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Protecting Your Work From AI Training Without Killing Your Visibility
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In this episode, we revisit how visual artists can protect their work from being used to train AI models without undermining their discovery in AI search. We break down what “training opt-out” really means, why robots.txt blocking can harm visibility, and how to use platform-specific tools and privacy settings from OpenAI, Google Gemini, Meta, Anthropic, DeviantArt, and others. We also highlight advocacy groups working on AI regulation for creators.
Timestamps
[0:00] Episode Introduction
[0:24] Revisiting AI Training Opt-Out
[1:07] How AI Collects and Uses Creative Content
[1:53] Legal Landscape and Current Laws
[2:37] Why This Matters for Visual Artists
[3:28] Visibility vs. Training Tradeoffs
[4:18] Why Robots.txt Blocking Can Hurt Discovery
[5:21] Platform-Level Opt-out Strategy
[6:59] Real Examples (OpenAI, Anthropic, Meta, DeviantArt)
[8:36] How This Helps Future Regulation
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