Petition for Adobe to Modify Its Artificial Intelligence Functionality in Processing Fine Art Photography

To Adobe Systems Incorporated,

We, the undersigned, are photographers, artists, and enthusiasts in the field of Fine Art. We bring to your attention a serious grievance that we believe is of substantial importance and worthy of your consideration.

Your company is an undeniable leader in the sphere of digital technologies and image editing software. Your product, Adobe Photoshop, has become integral to our work, aiding us in bringing our ideas to life.

However, recent updates that incorporate artificial intelligence for image processing have stirred profound concern among us. We encountered an issue in attempts to edit Fine Art works that contain nudity result in a warning message: The generated image were removed because they VIOLATE user guidelines.

We understand and appreciate your commitment to ensuring the safety and ethical use of your products. Yet, we assert that the realm of visual arts calls for flexibility and understanding. We inhabit a world where depictions of nudity have long been recognized as an essential part of art history and culture. Esteemed artists such as Rubens and Rembrandt have employed nudity in their works, always regarded as high art and not inappropriate content.

Your current restrictions and warnings significantly inhibit our ability to work and create within the genre of Fine Art. As professionals in our field, we are encountering hurdles that unjustifiably hamper our productivity and creative freedom.

We call upon you to revisit your approach to the use of artificial intelligence in Photoshop, ensuring a more nuanced, creatively thoughtful, and respectful processing of Fine Art images in the process.

We note that Adobe's position as an industry leader and market monopolist heightens your responsibility towards the user community. Given your authority and influence, your actions and decisions set a precedent for the entire industry and establish standards for other companies and developers.

Consequently, our demand is not merely a desire to enhance your product for our specific needs. It is a call to action aimed at upholding and reinforcing the principles of creative freedom, art, and culture in the digital age.

We are confident that your specialists, together with the user community, can find ways to resolve this issue to the satisfaction of all parties involved.

We invite you to engage in dialogue and open discussion on this matter. We stand ready to offer our knowledge, experience, and perspectives in a cooperative effort to assist in this process.

respectfully, 

Szergej Afanaszjev

(photographer)

www.masterx.com