{
  "id": 16343684,
  "title": "Two-thirds of image buyers believe human-made is better than AI-generated, but 87 percent surveyed still admit to using AI",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/two-thirds-of-image-buyers-believe-human-made-is-better-than-ai",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-10-24T10:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Digital Camera World",
    "slug": "digital-camera-world",
    "url": "https://www.digitalcameraworld.com/tech/artificial-intelligence/two-thirds-of-image-buyers-believe-human-made-is-better-than-ai-generated-but-87-percent-surveyed-still-admit-to-using-ai"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A recent study by stock platform StoryBlocks reveals that two-thirds of content buyers prefer human-made content over AI-generated alternatives. Despite this preference, a staggering 87 percent of those surveyed admitted to using AI-generated visual or audio content within the past year. The research, consisting of four surveys conducted this summer and totaling over 1,400 respondents, highlights a demand for transparency regarding AI-generated content. More than half of the participants reported rejecting stock content because it was machine-made, with 63 percent of respondents supporting the labeling of AI-generated material. However, the importance of AI-generated content was ranked last among the qualities that matter most in a stock content platform, according to surveyed users. While 33 to 37 percent believe AI content may be of higher quality, this figure diminished to between 5 and 8 percent among those who primarily use non-AI platforms. Despite the growing acceptance of AI-generated content, StoryBlocks remains steadfast in its policy of not accepting AI-generated content but offers generative AI tools for customizing or generating new content based on references.",
  "summary": "In a set of surveys from the stock platform Storyblocks, around two-thirds of content buyers preferred human-made works",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}