Adobe has made changes to its terms of service agreement to state that it will not employ user content stored locally or in the cloud to train AI. The section about Adobe’s access to user content in the updated terms of service has added many categories and one talks specifically about generative AI. The terms clarify that it will not use Local or Cloud Connect to train generative AI except when the content is submitted to the Adobe Stock marketplace, in which case Adobe can utilise it to train Adobe Firefly.
This comes after Adobe faced outrage online over their terms of service update earlier this month. Adobe’s previous notification of new terms said that it might access the content through both automated and manual methods. Users interpreted the notification to mean that Adobe was allowing itself to freely access and utilise the work of users to train AI models.
Users were forced to agree to the new terms to continue using the apps and servicesThe section about Adobe’s access to user content in the updated terms of service has added many categories and one talks specifically about generative AI.
The terms clarify that it will not use Local or Cloud Connect to train generative .