An artist can then block access or send images that don't match what is being requested, tainting the pool of data being used to teach AI what is what, according to Spawning cofounder Jordan Meyer. — Image by pressfoto on Freepik
NEW YORK: Artists under siege by artificial intelligence (AI) that studies their work, then replicates their styles, have teamed with university researchers to stymy such copycat activity.
US illustrator Paloma McClain went into defence mode after learning that several AI models had been "trained" using her art, with no credit or compensation sent her way.
