Adobe responds to ToS controversy and reassures users it won’t train AI on their work

Adobe has announced an overhaul of its terms of service (ToS) in response to recent controversy surrounding its policies on artificial intelligence. The company emphasized that it has “never trained generative AI on customer content, taken ownership of a customer’s work, or allowed access to customer content beyond legal requirements”, and reassured users that their content will never be used to train any generative AI tool.

Adobe clarified that its generative AI tool, Firefly, is only trained on licensed content, such as Adobe Stock, and public domain content where copyright has expired. The company also stated that while it may use usage data and content characteristics to improve product experience and develop new features, users can opt out of this product improvement program.

Additionally, Adobe confirmed that it does not scan content stored locally on users' computers. However, it does scan content uploaded to Adobe's services to ensure compliance with laws against hosting child sexual abuse material (CSAM). In its blog post, Adobe acknowledged that “trust must be earned” and stated its commitment to taking on feedback to refine these new changes.