ArtStation’s response has been inadequate and evasive. There is no place for AI generated images on a portfolio site for professionals and aspiring professionals.
Articles about the protest:
On VICE https://www.vice.com/en/article/ake9me/artists-are-revolt-against-ai-art-on-artstation
On KOTAKU https://kotaku.com/artstation-ai-art-generated-images-epic-games-protest-1849891085
On Kotaku AGAIN https://kotaku.com/artstation-ai-art-generated-image-protest-controversy-1849895978
Even if this moment dies down, I feel enormous gratitude and solidarity with the community this week. It’s amazing to see we are in this together, and I know we can do a lot more than just this. AI scraping is theft, no content without consent.