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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.
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 humanSources
TVA Nouvelles / Agence QMI · FR · 2025-11-23
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ANTI-AI ARCHIVE. “Montreal book fair / Illustrators seek public funding for human creation.” case-0102. Include this page’s URL and your access date when citing.