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Aywas, AI and Art Theft

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It has come to staff attention that there are concerns about Aywas art and AI models. Please note that in regards to custom pets, Aywas has had a long-standing rule that customs must be made by hand. This rule is also the reason we do not allow stock photographs or Google images to be used in a custom design. Per the rules in the Knowledge Base:

"Photographs, images or patterns, internet-sourced or from physical media, CANNOT BE USED on an Aywas image under any circumstances, as you are rarely finding the true source of the image. As a precaution this includes photographs taken by yourself, or a friend."

In regards to AI art and GenAI training models, Under no circumstance will we tolerate AI art onsite nor does the site consent to ANY of its art and assets being used to train models. In this circumstance, Aywas assets includes (but is not limited to) the artwork onsite and site colorations, but also includes the customs hosted onsite and anything using our site species' lineart. Using AI and/or putting Aywas assets into a learning model is and will be treated as art theft, which we have always taken seriously.

Users found using AI artwork onsite AND/OR putting any Aywas asset into a genAI learning model will be permanently banned from the site. This rule will be enforced even against offsite uses of AI imagery that uses Aywas assets if it is reported to staff as we will vigorously protect our works from art theft.

Posted by Aywas Official (#2) on Fri Jul 4, 2025 5:07pm

Comments: 28


Moonimo! (#63745)

Posted on: Fri Jul 4, 2025 6:42pm

another site i can go to that is ai free is a blessing tbh. i knew everyone heres already rightfully against it!

Chromo 🐌 (#21952)

Posted on: Fri Jul 4, 2025 7:07pm

Death to generative AI, I support Actual Artists!

Rhys (#79986)

Posted on: Fri Jul 4, 2025 8:30pm

As an artist, I have seen fellow artists (on other sites) get accused falsely of using AI. So the whole AI scare is a double edged sword for many of us artists. The fear of AI taking over art but at the same time getting falsely accused of using AI when we make art.

Leovant (#35187)

Posted on: Fri Jul 4, 2025 9:02pm

Thank you so much for this stance.

Brad (#2575)

Posted on: Fri Jul 4, 2025 10:02pm

boo AI all my homies hate AI

SandTiger (#21192)

Posted on: Fri Jul 4, 2025 10:32pm

Sincerely, thank you very much for this! I agree wholeheartedly and think this is in line with the spirit of Aywas.

⛥Argent Witch⛥ (#28932)

Posted on: Sat Jul 5, 2025 12:03am

Generative AI is theft, no exceptions

- Eddie

Juke (#7625)

Posted on: Sat Jul 5, 2025 2:44am

Extremely based but sorry that y'all had to make such an announcement ;;

Eggy (#13703)

Posted on: Sat Jul 5, 2025 6:41am

Thank you for cracking down on GenAI. AI has its usefulness but not in this manner.

Dracona (#59283)

Posted on: Sat Jul 5, 2025 7:14am

Fully support.