The Gruffalo's illustrator is 'seriously considering' suing AI companies — so I tested whether ChatGPT and Gemini would recreate his famous characters
By Benedict Collins, TechRadar
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The illustrator for the Gruffalo book is considering suing AI companies for copyright infringement after seeing AI generated depictions of the beloved children’s character in unlikely settings, including at Silicon Valley and Oktoberfest. AI companies have long argued that using copyrighted material to train their models is legally permissible, often invoking the US doctrine of fair use. But there's another copyright question that's arguably more relevant to Axel Scheffler's complaint: what happens when an AI image generator produces a recognizable version of a copyrighted character? Echoing the remarks made by numerous other artists, Axel Scheffler says he is “seriously considering” launching legal action against AI companies over their use of his illustrations.
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