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Germany’s IO publishes and sends publishers an open letter against generative-AI images
IO published an open letter asking publishers to stop using generative-AI images on grounds of illustrators’ professional judgment, cultural responsibility, and ethics. It said it sent postal and email copies to 50 German publishers and invited dialogue.
Research question
An illustrators’ professional organisation extends demands on publishing clients beyond training permission to visual narrative, attribution responsibility, and cultural memory.
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DOC-0195Appeal to publishers: refrain from AI-generated imagesDOC-0196Appeal to publishers: refrain from AI-generated imagesSources
Illustratoren Organisation e.V. · DE · 2024-12-02
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ANTI-AI ARCHIVE. “IO open letter to publishers / Demand to stop using generative-AI images.” case-0125. Include this page’s URL and your access date when citing.