What happened
Hull's artistic community expresses diverse views on AI's impact, ranging from concerns over copyright and job displacement to a focus on human creativity. Ai-Da, a robot artist, sold an Alan Turing portrait for $1,084,800 at Sotheby's in March 2024, prompting debate on art's origin. A local gallery's AI workshop, instructing participants to use ChatGPT for image generation, generated "massive public backlash" among artists. Illustrator Eleanor Tomlinson reported her work copied by AI, while writer Alan Raw fears replacement for commissioned writing and unauthorised model training on his published books.
Why it matters
Procurement teams face increasing scrutiny over AI tool adoption, particularly regarding intellectual property and community impact. The backlash against a gallery's AI workshop demonstrates a growing demand for transparency and ethical sourcing in creative AI applications. Founders and investors in creative AI platforms must address copyright and compensation models to avoid alienating artist communities. This follows the U.S. Supreme Court's May 2024 decision to decline review of Thaler v. Perlmutter, affirming lower court rulings requiring human authorship for copyright, indicating a tightening regulatory landscape for AI-generated content.
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