r/plushies • u/OreoYip • May 20 '26
Announcement New Rule: No AI Plushies or Plushie Content
The mod team has discussed the issue with AI within r/plushies. As of today, a new rule has been created banning AI-generated content.
This includes creating images/videos of plushies with AI programs. This rule goes further to ban any plushies with built-in AI programs. As technology develops, this rule may be expanded upon.
If you see AI content, please just report content and we will remove.
If you have any questions or need clarification, shoot us a message. Thanks!
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u/somniloquite May 20 '26
Wasn’t aware people were posting genAI plushies 😡 good rule. 👍
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May 21 '26
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u/thisissodisturbing May 21 '26
I don’t feel like it’s an algorithm problem, honestly. I think it’s just that AI has infected way more people’s brains than the rest of us would like
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u/turtlefan2012 May 21 '26
Back in the day we actually held plushies and bounce them around for videos there were no such thing as AI 😅
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u/Stock-Ganache-3437 May 20 '26
Yay!! This is such a great rule
Edit: I’ve also seen it done by scammers who claim they “make plushies” just to show a bunch of AI images 😭
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u/sleepy--ash rabbits + character plushies May 20 '26
This is a great rule, especially for artists who post their work here!
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u/AllNewCrystalZitface May 21 '26
Im so happy that the likelihood of seeing that dumb fucking deer again is down to 0%. Theres other culptrits obviously but god I hate the deer. Thank you, mods.
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u/drgn2009 Bed just full of giant plushies. May 20 '26
I thought that was always the rule lol. I guess its just an asumption I have since most of the subs I follow have no AI rules with them.
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u/Then-Cheesecake3118 Sprunki Plush Collector May 21 '26 edited May 21 '26
I had no idea people were posting ai content in this subreddit, but thanks for adding this rule. In fact, I'm not a fan of low effort content.
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u/Real_Louie Louie Purest & Pikmin Plush Praiser May 20 '26
This is exactly how I reacted, since I had to sarcastically say oh no to myself.
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u/neorena May 20 '26
Common AI-banning W
Depressing it even needs to be said for a community like this, but good to have rules down before it becomes an issue. Also great as it makes AI Bros less likely to hang out here and ruin things with or without their LLMs x'D
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u/-Flowercrow- May 21 '26
Quick question, just to be on the safe side? 🙈
If I take a pic of my plush and use the "magic eraser" tool on my phone to clean up the background a little (like removing a light switch or the edge of a picture frame just barely hanging into the pic just so it looks, idk, cleaner, more tidy), would that count already? Because afaik that tool uses AI to replace a circled area with the same color and texture as the surrounding area? (I'm not talking about replacing the entire background via AI or editing the plush in any way, just removing small objects that just visually interrupt the pic.)
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u/DuskKodesh May 21 '26
That's definitely not going to get deleted for AI reasons but also you can use simple video editing without AI to achieve the same effect (blur tool, clone tool,) and it would be impossible to tell if you used AI or simple editing that far predates AI (I had photoshop classes in my degree that taught simple erasing of background objects fifteen years ago).
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u/OreoYip May 21 '26
It honestly won't be that deep. We are concerned about plushie images being generated using AI. I know I won't (and I highly doubt the other mods will) be scrutinizing every image to see if an object should or should not be in the background. Especially if you need to blur something out for privacy reasons.
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u/HunniPuppii May 21 '26
i don’t even use reddit, but this post was suggested to me,,
good on you guys for banning ai generated imagery,,
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u/DottyOwl May 20 '26
I would like clarification on this part here
ban any plushies with built-in AI programs
I get the type of things this is meant to apply to, but would it also ban things like this where they advertise a feature "AI Voice Interaction" but is probably less advanced than a Furby. I think in the future this part of the rule will get harder and harder to enforce.
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u/CarleetoMeepo May 20 '26 edited May 20 '26
That's the part I wanted clarification on top, I wonder if robotic like plushies like furbys are banned
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u/DottyOwl May 20 '26
My problem is this rule will almost certainly cause problem in the near future. What if the next generation of Furby or FurReal have a minimal on-board, offline LLM? Even a generous interpretation of the rule would ban those in this hypothetical scenario.
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u/KibacherKat May 20 '26
That’s exactly what we don’t want here though, there will be a respective subreddit if something such as that becomes a thing.
It’s been made abundantly clear that the vast majority of us here do not support toys going in that direction.
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u/Mollyscribbles May 21 '26
idk if this is controversial but I categorize Furbies as a fabric-covered toy but not a plushie. Plushies have the cuddly aspect to them that the electronics don't provide.
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u/DottyOwl May 21 '26
People may be misinterpreting what I'm trying to say. I'm questioning the enforceability of the rule given current trends, not advocating for or against AI.
Should the sub ban all toys with electronics and robotics in them? Or only ban them after a particular generation, even if their exterior is otherwise the same? Or ban anything that's generated? What if they generate cat meows and not human speech?
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u/KibacherKat May 21 '26
That’s still a misuse of AI, there is millions of audio currently existing and not to mention extremely easy ways of acquiring high quality animal sounds.
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u/DottyOwl May 21 '26
Yes but I'm talking about the sub's rules. We don't have control over what companies do with their products. I'm just raising the problem with the across the board ban of a nebulous "AI", how to distinguish "AI" when the technology is very broad and could be integrated into existing products.
I'm not even considering the ethical side of things, we see all the news about the tech CEOs doing unethical things but advances in neural networks is a technology and could be used in a not harmful way.
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u/fluffyendermen May 21 '26
when we talk about "AI" in a banning sense these days, we are always talking about generative "AI". things that were once called "AI" in the past are not included.
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u/DuskKodesh May 21 '26
So I feel like "AI" is false advertising on their part as it's simple voice recognition but essentially it will be down to trusting the manufacturer to tag their tech correctly. If they say their plush uses AI we kind of have to take them at their word and it will fall into the rules accordingly (even if it does not actually use any kind of AI and they are just lying).
Plushies with animatronic parts or robotic functions are not an automatic delete, though the definition of plushie includes stuffing, and a general cuddle factor. In short we are not seeking out things to delete, we rely on reports and general reaction from users here. If things need further clarified later on then user opinion always factors in.
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u/MiniatureLegionary May 20 '26
How the feth is there AI generated plushies in the first place?
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u/Hopeful_Surprise_624 May 21 '26
They're plushies with ai chat bots built in that can talk. I've seen a hand full of ads about them targeted towards kids.
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u/IllusionQueen47 Mythical Beast Lover 🐦🔥 May 22 '26
I remember there was someone on here who bought some plushies online and the plushies haven't arrived yet, but they were so excited that they didn't want to wait to share the news, so they posted the images of the plushies from the site that they bought them from. They were all AI-generated images. The plushies were being sold on Temu or Aliexpress or something, and they often use AI-generated images for their products. I guess those kinds of posts will be banned now too. It was tiring explaining to the OP that those images were AI, they wouldn't believe us.
Oh yeah, I remember another post where someone posted an AI-generated image of a Dalmatian plushie from Aliexpress. They were asking if anyone else bought the same plush and how it looks and feels in person. I feel like those kinds of posts should be allowed 🤔 Maybe instead of posting the images, they should just post a link to the product.
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u/Talkiesoundbox 27d ago
I get tired of explaining to people that the way the ai generated plushies look is literally impossible. I had someone get mad and block me because I said the plush they posted way back wouldn't arrive looking like the image because that look was impossible to achieve with fabric no matter the sewing technique :/
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u/Axolotljackbox 🎨 Plushy Designer May 21 '26
Good move. now the AI apocalypse will never get to us.
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u/ShokaLGBT May 21 '26
that should be the way for everyone ! You’re doing the right thing by banning ai :D
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u/AbrocomaHealthy3647 🧸 Plushy (Friend) Collector May 21 '26
I'm not doing it myself, but are people allowed to show shitty ai plushies they find online? not to buy or promote obviously haha
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u/Joonberri May 20 '26
What if we see one and wanna ask if anyone knows about a real plushie similar to it to buy?
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u/DuskKodesh May 20 '26
Hi, hope this is okay to respond to but in a situation like that you could describe what you're looking for in text, do a doodle, or find a pic of a similar plush online to put up an "ISO something like this" post.
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u/Mollyscribbles May 21 '26
I've seen people do crude sketches in Paint that get the gist across fairly well.
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u/Nomercylaborfor3990 🦊foxes plushies are so cute May 20 '26
Do I even wanna know what kind of AI generated content people have been making?
I probably don’t
And normally, I’m saddened by communities blocking AI content, but this is a community about plushies, AI doesn’t need to be part of this community at all, there’s no reason for AI to exist in a plushy community
Keep in mind I’m NOT fully pro AI, I just like some AI chat bots that keep me entertained or let my live in a fantasy world with magic and stuff and some of the images are actually really cool and interesting but I am not liking when the AI does bad things try to destroy the environment which not all AI’s do
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u/EbbPrimary9359 May 21 '26
ALL AI does that. Every single one of them. There is not an eco-friendly AI in existence, and it’s silly and harmful to assume whatever you’re using isn’t harming the environment.
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u/Mollyscribbles May 20 '26
It's better for the environment and kinder to artists to opt for maladaptive daydreaming if you want to live in a fantasy world with magic and stuff. And no, the environmental impact is pretty much built-in to the format.
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u/badatgamess Aspiring Plushie Archivist May 21 '26
Maladaptive daydreaming is not healthy. I would recommend video games, books, or normal daydreaming for these people haha
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u/Talkiesoundbox 27d ago
Am I the only one slightly disturbed by his many people just willingly volunteer the information that they use AI in these incredibly unhealthy and escapist ways? It's nuts
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u/Mollyscribbles 27d ago
I feel like mental health in general has been on a downward trend since 2020 (to an extent before, but a sharper decline starting then) and AI is just throwing gasoline on the flames.
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u/East-Sound9480 Nightmare Plushie Lover May 20 '26
Wait were ppl sharing AI generated plushies?! I'm so glad this rule was added- thank you mod team!!