Ai Art Illegally Eaten In Viral Case

Many people dislike AI for various reasons, but few go as far as Graham Granger, a student at the University of Fairbanks, who tore down or ate 57 posters created using ChatGPT. Interestingly, the artist who generated the artwork did so as a statement against AI art, according to the New York Post. For the first time in TheTechBoy Media history, I find myself defending someone who is anti-AI because their artwork was destroyed.

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However, the story isn’t just about vandalism or the anti-AI sentiment spreading around. According to the New York Post, the artist began incorporating AI into his work as early as 2017—years before ChatGPT was available to the public. While no specific source has been confirmed, one notable tool he used was Artbreeder, a program that allows users to modify images based on source images using models like StyleGAN and BigGAN.

Interestingly, a Wikipedia article on this topic details how AI and computer-generated art have been perceived over time. While opinions have varied, no one was eating the artwork back then. God bless tech talk and tech talk to you later!