Getty Images built a “socially responsible” AI tool that rewards artists

GI won some brownie points among artists when they banned user-submitted AI content and filed a lawsuit against Stability, but the sentiment seems to have now shifted back as people are realizing that was just a ploy to make room for their own AI solution.

Kudos to GI for searching for a solution that attempts to fairly compensate those who contribute to their model though, even if it's not perfect (and seemingly not explained/marketed well to critics). Their implementation:

> When pressed to go into more detail, Peters specified that there currently isn't a tool for Getty to assess which artist deserves credit every time an AI image is generated. Instead, Getty will rely on a fixed model that Peters said determines "what proportion of the training set does your content represent? And then, how has that content performed in our licensing world over time? It’s kind of a proxy for quality and quantity. So, it’s kind of a blend of the two."