SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) — Artificial intelligence has crept into nearly every aspect of modern life — including art. But at this year’s FanX Salt Lake Comic Convention, AI-generated art won’t be welcome.
When the event opens on Sept. 25, only artists selling original work will be allowed to display and sell at the convention. The decision is meant to protect creators and ensure fans know what they are buying.
FanX founder and producer Dan Farr said that while AI art has not yet posed a problem at the Salt Lake convention, concerns about misrepresentation at other events led to the ban.
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“If customers come and buy a piece of art and they don’t realize generative AI was used to create that, they may pay a lot of money for it, not realizing it’s something not quite as valuable,” Farr said…