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Montreal book fair / Illustrators seek public funding for human creation

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Illustrators take the stage at Montreal book fair to advocate human creation

QMI reported that a group of illustrators staged an action at the book fair against public cultural funding that did not distinguish human from AI illustration. Participant Pascal Colpron subsequently called for greater publishing transparency about AI covers.

CanadaIllustration / Publishing / Comics and webtoonsEVT-0172

Research question

Records illustrators using a book-fair setting to debate public cultural funding, work opportunities, and transparent labeling of AI covers.

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DOC-0150Action at Montreal book fair: illustrators demand that art remain human

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