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A Message from Etsy's CEO: Strengthening our commitment to creativity (etsy.com)
2 points by ceejayoz on July 9, 2024 | hide | past | favorite | 4 comments


So, Etsy's definition of "Designed by a seller" now includes "seller-prompted AI art".

https://www.etsy.com/seller-handbook/article/1276491338090

And the CEO has the gall to claim "We are, and will remain, the marketplace for original items from real people."


They're portraying this as ensuring handcrafted stuff, but "All items on Etsy must be either: Made by a seller, Designed by a seller, Sourced by a seller, Handpicked by a seller" is probably unenforcably broad.


I'll never understand why obvious issues aren't tackled in business until it's (probably) too late. The only saving grace for Etsy here is that nobody else has claimed their old market yet.





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