This is the first major compensation-based agreement of its kind, and it could help resolve the debate over whether AI-generated art is borrowed or stolen. Other businesses have been more circumspect. Getty Images, a competitor of Shutterstock, has completely banned AI-created images due to copyright concerns and is even using filters to prevent that content from passing through. Meanwhile, Google is keeping its Imagen tool private until it can find a “responsible” way to make the system public.
