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Chloe Veltman

New tools help artists fight AI by directly disrupting the systems

An illustration of a scraper being misdirected by Kudurru. (Kurt Paulsen/Kudurru)

Artists have been fighting back on a number of fronts against artificial intelligence companies that they say steal their works to train AI models — including launching class-action lawsuits and speaking out at government hearings.

Now, visual artists are taking a more direct approach: They're starting to use tools that contaminate and confuse the AI systems themselves.

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