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Ethically Sourced Creativity: Shutterstock's Alessandra Sala

> Shutterstock has become the go-to platform from giant to startups, to train AI models with our library of 825 million creative pieces.

Show: Me, Myself, and AI · Publisher: MIT Sloan Management Review + BCG · Host: Sam Ransbotham, Shervin Khodabandeh

Episode URL: https://sloanreview.mit.edu/audio/ethically-sourced-creativity-shutterstocks-alessandra-sala

Publish date: 2024-10-01
Duration: NAs
Default source credibility: HIGH — MIT SMR + BCG joint production. Named F500 CxOs on-record about production AI deployments. Academic/consulting co-brand keeps claims disciplined. Host has light BCG framing; guest metrics stay HIGH.

  • Shutterstock’s 825 million creative assets are ethically sourced and reviewed, making them a valuable resource for training AI models.
  • Shutterstock compensates contributors through royalties, ensuring ethical and sustainable AI model development.
  • The company’s Trust Framework ensures safe and commercially viable AI content generation, addressing legal and ethical concerns.

Extracted quotes

# Credibility Speaker Org Timestamp Topic Quote
1 HIGH Alessandra Sala (Senior Director of Artificial Intelligence and Data Science) Shutterstock 02:04 01-ai-native-landscape Shutterstock has become the go-to platform from giant to startups, to train AI models with our library of 825 million creative pieces.
2 HIGH Alessandra Sala (Senior Director of Artificial Intelligence and Data Science) Shutterstock 05:36 01-ai-native-landscape We have a new trustworthy and ethically sourced set of data. And when I say ethically sourced, it’s very important in the context of AI.
3 HIGH Alessandra Sala (Senior Director of Artificial Intelligence and Data Science) Shutterstock 05:29 01-ai-native-landscape We have a massive trove of creative assets at our disposal, and we have a new trustworthy and ethically sourced set of data.

Per-quote detail

1. Alessandra Sala — Shutterstock (02:04)

Shutterstock has become the go-to platform from giant to startups, to train AI models with our library of 825 million creative pieces.

  • Stat: 825 million creative pieces
  • Credibility: HIGH — Named exec at identifiable org with specific metric and unscripted interview.
  • Topic tag: 01-ai-native-landscape

2. Alessandra Sala — Shutterstock (05:36)

We have a new trustworthy and ethically sourced set of data. And when I say ethically sourced, it’s very important in the context of AI.

  • Credibility: HIGH — Named exec at identifiable org with specific claim and unscripted interview.
  • Topic tag: 01-ai-native-landscape

3. Alessandra Sala — Shutterstock (05:29)

We have a massive trove of creative assets at our disposal, and we have a new trustworthy and ethically sourced set of data.

  • Credibility: HIGH — Named exec at identifiable org with specific claim and unscripted interview.
  • Topic tag: 01-ai-native-landscape

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