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Reviewed and published by trentmaziarz, April 22, 2026. Discovered and drafted by our automated research pipeline.
ArtStation lets artists tag their work as 'NoAI,' which signals to outside AI companies that they are not permitted to use that artwork to train AI image generators. Artists can apply this tag to individual pieces or their entire portfolio.
Details
Introduced in December 2022 following widespread community protest, the 'NoAI' HTML meta tag can be applied per-project or across an entire account via settings. ArtStation's updated Terms of Service prohibit any third party from using NoAI-tagged content for AI training. The tag is not applied by default — artists must opt in. Separately, ArtStation's Terms of Service also commit Epic itself not to use or license any user content for the purpose of training generative AI programs.
Products affected
ArtStation ProjectsArtStation Marketplace
Sources & Evidence
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Trace Foundation. (2026). ArtStation: ArtStation lets artists tag their work as 'NoAI,' which signals to outside AI companies that they are not permitted to use that artwork to train AI image generators. Artists can apply this tag to individual pieces or their entire portfolio (data as of 2026-04-22) [Data set record]. AI Trace. https://www.aitrace.org/r/practice/5bd56125-72d8-4611-9ed9-638974278061. Accessed September 7, 2026.
- Stable link
- https://www.aitrace.org/r/practice/5bd56125-72d8-4611-9ed9-638974278061
- Data as of
- April 22, 2026
- Last verified
- April 21, 2026
Other practices by ArtStation
RecommendationArtStation uses AI and machine learning to power its search results, homepage feeds, and marketplace rankings. The platform analyzes user content to improve how relevant art and products are surfaced to each visitor.ModerationArtStation runs an automated tool that watches user behavior to detect signs of financial fraud. If suspicious activity is spotted, the tool can automatically pause a seller's payouts while a human reviews the situation.ModerationArtStation requires sellers to label marketplace products made with AI using a 'CreatedWithAI' tag, and gives all users the ability to filter AI-generated artwork out of their browsing experience across the homepage, search, and marketplace.
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