Etsy is cracking down on AI slop listings.

Under the new policies, every listing must include “at least one unedited photo of the actual item against a real background,” and all photos must “accurately represent the item a buyer will receive. Etsy is announcing stricter rules about how AI can be used in listings to reduce the volume of AI slop on the platform. . ” The photos that aren’t the first one can be edited with softw …
Read the full story at The Verge. In a post, the company says that “many active buyers say they can’t tell which items involve AI-generated content” and that sellers are “concerned about your work appearing alongside items that use AI in misleading ways,” spurring the new policies and restrictions.