# Procreate's Anti-AI Pledge Attracts Praise From Digital Creatives! 🎨

**URL:** <https://onehack.st/t/procreates-anti-ai-pledge-attracts-praise-from-digital-creatives/289361>\
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**Created:** [August 19, 2024, 4:33pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/procreates-anti-ai-pledge-attracts-praise-from-digital-creatives/289361 "2024-08-19T16:33:24Z")\
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**Post date:** [August 19, 2024, 4:33pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/procreates-anti-ai-pledge-attracts-praise-from-digital-creatives/289361/1 "2024-08-19T16:33:24Z")

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**Summary:**

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1. **Firm Stance**  
Procreate, the popular iPad illustration app, has announced it will not integrate generative AI into its products. CEO James Cuda expressed concern about the impact of AI on the art industry and artists.

2. **Community Reaction**  
The creative community supports Procreate’s decision, citing worries about AI training on their work without permission and the potential for reduced job opportunities in art. Some digital artists are looking for AI-free alternatives.

3. **AI Critique**  
Procreate criticized generative AI for “steering us toward a barren future,” emphasizing that while machine learning has merit, the current direction of AI development is problematic for their values.

**Read more at:** [The Verge](https://theverge.com)