Paid and completely free: Image Stock libraries

Date: April 6, 2023

Looking for high-quality stock art for your projects? Check out this list of stock art libraries available online, incl Pexels, Adobe Stock, Shutterstock, Getty Images, and iStock. Whether you're looking for free or paid options, there's something out there for everyone. Start exploring today!

Midjourney: The AI Image Generator, which was offering free trials, has halted its services due to the rise of viral deepfakes

Date: April 4, 2023

Midjourney has stopped its free trial for the AI image generator due to high demand and trial abuse, caused by users activating multiple trials through throwaway emails. This decision was made before controversial AI-generated photos went viral online, including fake images of Donald Trump's arrest and Pope Francis wearing a "puffer" jacket. Although the discontinuation of free access to Midjourney's latest version, Midjourney 5, was not related to these events, it has sparked a renewed debate over the ethics and legality of AI image generators and the regulation of user content. Midjourney is already facing legal challenges from artists and Getty Images for copyright infringement.

Lightning bugs: Adobe's new family of AI media generators called Adobe Firefly

Date: April 1, 2023

Adobe has released a new AI image generation tool called Firefly, which focuses on offering optimal results with minimal user input. Unlike other popular tools like Dall-E, Stable Diffusion, or Midjourney, Firefly comes equipped with presets for visual style, lighting, and aspect ratio, making it easier for users to produce great AI-generated images without having to become an expert in text prompt writing. To ensure ethical management and legal safety of the AI-generated content, Adobe trained Firefly models only with out-of-copyright content and licensable content from Adobe Stock. They also excluded non-Adobe Stock artists’ work and any trademarked brands’ data from Firefly datasets. Adobe is defining a way to reward Adobe Stock contributors for using their work in Firefly training, which aims at a fairer treatment of the artists whose work is the backbone of AI-generative tools.

Nothing to see here, yet

Date: March 24, 2023

Go to i12c to see a collection of creative images and desktop backgrounds and iphone wallpapers free to download (10 downloads for free in trial for Adobe Stock)