How kalā uses AI
Plainly: what it does, what it sees, and who stays in charge.
What it does today
When an artist adds a picture of their work, they can ask an AI model (Google's Gemini) to suggest search details: tags, keywords, a style, a mood, and ideas for a title and description. These help collectors find the work.
The artist stays in charge
Suggestions only fill in a form. Nothing is saved or shown to anyone until the artist has read it, changed what they like, and saved the artwork. AI can be wrong, so the artist is responsible for what they publish.
What the AI sees
Only the picture of the artwork (a resized copy) and the category it is filed under. It never sees the artist's price, name, email, or anything about collectors. We use Google's paid API, which, according to Google's documentation, does not use API content to improve its products.
What the AI does not do
- It does not set or suggest prices.
- It does not approve or reject artworks. People on our team review every artwork.
- It does not write to collectors or artists on our behalf.
Browsing by colour is not AI
The colour filter is simple arithmetic on the pixels of the picture. No AI model is involved.
If this changes
If we add AI features, such as smarter search, we will describe them on this page before they go live.