used to develop this technology. Learn more about responsible AI and how we compensate contributors here."Stopped uploading to them a LONG time ago, just because:
a) they don't value contributors (for existing sales, i.e., literally pennies for both images & videos)
b) nonsense like the above gobblygook
c) how the previous CEO basically trashed the company so he could cash out a billionaire...