CORVALLIS, Ore. — A T-shirt design competition at Oregon State University is sparking questions about the intersection of art and artificial intelligence.
The contest’s controversial winner received $1,000 and will have their “Dam Proud Day” design printed on thousands of shirts for an upcoming day of giving, but was the design AI-generated?
Madeline Langford, an OSU freshman and aspiring digital artist, submitted a design in the competition, pitched by the OSU Foundation as a contest for students to “get involved with the mission of Oregon State and influence the greater Beaver community.”…