Policy on the use of AI-generated media

The following is a simple list of the current status of specific policies regarding the use of AI-generated media across the several branches of the SCP Foundation:

This list was last updated on 20/04/2023 at 20:50 (UTC+0).


EN: Existent policy does not enable the use of AI-generated media. Click here to access EN's guide on on the usage of AI-generated media.


KO: Follows EN's Policy. Click here to access EN's guide on the usage of AI-generated media.


RU: There is no policy.


TH: There is no policy.


CN: AI-generated texts will be considered “non-original content” and will be deleted without a countdown since the site only accepts original content and translations. AI-generated images can be used in articles as supplement materials as long as they comply with CC-BY-SA 3.0 and Image Use Policy, but cannot be posted as artworks on art pages as they are not considered original. Click here to access CN's guide on the usage of AI-generated media.


FR: There is no policy yet but the use of AI-generated media is discouraged due to its unclear status, pending clear legislation on the matter. It can be expected from both the European and French legislators to settle on a rather strict interpretation of moral rights that makes it hard for any AI content generation model to release its content under conditions that are compatible with the CC BY-SA 3.0 license.


IT: There is no policy but the use of AI-generated media is discouraged for the same reasons as FR.


ZH: There is no policy but the use of AI-generated media is discouraged.

« There is no specific policy for AI yet. But that kind of media [AI-generated media] is generally considered incompatible with CC by our staff and thus its usage is practically discouraged, if not forbidden. »


PT: The usage of AI-generated media has been disallowed as per the results of a community vote.


DE: Existent policy completely forbids the usage of AI-generated media in all articles, including in translated articles.


ES: Existent policy completely forbids the usage of AI-generated media in all articles, including in translated articles.


JP: Existent policy completely forbids the usage of AI-generated media in all articles, including in translated articles.

« In Japan, there is no law recognizing "fair use", and there are no laws or precedents regarding the copyright of machine-generated content.

For several years, SCP-JP has banned the direct use of "AI/machine learning generated" media, including machine translation, and responded to individual cases.

In response to the prevalence of AI-generated media last year (as it is already 2023 in Japan), SCP-JP announced a "Provisional ban on the use of media generated by AI services":
http://scp-jp.wikidot.com/forum/t-15377820/ai

SCP-JP also added the following sentence to the "Examples of prohibited media" section in the "Image Use Policy" page;
"Media generated using various AI-generated media services"
http://scp-jp.wikidot.com/image-use-policy

This provisional ban may be withdrawn if precedents or judgments are obtained from the Japanese judiciary, Creative Commons, or other public or quasi-public institutions. »


VN: Existent policy completely forbids the usage of AI-generated media in all articles, including in translated articles.


UA: There is no policy. The usage of AI-generated media is enabled as long as it is compatible with the CC-BY-SA License.


CS: There is no policy. The usage of AI-generated media is enabled as long as it is compatible with the CC-BY-SA License.

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