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from clevercoloringbook.com:

    > Please only upload photos that are in line with OpenAI's Usage Policy.
    > We are not able to include any photos that do not follow their policy in the final printed book.

from openai.com/policies

    > Editing uploaded images or videos that contain real people under the age of 18 is not permitted.

The first two sample pictures on the page contain of adolescent children. Are you concerned about this apparent contradiction?

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Great point. As per our TOS - users of the site must be over 18 and have the consent of everyone in the image (i.e. their own kids, relations etc).

I put that line about OpenAI's usage policy there for practical reasons. If someone orders something that OpenAI refuses to generate (like a photo of Bart Simpson say), then I can't include it in the printed book. With this project, if someone uploads content that's in any way inappropriate, we'll see it and refuse to fulfill the order (and take other appropriate actions, if needed)

My reading of the policy is that if the real person is above the age of 18 then they can consent to the editing of images which depict themselves under the age of 18. So I could upload and edit a childhood photo of myself because I am a real person above the age of 18 and I am the person "contained" in the image. But I couldn't do the same for my niece who is a real person under the age of 18.

I'm not the OP, but during the recent Studio Ghiblification craze there were a huge number of photos of families and kids passing along in facebook, twitter, and other social media. It was literally everywhere you looked. OpenAI obviously saw all of that. I don't think they actually care unless it's something bordering on illegal.

I agree. In practice OpenAI is unlikely to care about families uploading their own photos. I think the policy is mostly to stop random people from engaging in creepy activities with the photos of children.

> "that contain real people"

It seems the loophole on this site, is the examples (by my best guess) are AI.

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