Adobe is changing its policy and saying it won’t train its generative AI on your files.

Adobe has updated its terms of use to say it will not use user work to train its artificial intelligence. Company canceled the new policy which opened up the possibility of digging through your files and using them to train Firefly. The decision sparked widespread outrage, with hundreds of artists calling to cancel their Creative Cloud subscriptions.

Following the criticism, the company said it would make changes to its documentation to clarify the situation. The new general terms of use explicitly state that Adobe will not use your files to train its artificial intelligence. Section 4.3 of the Your Content section mentions that they won’t use your content to train generative AI models.unless you upload it to Adobe Stock.

According to Jessica Diesing, an attorney and general counsel for Adobe, the terms of use have remained virtually unchanged. The company has rewritten sections in clearer language to avoid confusion. On the other hand, Scott Belsky, Adobe’s chief strategy officer, said: Edge What its position on using user-generated content to train AI models has not changed. Not with anything.

You own your content. But in order to use our products and services, we need you to give us permission to use your content when it is stored or processed in our cloud. This permission is called a license.

This license allows us to provide our products and services to you, for example if you want to share your content or publish it on Behance. Because it’s their content, not ours.

This license you do not give us permission to train generative AI models using your content or your clients’ content.. We do not train generative AI models on your content or your clients’ content unless you have submitted the content to Adobe Stock.

We also ask if you would like to help us improve our products and services, but this is never required. If you choose to help us improve our products, we will require a limited license to your content for that specific purpose.

Section 4.3 of the Adobe Terms of Service

Along with the new terms of use, Adobe published a video in which it mentions the most important points. Dising emphasized that the user owns the content created using software tools and that Adobe will never claim rights. The company has clarified the “Your Content” section, describing each section in detail in clear language.

Adobe won’t scan your files

Adobe also mentioned that They do not analyze files on your computer, although if you choose to upload them to the cloud, they will only be checked for illegal or offensive content. This point is one of the ones that has caused the most controversy among professionals in recent days, since the company has not clarified why it needs access.

“Hey @Photoshop, what’s that new agreement you made us sign this morning that blocked our app until we accepted it?” said Duncan Jones, the company’s director. War Craft And Moon. “We’re working on a damn movie here and NO you have no rights to any of the work we do because we’re paying you to use Photoshop. What the heck?!”

Other designers and artists from Marvel, DC and other intellectual properties. They accused Adobe of trying to spy on sensitive content. The company has mentioned that it will only review files under certain conditions, but never for the purpose of obtaining rights or using them to improve its AI (unless you explicitly grant them access).

The update to the General Terms of Use comes at a challenging time for Adobe. The company is in the spotlight not only for poor communication, but also for abuses against its users. Proof of the latter is the US Federal Trade Commission lawsuit, which Blames Adobe for not allowing its customers to easily cancel Creative Cloud subscriptions.