Double post, but this announcement from Pixiv seems to involve more punitive measures against A.I. Specifically impersonation of other Artists.
(note, I used a machine translation so someone else more fluent could make corrections)
This is the pixiv office.
pixiv and its related services are currently receiving a large number of inquiries about acts that significantly impede the interests of specific creators by exploiting image generation technology.
At pixiv, preparations were underway to revise the common service terms and guidelines within this month.
In light of the large number of inquiries we have received, we would like to inform our users of some of the revisions in advance.
Detailed expressions are subject to change, but we plan to limit the use of the following malicious acts regardless of the production process.
・Acts that impersonate the operator, other users, or other third parties, or acts that the Company deems likely to be misidentified as
such Actions that we judge to be unfairly harmful to the interests of the creator if we continue to do so.
Distributing or selling tools that assist the publication of works that imitate the painting style or style of a specific creator.
Actions that we judge to be unfairly harmful to the interests of creators
Based on legal restrictions and general sentiment, we will work to ensure that everyone can enjoy creations with peace of mind, so please wait for the announcement of revisions to the common service terms and guidelines.
Thank you for your continued support of pixiv.