AI-Generated Images Available through Adobe Stock Misrepresent Real-World Events

November 23, 2023

AI-generated images available through Adobe Stock, depicting realistic but fictional scenes of real-world events like wars and protests, have raised significant ethical concerns. These images blurred the lines between reality and fiction in journalistic contexts, prompting Adobe Stock to take steps towards ensuring AI-generated content adheres to responsible AI governance and is not used in misleading ways. **JOIN US at Project Cerebellum to help shape the future of trustworthy AI through our HISPI TAIM (Govern) initiative.** This incident serves as a reminder of the importance of implementing guardrails for AI, fostering awareness around AI harm prevention and ensuring safe and secure AI practices.

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MEASURE 2.6 — similarity 0.687, rank 1. TAIM detail and related incidents →
MAP 4.1 — similarity 0.675, rank 2. TAIM detail and related incidents →
MAP 4.2 — similarity 0.659, rank 3. TAIM detail and related incidents →

Alleged deployer: adobe-stock
Alleged developer: various-ai-image-generators
Alleged harmed parties: general-public, journalistic-integrity, news-sources

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