AI art stall generates furious response

AI-generated art on sale at a stall in India
(Image credit: Ashok Reddy via Twitter / AI-generated)

We've seen plenty of controversy around the use of AI art generators over the past couple of years. However, I think this is the first case we've seen of something that was pretty much inevitable. A young man has received a lot of rebuke for selling physical prints of AI art.

Business seems to be going well, but a lot of people are questioning the young entrepreneur's right to sell art that was generated by AI. Since many AI image generators were trained using copyright material, they can often output images copied from the style of particular artists.

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Joe Foley

Joe is a regular freelance journalist and editor at Creative Bloq. He writes news, features and buying guides and keeps track of the best equipment and software for creatives, from video editing programs to monitors and accessories. A veteran news writer and photographer, he now works as a project manager at the London and Buenos Aires-based design, production and branding agency Hermana Creatives. There he manages a team of designers, photographers and video editors who specialise in producing visual content and design assets for the hospitality sector. He also dances Argentine tango.

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