This time, police were called on an artist accused of selling A.I. art, over the weekend at Dragon Con
  • Police were called to Dragon Con after an artist was accused of selling A.I.-generated artwork at their booth.
  • Vendor Oriana Gerez faced backlash and was asked to leave, sparking heated debate across social media platforms.
  • Dragon Con currently lacks a clear public policy addressing A.I. art in its Artist Alley or exhibition guidelines.
  • Controversy follows past A.I. art incidents, with the Dragon Awards and Fan Expo Canada grappling with similar issues.
  • hperrin@lemmy.caEnglish
    41·
    1 year ago

    Is that illegal?

    It’s shitty, for sure, but cops don’t usually arrest people for just being shitty.

    • hedgehog@ttrpg.network
      87·
      1 year ago

      Per the comments on the article:

      • The DragonCon policy explicitly states AI art cannot be sold and that violating that part of their policy is grounds for immediate dismissal
      • The artist refused to leave
      • The cops were called to get them to leave