Once copyright rules for AI are ironed out, I imagine Getty will join in (or not be able to, if copyright law goes that way). Other commenters in this post have

Once copyright rules for AI are ironed out, I imagine Getty will join in (or not be able to, if copyright law goes that way). Other commenters in this post have made points about the courts viewing AI as being non-copyrightable, but prompt-based AI works might be considered copyrightable. I think Getty just wants someone else to handle that inevitable legal battle first.