Last Updated: August 21, 2025
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Below is a comprehensive chart of 77 text, image, audio, video, and design tools with key details on privacy, data handling, ownership, and ethics. Updated each month to help creatives stay aware, empowered, and in control of their work when working with AI tools.
Key Caveats: AI tool policies and features evolve rapidly due to legal, ethical, and technical changes. This chart is updated monthly based on available public information as of the last update date, but real-time shifts may occur, so always verify the latest terms directly on official websites or privacy centers before use. This is NOT intended as legal advice; use for informational purposes only to guide your research. Just trying to make artists’ lives a little easier!
Note on Transparency Labels: Labels such as “Limited transparency” indicate that public information about training data, upload usage, or sharing policies is incomplete. This is often due to proprietary or legal constraints rather than companies intentionally withholding. Always verify directly with providers.
My perspective: there isn’t a right or wrong answer here. Some artists I know choose to avoid these tools entirely; others don’t mind and see it as contributing to the future of better technology. Zero judgment. The goal is simply to ask good questions and understand what’s right for your own creative practice.
| Tool | What It Does | Training Data | Your Uploads | You Own Output? | Is Work/Data Shared? | TL;DR for Artists |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adobe Firefly | AI-powered image, vector, and video generation integrated into Adobe Creative Suite, offering commercially safe, high-quality outputs and seamless integration with Adobe tools. | ✅ Primarily Licensed (Adobe Stock and public domain) | 🗑️ Stored: No (temporary processing only); Used for training: No; Details: No long-term retention | ✅ Yes, commercial use | ❌ No | Trained on licensed content, so low risk of stealing artists' styles. Your uploads aren't kept or used to improve the AI, giving you full privacy and control over your work. |
| DALL-E 3 | Text-to-image generation via ChatGPT with prompt refinement, featuring improved safety, easy tweaking, and versatility for complex prompts. | 🔍 Limited transparency | 🔄 Stored: Yes (temporarily); Used for training: Yes (unless opted out); Details: Opt-out for Plus, Team, and Enterprise users prevents training; deletion requests available | ✅ Yes, can reprint/sell | ❓ Unclear | Not much info on training data, which could mean biases or copied styles. Opt out (Plus, Team, Enterprise) to stop your prompts/images from improving their AI. Unclear sharing, so check if outputs stay private. |
| Midjourney | Discord-based AI art generation with community features, providing artistic styles, collaboration, and evolving capabilities. | 🔄 Mixed, web-scraped with some licensed | 💾 Stored: Yes; Used for training: Yes (for ML algorithms); Details: Prompts/images retained; deletion via account; no specific opt-out for training | ✅ Yes, user liable | ⚠️ Yes (public unless private mode) | Uses some scraped web data, raising concerns about artist consent and IP theft. Your prompts/images are stored and used to train the AI (no easy opt-out), and outputs are public by default. Switch to private mode to avoid unwanted sharing. |
| Stable Diffusion | Open-source text-to-image model with customization, offering free, versatile styles deployable on personal hardware. | 🔄 Improving datasets | 🔄 Stored: Varies (platform-dependent, e.g., temporary in web hosts); Used for training: No (general policy); Details: Local runs no storage; opt-out if applicable | ✅ Yes | ❌ No | Datasets are getting better but still include scraped content, potentially copying styles without permission. No training on your uploads, and local use means full data control with no automatic sharing. Opt for platforms with opt-outs. |
| Leonardo AI | Fine-tuned AI art generation with controls, including advanced editing, community models, and high user control. | 🔄 Mixed sources | 🔄 Stored: Yes (for features like gallery); Used for training: No; Details: Content posted/shared retained; deletion not explicit | ✅ Yes | ⚠️ Yes (gallery sharing optional) | Mixed training sources could include unlicensed art, raising style theft worries. Your uploads are stored for features but not used to train the AI. Choose not to share in gallery to keep work private. |
| Ideogram | Text-focused image generation with superior rendering and prompt adherence for creative outputs (v2.0 adds color palette specification and overall improvements). | 🔍 Limited transparency | 🔄 Stored: Varies by plan (temporary); Used for training: No; Details: No explicit policy details available | ✅ Yes | ❓ Unclear | Little info on training data, so possible biases or copied styles. Temporary storage varies by plan but no training use. Unclear sharing means double-check if your outputs stay private. |
| Flux (Black Forest Labs) | Open-source image generation and editing with character consistency, fast editing, and flexibility. | 🔄 Improving datasets | 🔄 Stored: Platform dependent (temporary); Used for training: Yes; Details: Perpetual license to use inputs/outputs for improvement; no opt-out mentioned | ✅ Yes | ❌ No | Datasets improving but may include mixed sources with IP questions. Inputs/outputs can be used for training with no opt-out, and platform-dependent storage. No sharing keeps your data fully private, but verify for updates. |
| Imagen (Google) | Text-to-image generation and editing with high-quality visuals and Google Cloud integration (Imagen 3 rollout enhances realism and detail). | 🔍 Limited transparency | 🔄 Stored: Account dependent (temporary); Used for training: No (unless opted-in for research); Details: No explicit policy details available | ⚠️ Limited | ❓ Unclear | Opaque training data could hide biases. Temporary account-based storage, no training unless opted-in for research. Unclear sharing in Google ecosystem means review for privacy risks. |
| NightCafe | AI art generator with styles and community, featuring multiple algorithms, social features, and free credits. | 🔄 Mixed datasets | 🔄 Stored: Yes (for gallery); Used for training: No; Details: No explicit policy details available | ✅ Yes | ⚠️ Yes (community sharing optional) | Mixed data raises copyright concerns from possible scraping. Gallery storage but no training use. Optional community sharing could expose your work, so opt out for privacy. |
| Craiyon | Free text-to-image generator with a simple interface, unlimited generations, and fun styles. | 🔍 Limited transparency | 🔄 Stored: No (long-term); Used for training: Yes (broad license for prompts/images); Details: Perpetual license to reproduce/distribute | ✅ Yes | ❌ No | Limited data info means potential biases. No long-term storage but broad license allows use of your prompts/images. Keeps privacy high with no sharing, but check license implications. |
| Reve | Text-to-image with strong prompt adherence for accurate, creative outputs. | 🔍 Limited transparency | 🔄 Stored: Varies (temporary); Used for training: No; Details: No explicit policy details available | ✅ Yes | ❓ Unclear | Emerging tool with bias potential from unclear data. Temporary storage but no training. Unclear sharing requires policy check for ethics. |
| ImageFX (Google) | Quick high-res image generation with fast outputs for marketing campaigns. | 🔍 Limited transparency | 🔄 Stored: Account dependent (temporary); Used for training: No (unless opted-in for research); Details: No explicit policy details available | ✅ Yes | ⚠️ Yes (Google ecosystem sharing) | Fair use privacy concerns in ecosystem. Temporary storage, no training unless opted-in. Ecosystem sharing needs bias/ethics review. |
| Monica AI | Text-to-image and video generator with simple prompts and integrated features. | 🔍 Limited transparency | 🔄 Stored: Yes (for processing); Used for training: No; Details: No explicit policy details available | ✅ Yes | ❓ Unclear | Multi-use ethics unclear. Processing storage no training. Ownership verification for data control. |
| DeepAI | Free text-to-image tool with quick generations and various styles. | 🔍 Limited transparency | 🗑️ Stored: No; Used for training: No; Details: No explicit policy details available | ✅ Yes | ❌ No | Content risks with limited transparency. No storage enhances basic privacy. |
| Mage.Space | AI image generation platform with free tier and community-driven features. | 🔍 Limited transparency | 🔄 Stored: Varies (for features); Used for training: No; Details: No explicit policy details available | ✅ Yes | ⚠️ Yes (sharing options available) | Sharing options impact privacy. Transparency gaps on data ethics. |
| Promptify Design | AI graphic and UI/UX generator from prompts, transforming ideas into complete designs and websites. | 🔍 Limited transparency | 🔄 Stored: Varies by plan (temporary); Used for training: No; Details: No explicit policy details available | ✅ Yes | ❓ Unclear | IP checks for originality. Plan-based storage affects data control. |
| Grok (xAI) | Text-to-image generation integrated into the Grok chatbot, powered by Flux for uncensored, creative outputs with real-time adaptability. | 🔄 Improving datasets (via Flux) | 🔄 Stored: Platform dependent (temporary); Used for training: Yes; Details: License to use inputs/outputs for improvement | ✅ Yes | ❌ No | Built by xAI, leverages Flux for flexible image creation with emphasis on creative freedom. Inputs may be used for training, so opt for privacy-focused use; no automatic sharing keeps control high. |
| Tool | What It Does | Training Data | Your Uploads | You Own Output? | Is Work/Data Shared? | TL;DR for Artists |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runway ML | AI video generation and editing from text/images, with multimodal tools, narrative capabilities, and fast iteration (Gen-3 Turbo enhances speed and quality). | 📊 Mixed sources | 🔄 Stored: Yes (temporarily for features); Used for training: No; Details: No explicit policy details available | ⚠️ Varies by plan | ❓ Unclear | Mixed sources could include unlicensed video clips, raising concerns about motion style theft or IP infringement. Temporary storage for features but no training on your uploads. Unclear sharing details mean double-check to prevent your videos from being exposed or used without control. |
| Pika Labs | Text-to-video and image-to-video generation with user-friendly, high-quality short clips (Pikaframes adds longer videos up to 30s for Pro users in 1080p with smooth transitions). | 🔍 Limited transparency | 💾 Stored: Yes (for processing); Used for training: No; Details: No explicit policy details available | ✅ Yes | ⚠️ Yes (some sharing features) | Little info on training data, so possible biases in animation styles or copied visuals. Processing storage but no training use. Sharing features could make your work public, so disable them to maintain privacy and ownership. |
| Luma Dream Machine | Text/image-to-video creation with realistic outputs and ideation amplification (v1.6 improves realism and motion). | 🔍 Limited transparency | 🔄 Stored: Temporary processing only; Used for training: No; Details: No long-term retention | ✅ Yes | ⚠️ Yes (shareable boards) | Opaque data sources might hide ethical issues like deepfakes or style replication. Temporary processing with no training or long retention. Shareable boards could expose your creations, so opt for private use to protect your data. |
| Moonvalley (Marey) | Cinematic text/image-to-video generation with ethically sourced, Hollywood-grade precision for commercial use. | ✅ Fully licensed datasets | 🗑️ Stored: No; Used for training: No; Details: No retention | ✅ Yes, commercial | ❌ No | Trained on licensed content, so low risk of stealing filmmakers' styles. No storage or training on your uploads, giving full privacy and control with no sharing worries. |
| Sora (OpenAI) | Advanced text-to-video generation with high fidelity and complex scenes (public access launched August 2025). | 🔍 Limited transparency | 🔄 Stored: Yes (temporarily); Used for training: Yes (unless opted out); Details: Opt-out prevents training; deletion requests available | ✅ Yes | ❓ Unclear | Not much transparency on data, potentially leading to biases or copied narrative elements. Opt out to avoid your videos improving their AI. Unclear sharing means verify if outputs remain private. |
| Synthesia | AI avatar video creation from text with cost/time savings, multilingual support, and high engagement. | ✅ Consent-based avatars | 🔄 Stored: Yes (for avatars in enterprise); Used for training: No (global); Details: User-specific processing | ✅ Yes, commercial | ⚠️ Yes (team sharing) | Consent-based avatars reduce deepfake risks and respect performer rights. Enterprise storage for avatars but no global training. Team sharing could expose your content, so limit access for better privacy. |
| D-ID | AI talking head videos and avatars with personalized videos, integrations, and ethical compliance. | ✅ Licensed faces | 🔄 Stored: API-dependent (for processing); Used for training: No; Details: No long-term retention | ✅ Yes | ⚠️ Yes (community sharing) | Licensed faces ensure ethical sourcing and low IP theft concerns. Processing storage but no training or long retention. Community sharing optional, so avoid it to keep your videos private. |
| Haiper | Text-to-video generation with free tier and engaging social media content. | 🔍 Limited transparency | 🔄 Stored: Temporary processing; Used for training: No; Details: No retention | ✅ Yes | ❓ Unclear | Limited data info means potential biases in video generation. Temporary processing with no training or retention. Unclear sharing requires checking policies to safeguard your work. |
| Kling AI | High-realism video generation with smooth motion, advanced realism, and low latency (2.0). | 🔍 Limited transparency | 🔄 Stored: Varies (features); Used for training: No; Details: Temporary | ✅ Yes | ❓ Unclear | Opaque sources could include unethical scraping, raising deepfake worries. Feature-based storage but no training. Unclear sharing means review for data control and privacy risks. |
| Google Veo | Text-to-video in Canva integration with one-click generation and high-quality clips (Veo 3 enhances fidelity and creativity). | 🔍 Limited transparency | 🔄 Stored: Google-dependent (temporary); Used for training: No; Details: Account-based | ✅ Yes | ⚠️ Yes (sharing features) | Potential biases from unclear data in integrations. Temporary account storage but no training. Sharing features in ecosystem could expose your videos, so manage settings for ethics and control. |
| Hailuo MiniMax | Realistic video with storytelling, visual realism, and prompt adherence. | 🔍 Limited transparency | 🔄 Stored: Temporary processing; Used for training: No; Details: No retention | ✅ Yes | ❓ Unclear | Limited transparency might hide storytelling biases or copied elements. Temporary processing with no training or retention. Unclear sharing demands policy verification for privacy. |
| Hunyuan | AI video generation tool with high-quality outputs and creative flexibility. | 🔍 Limited transparency | 🔄 Stored: Varies (temporary); Used for training: No; Details: No retention | ✅ Yes | ❓ Unclear | Unclear data sources raise consent and originality concerns. Temporary storage but no training. Unclear sharing means double-check to protect your creative outputs. |
| CogVideoX | Text-to-video model with open-source, customizable features. | 🔄 Open-source datasets | 🔄 Stored: Platform dependent (temporary); Used for training: No; Details: No retention | ✅ Yes | ❌ No | Open datasets allow for better scrutiny but may include mixed sources with IP questions. Platform-dependent storage but no training. No sharing keeps your videos fully private. |
| Pixverse | Animated video generation with quick animations and user-friendly versatility. | 🔍 Limited transparency | 🔄 Stored: For features; Used for training: No; Details: Temporary | ✅ Yes | ⚠️ Yes (sharing available) | Potential biases in animation styles from opaque data. Feature storage but no training. Optional sharing could expose your work, so opt out for stronger privacy. |
| Avid Media Composer | AI-enhanced video editing with transcripts, smoother proxies, and collaboration (2025.6). | 🔍 Limited transparency | 🔄 Stored: Yes (in projects); Used for training: No; Details: Project-based retention | ✅ Yes | ⚠️ Yes (team sharing) | Limited info on data could mean hidden biases in editing tools. Project storage but no training. Team sharing optional, so control access to maintain data ethics and privacy. |
| Vidnoz | Image-to-video AI with quick animations for social content. | 🔍 Limited transparency | 🔄 Stored: For generation (temporary); Used for training: No; Details: No retention | ✅ Yes | ⚠️ Yes (sharing available) | Unclear sources might introduce biases in animations. Temporary generation storage but no training. Optional sharing risks exposing your content, so use cautiously for privacy. |
| Deepbrain AI | AI video and avatar creation with realistic production for commercial use. | ✅ Licensed datasets | 🔄 Stored: Enterprise; Used for training: No; Details: Retained for avatars | ✅ Yes, commercial | ⚠️ Yes (team sharing) | Licensed data reduces theft concerns for avatars and videos. Enterprise retention for avatars but no training. Team sharing could share your work, so limit for control. |
| Invideo AI | Text-to-video platform with easy editing and templates. | 🔍 Limited transparency | 🔄 Stored: For editing; Used for training: No; Details: Retained for projects | ✅ Yes | ⚠️ Yes (collaboration features) | Opaque data raises originality questions in templates. Project retention but no training. Collaboration features might expose videos, so manage sharing for ethics. |
| Tool | What It Does | Training Data | Your Uploads | You Own Output? | Is Work/Data Shared? | TL;DR for Artists |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ChatGPT (OpenAI) | Conversational AI for text generation and assistance with versatility, DALL-E integration, and real-time knowledge. | 🔍 Limited transparency | 🔄 Stored: Yes (temporarily); Used for training: Yes (unless opted out); Details: Opt-out prevents training; deletion requests | ✅ Yes | ❓ Varies by plan | Not much transparency on data, which could lead to plagiarized styles or biases in writing. Opt out to prevent your prompts/text from training the AI. Sharing varies by plan, so check to keep your stories private. |
| Claude (Anthropic) | AI assistant for writing, coding, analysis with strong privacy, step-by-step reasoning, and tool integrations. | 🔍 Limited transparency | 🗑️ Stored: No (beyond session); Used for training: No; Details: Explicit no-training policy | ✅ Yes | ❌ No | Limited data info but strong no-training policy minimizes risks of your words being reused. No storage beyond sessions and no sharing, giving excellent privacy for writers. |
| Gemini (Google) | Multimodal AI for text, code, image analysis with Google integrations and diverse applications. | 🔍 Limited transparency | 🔄 Stored: Account dependent (temporary); Used for training: No; Details: No retention | ✅ Yes | ⚠️ Yes (Google ecosystem) | Opaque sources might hide biases in text outputs. Temporary account storage but no training. Ecosystem sharing could expose your content, so review settings for data control. |
| Jasper | Marketing-focused content generation with brand voice consistency and campaign velocity. | 🔍 Limited transparency | 🔄 Stored: Enterprise controls; Used for training: No; Details: Temporary | ✅ Yes | ⚠️ Yes (plan dependent) | Limited transparency raises authenticity concerns in marketing text. Temporary storage with enterprise controls but no training. Plan-dependent sharing means opt for paid tiers for better privacy. |
| Copy.ai | GTM and sales copy automation with personalization, workflow automation, and ROI boost. | 🔍 Limited transparency | 🔄 Stored: Plan dependent; Used for training: No; Details: Temporary | ✅ Yes | ⚠️ Yes (plan dependent) | Potential generic outputs from unclear data spark originality worries. Plan-based storage but no training. Sharing varies by plan, so choose carefully for data ethics. |
| Writesonic | SEO-optimized content creation with factual accuracy and multi-channel publishing. | 🔍 Limited transparency | 🗑️ Stored: No; Used for training: No; Details: No retention | ✅ Yes | ⚠️ Yes (plan dependent) | Unclear datasets could introduce biases in optimized text. No storage or training, boosting privacy. Plan-dependent sharing requires review to avoid exposure. |
| Grammarly AI | Writing assistance and generation with tone adjustment and mistake-free writing (suite of AI agents for plagiarism, citations, and feedback added August 2025). | 🔍 Limited transparency | 🔄 Stored: For document analysis (temporary); Used for training: No; Details: No long-term | ✅ Yes | ⚠️ Yes (premium features) | Limited info on data might mean hidden over-reliance risks. Temporary analysis but no training or long-term storage. Premium sharing features could expose drafts, so use free for privacy. |
| Notion AI | Workspace-integrated text generation with automation, research mode, and multi-model access. | 🔍 Limited transparency | 🗑️ Stored: Opt-in only; Used for training: No; Details: No retention | ✅ Yes | ⚠️ Yes (workspace sharing) | Opaque data raises plagiarism concerns. Opt-in storage and no training give control. Workspace sharing optional, so keep private to protect your notes. |
| Sudowrite | Creative writing assistant for authors with high-quality fiction and beginner ease. | 🔍 Limited transparency | 🔄 Stored: Feature dependent (temporary); Used for training: No; Details: No retention | ✅ Yes | ❌ No | Limited transparency could hide style copying in fiction. Temporary storage but no training or retention. No sharing keeps your stories fully under your control. |
| Quillbot | Paraphrasing and text summarization with plagiarism avoidance and quick rephrasing. | 🔍 Limited transparency | 🔄 Stored: For analysis (temporary); Used for training: No; Details: No retention | ✅ Yes | ❌ No | Unclear sources spark ethical paraphrasing worries. Temporary analysis but no training or retention. No sharing enhances privacy for your rewrites. |
| Rytr | AI writing for various content types with affordable, template-based features. | 🔍 Limited transparency | 🔄 Stored: Plan dependent; Used for training: No; Details: Temporary | ✅ Yes | ⚠️ Yes (sharing features) | Potential generic templates from opaque data raise originality issues. Plan-based storage but no training. Sharing features optional, so disable for better data control. |
| Jenny AI | Academic and creative writing tool with research assistance and citation generation. | 🔍 Limited transparency | 🔄 Stored: Document-based (temporary); Used for training: No; Details: No retention | ✅ Yes | ❌ No | Limited data info means possible biases in research text. Temporary document storage but no training or retention. No sharing supports strong privacy for writers. |
| HIX AI | All-in-one writing platform with SEO tools and multilingual support. | 🔍 Limited transparency | 🔄 Stored: Feature dependent; Used for training: No; Details: Temporary | ✅ Yes | ⚠️ Yes (team sharing) | Multilingual biases potential from unclear sources. Temporary storage but no training. Team sharing could expose content, so limit for ethics. |
| HubSpot AI | Content creation for marketing with CRM integration and lead generation. | 🔍 Limited transparency | 🔄 Stored: Enterprise controls; Used for training: No; Details: Temporary | ✅ Yes | ⚠️ Yes (plan dependent) | Opaque integration data raises dilution concerns. Temporary storage with controls but no training. Plan-dependent sharing means verify for privacy. |
| Tool | What It Does | Training Data | Your Uploads | You Own Output? | Is Work/Data Shared? | TL;DR for Artists |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ElevenLabs | Voice cloning and synthesis with realistic, multilingual voices and scalable APIs. | ⚠️ User-dependent voices | 🔄 Stored: Yes (for voice models); Used for training: Yes (user-specific cloning); Details: Perpetual license; opt-out for service improvement; deletion via account | ✅ Yes, commercial | ⚠️ Yes (marketplace optional) | User voices for cloning raise deepfake/consent issues. Opt-out and deletion help privacy, but marketplace sharing could expose your voice. |
| Mubert | AI music generation from samples with custom soundtracks and artist earnings. | ✅ Licensed music library | 🗑️ Stored: No; Used for training: No; Details: No retention | ✅ Yes, royalty-free | ❌ No | Trained on licensed music, so low risk of copyright theft. No storage or training on your uploads, giving full privacy and no sharing worries. |
| AIVA | AI music composition with professional, genre-specific tracks. | ✅ Classical music training | 🔄 Stored: Composition-focused (temporary); Used for training: No; Details: No retention | ✅ Yes, subscription | ❌ No | Licensed classical data keeps things ethical. Temporary storage but no training use or sharing, ensuring your compositions stay private. |
| Suno | AI music and lyrics generation with complete songs and easy prompts. | 🔍 Licensed + unclear sources | 🔄 Stored: Creation-focused (temporary); Used for training: No; Details: Platform-dependent | ✅ Yes | ⚠️ Yes (platform dependent) | Licensed + unclear sources raise originality/copyright questions. Temporary storage no training, but platform sharing could expose your music. Check options. |
| Udio | AI music generation with high-quality, mood-based output. | 🔍 Licensed + unclear sources | 🔄 Stored: Creation-focused (temporary); Used for training: No; Details: Platform-dependent | ✅ Yes | ⚠️ Yes (platform dependent) | Licensed + unclear sources spark infringement ethics. Temporary storage no training, but platform sharing risks. Review for privacy control. |
| Adobe Podcast | Voice enhancement and generation with audio cleanup and Adobe integration. | ✅ Licensed audio | 🔄 Stored: Enhancement-focused (temporary); Used for training: No; Details: No retention | ✅ Yes | ❌ No | Licensed audio avoids theft concerns. Temporary storage no training or sharing, strong for privacy in audio work. |
| Descript | Voice cloning and audio editing with text-based AI assistance. | ⚠️ User voice required | 🔄 Stored: Project-based; Used for training: Yes (cloning); Details: User-specific | ✅ Yes | ⚠️ Yes (team sharing) | Your voice used for cloning raises consent issues. Project storage and optional team sharing. Check ethics to control data. |
| Speechify | Text-to-speech generation with natural speech and speed reading boost. | ✅ Licensed voices | 🔄 Stored: Text processing (temporary); Used for training: No; Details: No retention | ✅ Yes | ❌ No | Licensed voices reduce impact on creators. Temporary processing no training or sharing, good privacy for TTS. |
| Soundraw | Background music generation with high-quality, copyright-free custom tracks. | 🔍 Limited transparency | 🔄 Stored: Custom-focused (temporary); Used for training: No; Details: No retention | ✅ Yes, royalty-free | ❌ No | Limited transparency on generics. Temporary storage no training or sharing, solid privacy. |
| Kits AI | Voice-to-voice conversion with blending for music production. | ⚠️ User voices | 🔄 Stored: Training required; Used for training: Yes (conversion); Details: Temporary | ✅ Yes | ⚠️ Yes (sharing options) | Your voices for blending raise IP/consent concerns. Temporary storage and optional sharing. Review ethics for control. |
| Murf AI | Voice generation for business with professional polish and quick setup. | ✅ Licensed voices | 🔄 Stored: Project-based (temporary); Used for training: No; Details: No retention | ✅ Yes, commercial | ⚠️ Yes (team features) | Licensed voices ensure compliance. Temporary storage no training, but team sharing. Check for privacy. |
| Podcastle | AI podcast creation and editing with quick animated videos and voice cloning. | 🔍 Limited transparency | 🔄 Stored: Enhancement-focused (temporary); Used for training: No; Details: No retention | ✅ Yes | ⚠️ Yes (sharing available) | Deepfake risks from cloning. Temporary storage no training, but sharing options. Use safeguards for ethics. |
| Uberduck | Text-to-speech with custom voices, fun features, and API access. | 🔍 Limited transparency | 🔄 Stored: Voice uploads; Used for training: Yes (custom); Details: User-specific | ✅ Yes | ❓ Unclear | Custom voices raise rights/infringement ethics. Uploads used for training, unclear sharing. Verify for control. |
| TTSMaker | Simple text-to-speech tool with free, multilingual support. | 🔍 Limited transparency | 🗑️ Stored: No; Used for training: No; Details: No retention | ✅ Yes | ❌ No | Multilingual ethics minimal concerns. No storage or training, strong privacy with no sharing. |
| Hume AI | Emotional voice synthesis with expressive voices and AI agents. | 🔍 Limited transparency | 🔄 Stored: Analysis-focused (temporary); Used for training: No; Details: No retention | ✅ Yes | ❓ Unclear | Emotional manipulation risks. Temporary analysis no training, but unclear sharing. Available via API waitlist, not fully open to consumers yet. |
| higgs_audio_v2 | Open-source TTS model with insane realism and browser compatibility. | 🔄 Open-source datasets | 🔄 Stored: Platform dependent (temporary); Used for training: No; Details: No retention | ✅ Yes | ❌ No | Open datasets keep control high. No sharing or long retention boosts privacy. |
| Eleven Music | AI music generation from text prompts, creating studio-grade songs in minutes without musical skills required. | 🔍 Limited transparency | 🔄 Stored: Temporary processing; Used for training: Yes (unless opted out); Details: Perpetual license; opt-out available | ✅ Yes, royalty-free for most uses, restrictions on redistribution as stock assets | ⚠️ Yes (sharing optional) | Emerging music tool with potential style biases from unclear data. Opt-out prevents training use, but optional sharing could expose your creations. Ideal for quick royalty-free tracks with privacy controls; not for stock redistribution. |
| Tool | What It Does | Training Data | Your Uploads | You Own Output? | Is Work/Data Shared? | TL;DR for Artists |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canva AI | AI design tools for images, videos, presentations with Magic Studio features, strong privacy, and all-in-one functionality. | ✅ Opt-in focused | 🗑️ Stored: Yes (in account); Used for training: Yes (unless opted out); Details: Opt-out via settings; deletion after inactivity | ✅ Yes | ❌ No | Opt-in for training gives you control. Strong privacy with no sharing, but check deletion after inactivity. |
| Figma AI | Design assistance in prototypes and workflows with automation, idea generation, and community builds. | 🔍 Limited transparency | 🔄 Stored: Project-based; Used for training: No; Details: Retention for features; deletion not explicit | ✅ Yes | ⚠️ Team dependent | Limited data transparency raises bias concerns. No training on uploads, but project retention and team sharing. Review for privacy. |
| Adobe Sensei | AI across Creative Suite for content/marketing with productivity boost and on-brand content at scale. | ✅ Primarily licensed | 🔄 Stored: Feature dependent (temporary); Used for training: No; Details: No retention | ✅ Yes | ❌ No | Licensed data keeps ethics high. Temporary storage no training or sharing, strong privacy for pros. |
| Framer AI | AI website and app design generation with responsive pages, no-code, and multilingual support. | 🔍 Limited transparency | 🔄 Stored: Project-based (temporary); Used for training: No; Details: No retention | ✅ Yes | ⚠️ Team sharing | Limited transparency on data ethics. Temporary storage no training, but team sharing. Check for IP control. |
| Uizard | UI/UX design from text/sketches with rapid prototyping and iteration speed. | 🔍 Limited transparency | 🔄 Stored: Design conversion (temporary); Used for training: No; Details: No retention | ✅ Yes | ⚠️ Team features | Data ethics in conversions limited. No training on uploads, temporary storage. Team features affect sharing privacy. |
| Gamma | AI presentations and websites with fast creation and engagement tracking. | 🔍 Limited transparency | 🔄 Stored: Content-based (temporary); Used for training: No; Details: No retention | ✅ Yes | ⚠️ Sharing features | Transparency ethics on data. Temporary storage no training, but sharing features. Review for control. |
| Beautiful.AI | AI-powered slide design with smart layouts and brand consistency. | 🔍 Limited transparency | 🔄 Stored: Presentation focused (temporary); Used for training: No; Details: No retention | ✅ Yes | ⚠️ Team sharing | Limited data ethics in brands. Temporary storage no training, but team sharing. Check privacy. |
| Looka | AI logo & brand design with complete packages, mockups, and templates for commercial use. | 🔍 Design database | 🔄 Stored: Brand creation (temporary); Used for training: No; Details: No retention | ✅ Yes, commercial | ❌ No | Database ethics for IP protection. Temporary storage no training or sharing, strong privacy. |
| UXPin AI | AI component creator for UX design with streamlined UX and designer-dev handoff. | 🔍 Limited transparency | 🔄 Stored: Project-based (temporary); Used for training: No; Details: No retention | ✅ Yes | ⚠️ Collaboration | Handoff ethics in limited data. Temporary storage no training, but collaboration. Review sharing privacy. |
| Octopus AI | AI for design ideation and automation with workflow enhancement and creative sparks. | 🔍 Limited transparency | 🔄 Stored: Analysis-focused (temporary); Used for training: No; Details: No retention | ✅ Yes | ⚠️ Sharing | Ideation transparency ethics limited. Temporary storage no training, but sharing risks. Opt for privacy. |
| Galileo AI | AI for UI/UX ideation with fast wireframes and pattern recognition. | 🔍 Limited transparency | 🔄 Stored: Project-based (temporary); Used for training: No; Details: No retention | ✅ Yes | ⚠️ Team features | Pattern bias ethics in UI. Temporary storage no training, but team features. Check sharing control. |
| Visily | AI-assisted UI design with intuitive interface and collaboration. | 🔍 Limited transparency | 🔄 Stored: Design-focused (temporary); Used for training: No; Details: No retention | ✅ Yes | ⚠️ Sharing | Assisted UI ethics limited. Temporary storage no training, but sharing. Review privacy concerns. |
| Khroma | AI color palette generator with personalized colors and design inspiration. | 🔍 Limited transparency | 🗑️ Stored: No; Used for training: No; Details: No retention | ✅ Yes | ❌ No | Bias transparency minimal. No storage or sharing, strong privacy control. |
| Adobe Express | All-in-one AI content creation with social posts, flyers, and quick editing. | ✅ Licensed datasets | 🔄 Stored: Feature dependent (temporary); Used for training: No; Details: No retention | ✅ Yes | ❌ No | Licensed data ethics high. Temporary storage no training or sharing, good privacy. |
| Moonchild.ai | Fast ideation for product design, turning ideas into concepts in minutes. | 🔍 Limited transparency | 🔄 Stored: Project-based (temporary); Used for training: No; Details: No retention | ✅ Yes | ⚠️ Team sharing | Transparency ethics limited. Temporary storage no training, but team sharing. Check for control. |
| Tool | What It Does | Training Data | Your Uploads | You Own Output? | Is Work/Data Shared? | TL;DR for Artists |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Story Protocol | Blockchain for creator rights management with decentralized IP and royalties tracking. | ✅ Opt-in only | 🔗 Stored: Tokenized (user-owned); Used for training: No; Details: User-controlled | ✅ Yes + royalties | ⚙️ User controlled | Opt-in training keeps IP ethics strong. User-owned data with no sharing, full control and privacy. |
| TikTok Effect House | AI-powered AR effect creation as a platform add-on with rewards, community challenges, and brand collabs. | 🚫 Limited opt-outs | ⏸️ Stored: Unclear; Used for training: Unclear; Details: Review terms for policies | ❓ Review terms | ⚠️ Yes (TikTok sharing) | Unclear storage/training raises consent issues. TikTok sharing exposes work, review terms for privacy. |
| Snapchat AI | AR filters and AI features as platform add-ons for social integration and fun interactions. | 🔍 Limited transparency | 🔄 Stored: App integration (temporary); Used for training: No; Details: No retention | ⚠️ Platform dependent | ⚠️ Yes (Snap ecosystem) | Limited transparency on data ethics. Temporary storage no training, but ecosystem sharing. Check bias/privacy. |
| Meta AI Studio | AI character and assistant creation as a platform add-on for AR and creative features with personal AIs, skill learning, and fun exploration. | 🔍 Limited transparency | 🔄 Stored: Ecosystem dependent; Used for training: No; Details: Temporary | ⚠️ Platform dependent | ⚠️ Yes (Meta sharing) | Character bias from limited data. Temporary storage no training, but Meta sharing. Review for ethics. |
| Character.AI | AI character creation and interaction with interactive personalities and community AIs. | 🔍 Limited transparency | 🔄 Stored: For character training; Used for training: Yes (fine-tuning characters); Details: Retained for features | ✅ Yes for text; characters/concepts may be reused in public systems | ⚠️ Yes (public characters optional) | Safety ethics in interactions. Training on characters and optional public sharing. Opt private for control. |
| Replika | AI companion for chat and coaching with empathy, habit building, and private conversations. | 🔍 Neural network + scripts | 🔄 Stored: Relationship-focused; Used for training: Yes (AI learning); Details: Retained for personalization | ✅ Yes for text; characters/concepts may be reused in public systems | ⚠️ Yes (AI learning) | Learning ethics raise privacy concerns. Retained data for personalization and AI sharing. Monitor dependency. |
| Uplifted | Asset management and iteration for creatives with tagging, organization, and workflow enhancement. | 🔍 Limited transparency | 🔄 Stored: Project-based; Used for training: No; Details: Temporary | ✅ Yes | ⚠️ Yes (team sharing) | Limited data transparency ethics. Temporary storage no training, but team sharing. Review for IP control. |
| Billo | UGC video creation with AI for fast marketing assets. | 🔍 Limited transparency | 🔄 Stored: Yes; Used for training: Yes (for AI/ML, stock library); Details: Retained for tasks; Meta Ad Data anonymized after 30 days | ✅ Yes | ⚠️ Yes (transferred to Brands; potentially public/licensed) | Sharing with brands raises IP/privacy concerns. Anonymization after 30 days helps data ethics. |
| Softgen.ai | AI web app developer with code generation and deployment. | 🔍 Limited transparency | 🔄 Stored: Project-based (temporary); Used for training: No; Details: No retention | ✅ Yes | ⚠️ Yes (sharing available) | Code gen ethics limited. Temporary storage privacy. |
| Replit | AI code generation with collaborative coding and instant setup. | 🔍 Limited transparency | 🔄 Stored: Yes (code); Used for training: Yes (public repls only); Details: Private not used; deletion on account delete | ✅ Yes | ⚠️ Yes (public repos optional) | Public training ethics. Private option for data control. |
| Starrytars | Avatar generation with custom, fun designs. | 🔍 Limited transparency | 🔄 Stored: Uploads optional (temporary); Used for training: No; Details: No retention | ✅ Yes | ❓ Unclear | This tool might create avatars with built-in biases from its training data, and it's unclear if your custom designs get shared. Always check the ethics and policies to protect your work. |
| Remini | Photo editing and enhancement with upscaling and restoration. | 🔍 Limited transparency | 🔄 Stored: Image processing (temporary); Used for training: No; Details: No retention | ✅ Yes | ❌ No | Limited transparency on enhancement ethics. No retention or sharing, strong privacy for your photos. |
| Hunyuan-World | Instant 3D world generation with explorable worlds from prompts. | 🔍 Limited transparency | 🔄 Stored: Platform dependent (temporary); Used for training: No; Details: No retention | ✅ Yes | ❌ No | Data review needed for ethics. No sharing or long retention boosts privacy. |
This document tracks major AI tools for creatives, updated with latest data from official sources and trends.