Image and video-editing platform Picsart has teamed up with Getty Images to launch a “responsible, commercially-safe” AI image generator that’s trained exclusively on the stock image platform’s licensed content.
Picsart says its AI lab is building a custom model from scratch that will power the tool, allowing the platform’s paid subscribers to generate images with full commercial rights — which aims to address long-standing concerns regarding AI-generated potentially content violating copyright laws. The Picsart / Getty Images generator tool is expected to launch “later this year,” and will be accessible through Picsart’s API services.
Getty has also worked on other commercially-focused AI products before, having announced similar partnerships with Bria AI and Runway, and collaborating with Nvidia to launch its own “Generative AI by Getty Images” tool trained on its vast library of licensed images. Given Adobe has rolled out its Firefly model into extremely popular apps like Photoshop, Illustrator, Lightroom, and Express, however, it may be difficult to convince creatives to jump ship to Picsart’s upcoming offering.