Six-time Archibald Prize finalist Kim Leutwyler says "it feels like a violation" that their art was used without their consent to train the artificial intelligence (AI) technology behind increasingly popular text-to-image software.
The Sydney-based, American-born artist is one of thousands of illustrators who are frustrated by their work being used to train AI image generators, which are now being used to create profit-making apps.
There is a heated debate between artists and technology companies because creators haven't been compensated, leading many to take part in online protests to raise concerns about AI's ethical and copyright implications.
