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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
- Hiiro
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Posted on: Sat Jul 5, 2025 10:40am
AI has no place in the creative spaces!
- alyson
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Posted on: Sat Jul 5, 2025 3:17pm
Good!
- Dark Jade
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Posted on: Sun Jul 6, 2025 1:20am
Fight back against AI! I will not welcome our electronic overlords!!
- GlitterGhost
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Posted on: Sun Jul 6, 2025 3:49pm
Wonderful! Thank you for keeping this site artist friendly by keeping AI out!! :D
- Chirp
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Posted on: Mon Jul 7, 2025 4:34pm
Glad to see the site taking this stance!
- Juke
(#7625)
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Posted on: Tue Jul 8, 2025 6:58am
Aywas doing better than CJ "Santae" Jubilee in 2025 lets GO
- Alana
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Posted on: Tue Jul 8, 2025 9:57pm
Please do not put the Heggals into the ocean-burning machine ;o;
Posted on: Sat Jul 5, 2025 7:51am
Ugh, the fact that this even needed to be stated sickens me. Thank you for keeping that garbage off of Aywas <3