Gold Star Companies
Putting people over profit — verified pro-human AI policies
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Blizzard Entertainment (Overwatch team)
No Ai Policy
· Tech
Overwatch game director Aaron Keller announced in early 2026 that the development team is 'not comfortable' shipping AI-…
Feb 2026
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San Diego Comic-Con
No Ai Policy
· Creative
San Diego Comic-Con reversed its previous AI-permissive policy and banned all AI-generated art from its 2026 Art Show in…
Jan 2026
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Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association (SFWA)
No Ai Policy
· Creative
SFWA updated the Nebula Awards rules in December 2025 to disqualify any work written 'either wholly or partially' using …
Dec 2025
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Weta FX
Pledge
· Entertainment
Weta FX, one of the world's leading visual effects studios, partnered with Amazon Web Services to build AI tools explici…
Dec 2025
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iHeartMedia
No Ai Policy
· Media
iHeartMedia launched its 'Guaranteed Human' initiative in November 2025, pledging that all its radio stations will not u…
Nov 2025
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DC Comics
No Ai Policy
· Creative
DC Comics president and publisher Jim Lee declared at New York Comic Con 2025 that the company will never use AI-generat…
Oct 2025
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Spotify
Worker Protection
· Entertainment
Spotify strengthened protections for human artists in September 2025, announcing that vocal impersonation of artists usi…
Sep 2025
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Klarna
Worker Protection
· Finance
Klarna reversed its 2024 decision to replace 700 customer service agents with AI, publicly announcing in May 2025 that i…
May 2025
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Penguin Random House
No Ai Policy
· Media
Penguin Random House became the first of the Big Five publishers to add explicit language to all of its books' copyright…
Oct 2024
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Dark Horse Comics
No Ai Policy
· Creative
Dark Horse Comics announced on July 18, 2024 that it does not support the use of AI-generated material in any works it p…
Jul 2024
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Blizzard Entertainment (World of Warcraft team)
No Ai Policy
· Tech
World of Warcraft franchise director John Hight publicly confirmed at GDC 2024 that Blizzard is not using generative AI …
Mar 2024
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Adobe
Worker Protection
· Technology / Software
Adobe launched a $1 million fund to compensate stock photo contributors whose work was used to train its Firefly AI mode…
Mar 2024
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The Recording Academy (GRAMMYs)
Entertainment
· Mar 2023
The Recording Academy co-founded the Human Artistry Campaign at SXSW 2023 and has consistently maintained that Grammy Awards will only be given to recordings with a credited human creative contribution. The Academy's position is that AI-generated music is ineligible for Grammy recognition, protectin…
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RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America)
Entertainment
· Mar 2023
The RIAA, representing over 1,600 recorded music companies including Sony Music, Universal, and Warner, co-founded the Human Artistry Campaign at SXSW 2023 alongside more than 40 organizations. The campaign established public principles that AI must not replace human artistry, must respect existing …
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SoundExchange
Entertainment
· Mar 2023
SoundExchange, the digital royalty collection organization representing over 600,000 music creators, joined as a founding member of the Human Artistry Campaign at SXSW 2023. The company committed to a set of principles ensuring AI is developed and used in ways that support rather than replace human …
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No-AI Policy
Universal Music Group
Entertainment
· Mar 2023
Universal Music Group CEO Lucian Grainge issued a public commitment that UMG 'will not license any model that uses an artist's voice or generates new songs which incorporate an artist's existing songs without their consent.' UMG was a founding participant in the Human Artistry Campaign launched at S…
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No-AI Policy
Capcom
Tech
· Mar 2023
Capcom was among the major game studios that sent contract addendums to freelance artists in early 2023 specifically prohibiting the use of AI-generated art in any outsourced work, according to disclosures from industry artists. The studio cited copyright uncertainty as the core concern, requiring c…
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No-AI Policy
Newgrounds
Art / Entertainment
· PA
· Jan 2023
Newgrounds, the independent animation and art platform with over 25 years of history, banned AI-generated content from its site entirely. The platform cited the harm to human artists whose work was used without consent to train the models.
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No-AI Policy
ArtStation (Epic Games)
Art / Game Development
· Jan 2023
Following mass protests from artists on its platform ('No AI Art' campaign), ArtStation introduced an AI-generated art filter allowing artists to opt out of having their work shown alongside AI content. The platform also added a no-AI disclosure tag.
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No-AI Policy
Getty Images
Photography / Media
· Jan 2023
Getty Images banned AI-generated images from its platform and filed suit against Stability AI for training on its licensed photos without permission. Getty argued that compensation and consent — not a blanket ban on AI — is the correct model.
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No-AI Policy
Reversed
Getty Images
Creative
· Sep 2022
Getty Images banned AI-generated art from its platform in September 2022, among the earliest major content platforms to do so, citing unresolved copyright concerns and the rights of photographers and artists. CEO Craig Peters stated the company would not be 'selling or licensing' AI-generated imager…
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