- 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.
It’s not art. AI doesn’t create art. It generates images.
I call it “AI output.”
Art is something made by a person as a form of expression. AI output is just AI output.