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This batch includes platform announcements on NoAI, content filtering, and anti-scraping measures; the protest’s beginning still requires evidence.
View full image ↗The anti-AI movement on ArtStation. Reproduced in Chen Haohao’s 2023 commentary.
Rights retained by original creators; reproduction source: Chen Haohao’s 2023 commentary
Source · Disco and AI: Is the Movement Against AI a New Luddism? ↗The start date is the earliest event in this batch, not necessarily the beginning of the entire controversy. Case status is an editorial research status, not litigation status.
Case chronology
ArtStation introduces an optional NoAI tag
ArtStation announces a NoAI tag and related terms, allowing users to tag individual works or apply it through account settings.
ArtStation announces AI-content filters and NoAI settings for products
ArtStation announces AI-content filters for its homepage, search and marketplace, and extends NoAI settings to products.
KitBash announces acquisition of ArtStation and Sketchfab
ArtStation announced that it was joining KitBash, stating that creators retain ownership of their work and intellectual property.
ArtStation announces NoAI by default, including existing uploads
ArtStation announces that NoAI will be enabled by default for new projects and applied to existing uploads and profiles.
ArtStation announces Cloudflare tools to block scraping
ArtStation says it is using Cloudflare bot-management and AI-crawler tools to identify and block known crawlers and automated scraping.
Research question
Examines changes from expressions of refusal to default settings and access controls, without assuming inevitable progress across stages.
Related documents
DOC-0239KitBash Acquires ArtStation and SketchfabDOC-0240ArtStation - Terms of ServiceSources
Related cases
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ANTI-AI ARCHIVE. “ArtStation / NoAI.” case-0001. Include this page’s URL and your access date when citing.
The illustrated 2023 commentary, a full English translation and a separate editor’s note.