Etsy bans the sale of AI-generated recipes and patterns on its platform

Oct 23

1. 23:41

   404 Media

   Blog Behind the Scenes: Brute Force and Etsy Bans AI-Generated Recipes

   Etsy is banning some AI-generated content, including AI-generated recipes and patterns. Sam from 404 Media said he saw a large number of digital download collections on Etsy with images that were clearly AI-generated, but he was unsure whether the recipes were scraped from real books or entirely AI-generated.

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2. 07:45

   CNBC Technology

   Etsy bans the sale of AI-generated recipes and patterns on its platform

   Etsy announced that it will no longer allow merchants to sell "functional guides" such as AI-generated recipes, knitting or sewing patterns on its online marketplace, and requires sellers to show finished products actually made using these instructions, rather than AI-generated or simulated mockups. In a notice to sellers, Etsy said that many active buyers report being unable to tell which listings involve AI-generated content, and that this has become one of the top three obstacles to their shopping on Etsy more frequently. Etsy also prohibits sellers from using bots to generate listings without human involvement, and requires at least one unedited real photograph of the item being sold; AI-generated artwork may still be sold, but sellers must disclose their use of AI and must not pass off AI works as handmade.

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