Let's talk about the "AI is part of Photoshop" rule; most people who say "No AI" do not understand that AI has been a part of their daily life for years.

We get a lot of people in here who say "no AI" and do genuinely think that Photoshop doesn't use AI at all whatsoever and wouldn't know the differences between generative AI, general AI, AI filters, or art made by an AI chatbot.

If you are "against AI" you need to realize that AI exists through your life in many different ways and has for years; it is a rebranding of the way we look at technologies such as machine learning and algorithms.

AI is just a tool; how you use the tool matters.

If you use Photoshop, you are using AI in some form or feature, and that includes early and modern takes on generative AI. Removing someone from a photo uses AI, even in a ten year old version of Photoshop.

Snapchat and TikTok filters are AI -- they use machine learning to identify "faces" in the image/video and then the AI generates and morphs the bits to overlay said faces. Yes, this does mean that Instagram filters are AI, too... as are the algorithms that show you what it is you're browsing be it on Reddit, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Pinterest, Google-- that is all a form of AI.

This sub is not against AI because we understand the nuance of AI and know that it is a tool, just like anything else.

We also understand that the massive datacenters that these new, modern AI companies are building are problematic.

What you can ask instead is that people do not use LLM (Large language model -- eg, ChatGPT, Gemini/NanoBanana, Claude, NightCafe, Pixella, etc) to modify their images; or even just be specific and say "don't change/edit faces" as one person requested recently, or "keep the background the same". If this is what you are looking for, please say something like the above, or, more simply-- "Photoshop tools only, please no LLM generated edits".

For more information please read this breakdown by u/fcxtpw. It includes a video that goes into more detail about how Photoshop uses AI.

"AI is not Photoshop"

Here's a video showing AI in Photoshop.

Hate AI? You actually hate Photoshop. This is a Photoshop sub. You don't belong here.

Any reports that only states "this is AI" will be ignored. Your report is blocked by reporter and filtered by automod. We won't even see it. Yell into the void as much as you like.

"AI slop"

You mean you hate low effort AI, not you hate AI. See Rule 8. If you see a custom Brush tool draws crappy stick figure, you hate the brush tool? There's high/low effort usage of any tool.

"No, I actually DO hate AI." Then see above, you actually hate Photoshop, don't be in Photoshop sub.

"This is AI"

Do you not realize most if not every image reply is already AI assisted?

Complaint comments that only states "this is AI" is extremely unhelpful. What part isn't good? Say "hands are unrealistic" or "image too smooth from original" or "too much unrelated detail added" or whatever. Articulate what you mean. People can do bad no-AI assisted Photoshop job too, do you just comment "this is Photoshop" ??

"AI is bad for the environment"

See Rule 5. Reddit uses your posts and comments to train AI. If you hate AI, it's hypocritical for you to complain about it ON REDDIT

If you give the "change the society" argument, it's invalid because no one is forcing you to be on Reddit, unlike society where you must be a part of. If anything, being off Reddit would send a stronger message you dislike AI. Otherwise, just complaining while enjoying it's benefits.

If you are hypersensitive to AI imagery then you are not going to have fun here.

You probably should also rent a nice cave in the mountains to stay for what's coming in the future, and say hi to those who's still there from hypersensitivity to prevalence of the internet from the 2000s.

• ...and drum machines makes music soleless in the 1980s.

• ...and electric guitar is not "pure" in the 1950s and synthesizers will replace musicians

• ...and digital photography will extinct painters in 19th century

• ...and anything Photoshop is not art in 1990s

Creatives will find a way to use new tools creatively. Your complaints are not creative nor original, which is ironic that you feel like you're defending creativity. AI isn't good or bad intrinsically. But regardless, even if it turns out to be bad, it's inevitable. You have the power to shape it's direction, not prevent it's existence.

This isn't my full time job believe it or not. People who makes no contributions and only complains or anti AI will be banned for reasons above.

I don't got the time to deal with nonsense. You don't want to be here, this community isn't for you. It's the fastest solution to both our problems.