AI-Free Art: 5 Websites and Platforms Free from 'AI Art'

Finding an art community or online platform free from AI-generated media has become increasingly difficult as moderating such content on mainstream websites becomes nigh impossible.

With AI becoming more widely available to the public, former bastions of creativity like ArtStation and DeviantArt have become infested with so-called "AI arts."

However, it is not yet the time to lose hope. More art platforms have started rolling out policies to fight against and provide a safe community for human artists to share their skills.

Here are just a few of them:

XFolio

Similar to Pixiv, XFolio (pronounced as "Cross-Folio") is a Japanese website curated to host anime-related artworks.

In the platform's art policy, the site has clearly prohibited posting and sharing of AI-generated content as it "has the potential to unfairly harm the interests of creators."

The decision is especially beneficial for artists trying to profit from the platform's digital products market.

Cara

Looking for an Instagram- or Tumblr-like social platform curated towards illustrations and artworks without being flooded by "AI art," then Cara is the best choice for many emerging artists of today.

Like its mainstream social platform counterparts, Cara hosts a wide variety of digital arts: characters, sketches, environmental illustrations, and even 3D assets.

Best of all, Cara has made its stance against AI-generated content, highlighting that "the current use of creators' work without their consent in datasets is unethical."

Artgram

Artgram is a safe haven for artists who have grown dissatisfied with DeviantArt and ArtStation with their current policies on AI use.

It can be remembered that many artists on the two platforms have been specifically targeted by web crawlers to fill companies' data for their image-generating AIs.

With Artgram, however, artists and illustrators have the chance again to share their talents without the fear of having their content stolen by generative AI models.

Danbooru

Another Japanese art hosting website, Danbooru is an art platform curated for all artists, illustrators, and comic creators, may they be safe or not safe for work.

While the platform is not exactly free from AI, its excellent moderation team has made it so that poor AI-generated content would not be shown to users, limiting the reach of creators reliant on AI.

Newgrounds

Yes, Newgrounds still exist. And yes, it does not permit AI-generated content on its platform.

On the website's art policy page, Newgrounds clarified that it intends to keep the focus "on art made by people" rather than have its "Art Portal" flooded by computer-generated content.

That said, the platform would still allow AI elements in content if it is used as a reference for an original illustration or as a background detail only.