Best AI Image Generators of 2026 cnet.com

AI image and video generation is a growing and controversial industry. Creators, artists and copyright owners have voiced serious concerns about how AI models are trained, sometimes on their copyright-protected work, allegedly without their permission and compensation. On the flip side, there are also worries that the guardrails and policies companies have in place aren’t enough to prevent the creation of abusive and illegal AI content. Because of this, it’s important you check a service’s policies before you use it and disclose your use of AI if you post AI images online.