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Creative Bloq
Creative Bloq
Technology
Natalie Fear

'Human artists charge too much, AI can do just as good a job’: AI logo controversy divides creatives

The Salty Otter old logo.

A restaurant in Santa Cruz was recently entangled in a tricky AI controversy after its artificially generated logo led to a tidal wave of bad reviews. While owner Rachel Smith has since changed the design to a more conventional, AI-free logo, the debacle has sparked a wider conversation over the ethics of AI in design.

While I would argue there are certainly productive ways to use AI properly to streamline your creative workflow, AI art continues to be controversial – as our dear readers have made clear. Here's what the Creative Bloq community had to say about the Salty Otter AI scandal.

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