Adobe AI Model Training and Content Analysis
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Adobe ID's
Every Evergreen account has a federated Adobe ID associated with it that uses the Evergreen email address and password to sign in. Users can also create a personal Adobe ID with their Evergreen email address. So one email address can be associated with two separate adobe accounts which can cause confusion.
Content Analysis
https://helpx.adobe.com/manage-account/using/machine-learning-faq.html
Local Content
"For clarity, all references to “content” in this FAQ are meant to refer to content processed or stored on our servers not your local device (like a computer, phone or tablet)."
Content Analysis for Product Improvement With a personal Adobe ID users can go to https://account.adobe.com/privacy and opt out of content analysis.
Federated Evergreen ID's are automatically opted out.
'"You have been automatically opted out from content analysis for product improvement when using Creative Cloud and Document Cloud apps. This setting does not apply when you separately choose to participate in product improvement programs."
If users voluntarily participate in programs like beta releases Adobe Stock etc their data could be used for content analysis.
Generative AI
Adobe states at https://helpx.adobe.com/manage-account/using/machine-learning-faq.html "We do not analyze your content to train generative AI models, unless you choose to submit content to the Adobe Stock marketplace. Our Adobe Firefly generative AI models were trained on licensed content, like Adobe Stock, and public domain content where copyright has expired."
Also at https://www.adobe.com/ai/overview/firefly/gen-ai-approach.html
"Adobe Firefly models are trained on a dataset of licensed content, such as Adobe Stock, and public domain content where copyright has expired. Adobe Stock content is covered under a separate license agreement, and Adobe compensates contributors for the use of that content.
We do not train and have never trained Adobe Firefly on user content."
There are some issues with training on Adobe Stock content. Users upload and license content to Adobe Stock. They only get paid when customers use the purchase the content via Adobe Stock. Adobe Stock pre-dates the Adobe Firefly model training. Some users uploaded content to Adobe Stock before AI training existed and the Adobe Stock license agreement was later modified. Some users had content on stock images sites that were later bought by Adobe. Wired.com has an article on some of the issues.
Adobe has been making bonus payments to Adobe Stock users for the Firefly AI training.
https://community.adobe.com/t5/stock-contributors-discussions/announcing-the-2025-firefly-bonus-for…
https://helpx.adobe.com/stock/contributor/help/firefly-faq-for-adobe-stock-contributors.html
Adobe is also offering Firefly IP Indemnification in some enterprise contracts. I don't know if the WSBCTC contract that is a part of includes that. Also Adobe now has ways to connect to third party models. If you use a third party model the IP Indemnification does not apply. Currently we don't have any products that include connecting to third party models.
https://techcrunch.com/2023/06/26/adobe-indemnity-clause-designed-to-ease-enterprise-fears-about-ai…
Kruse, Aaron 1/5 12:46 PM Meta SAM 3D https://ai.meta.com/sam3d/
SAM 3D can bring any 2D image to life, accurately reconstructing objects and humans, including their shape and pose.
Here is a video of a model made from a firefly generated image
poodles.mp4
Kruse, Aaron 1/5 12:47 PM Here is a video of a model made from a photo
408.mp4
Kruse, Aaron 12/11/25 2:20 PM Adobe and Generative AI Adobe has been adding generative AI features to it's apps for a while now. Some of the AI features require the user to have AI credits. Adobe had this credit system for a few years but didn't always require credits when they said they would. Last winter Adobe started enforcing the credit requirements which caused problems at some colleges since it changed how the apps worked mid quarter/semester.
Adobe claims to have two types of credits standard and premium. Standard credits can be used for image generation and generative fill with Adobe Firefly and in apps like Photoshop and Illustrator. Video, audio or connecting Adobe to third party models require premium credits.
There is a lot of information the their Generative credits faq. Evergreen has just started the third year or a three year contract (as part of the WSBCTC) A lot has changed since out our contract started. For the Named User licenses that we have to assign to staff, faculty and some students our admin consoles lists "All Apps – Pro Edition”. That would be equivalent to the current "Higher Education Creative Cloud Pro for Enterprise” listed in the generative credits faq. This license gives users 1000 standard credits per month. We don't have any products which have premium credits. When contracts come up for renewal Adobe is pushing the Creative Cloud Pro Plus product which includes premium credits.
We also have a product called "Creative Cloud Shared Device Access for Higher Education". This is assigned to everyone with an Evergreen accounts. This allows everyone to sign into the lab Adobe licenses even if they do not have a Named User license assigned to them. This license now has 10 credits per month. The credits seem to work at firefly.adobe.com but do not work for generative options inside the Adobe apps. So they seem to be something different than the standard credits.
With the shared device license that we have for lab computers to use the generative image features in apps like Photoshop or Illustrator users need to have a Named User license assigned to them. If someone who does not have a license tries to use a generative AI feature there is a red warning box that says "To access Firefly-powered features within Adobe apps you must have genuine Adobe apps". The warning is confusing since it doesn't mention the lack of license and is similar to warnings about using unlicensed software. We only have 221 Named User licenses for students so there are features in Photoshop and Illustrator that most students can not use. We also do not have any premium credits so we can not use any of the generative video features in Premiere.
This Creative Cloud Generative AI features page lists which features require standard or premium credits.
Kruse, Aaron
12/11/25 10:57 AM
AI in Ableton Live 12
The Ableton Live 12.3 update has added an AI stem separation tool.
"Live Suite now features built-in stem separation that runs locally. Any recorded audio material — such as a song, loop, or sample — can be separated into four stems: Vocals, Drums, Bass, and Others. The Others stem includes all parts of the audio that are not recognized as vocals, drums, or bass."
https://www.ableton.com/en/release-notes/live-12/
https://help.ableton.com/hc/en-us/articles/23730994755996-Stem-Separation-in-Ableton-Live-FAQ
I think that they are licensing the technology from Music AI https://music.ai
The stem separation tool is running locally and Music AI has this statement.
"An ethical approach defines the foundation of Music AI. From the training of our AI models to the partnerships we foster, we remain steadfast in our responsibility as a trusted partner to the music industry. Music AI is committed to training exclusively on licensed content and collaborating only with third parties that uphold responsible and ethical practices in AI model development."
Ableton Live also added a Sound Similarity Search feature when Live 12 was release in March 2024. Ableton doesn't explicitly state that this is an AI or machine learning technology. Some people online were complaining about AI being added to Ableton when this feature was added.
"Similarity Search calculates a similarity score between sounds based on spectral and temporal characteristics, timbre, pitch and other attributes. Analysis of audio files takes place in the background when they are imported into a Set, or added to Places or User Library in Live’s Browser."
https://help.ableton.com/hc/en-us/articles/11386675465628-Sound-Similarity-Search-FAQ#:~:text=Simil…
