{"id":1517,"date":"2024-12-16T15:43:49","date_gmt":"2024-12-16T15:43:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kb.shortpixel.com\/?post_type=docs&#038;p=1517"},"modified":"2025-10-07T09:04:06","modified_gmt":"2025-10-07T09:04:06","password":"","slug":"settings-ai-ml-training-usage-control","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/kb.shortpixel.com\/knowledge-base\/article\/settings-ai-ml-training-usage-control\/","title":{"rendered":"Settings &#8211; AI\/ML Training Usage Control"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This setting adds specific metadata to your images that signals they can or cannot be used for Artifical Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) training.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1098\" height=\"615\" src=\"https:\/\/kb.shortpixel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/spio-exif-management.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2698\" style=\"width:838px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kb.shortpixel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/spio-exif-management.png 1098w, https:\/\/kb.shortpixel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/spio-exif-management-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/kb.shortpixel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/spio-exif-management-1024x574.png 1024w, https:\/\/kb.shortpixel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/spio-exif-management-768x430.png 768w, https:\/\/kb.shortpixel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/spio-exif-management-360x202.png 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1098px) 100vw, 1098px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This metadata follows an accepted standard and helps prevent your images from being scraped or analyzed for data mining purposes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The setting inserts specific tags into the image metadata to clearly define how the image can (or cannot) be used.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>This ensures AI systems respect your preference to block data mining.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>ShortPixel uses the following <a href=\"https:\/\/ns.useplus.org\/LDF\/ldf-XMPSpecification#DataMining\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/ns.useplus.org\/LDF\/ldf-XMPSpecification#DataMining\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">XMP<\/a> metadata values:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>DMI-PROHIBITED<\/strong> \u2013 Prevents your image from being used for data mining, including AI training.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>DMI-PROHIBITED-EXCEPTSEARCHENGINEINDEXING<\/strong> \u2013 Prevents data mining but allows search engines to index the image.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>DMI-ALLOWED<\/strong> \u2013 Allows your image to be freely used for data mining and AI\/ML training.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"callout-yellow\">Important notice regarding AI Image SEO:\n<ul>\n<li>If any of the three \u201cNo AI Training Flag\u201d options are enabled, you won&#8217;t be able to generate alt tags, captions, or descriptions for your images using AI.<\/li>\n<li>Images previously optimized with ShortPixel with the \u201cNo AI Training\u201d flag in their EXIF data prevents AI-based data generation.<\/li>\n<li>To enable AI SEO generation, update the EXIF setting to allow AI processing, then <a href=\"https:\/\/shortpixel.com\/knowledge-base\/article\/can-i-restore-my-images-what-happens-with-the-originals\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">bulk restore<\/a> and bulk reoptimize your entire Media Library.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This setting adds specific metadata to your images that signals they can or cannot be used for Artifical Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) training. 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