Laughed at AI art, then my own pic got used

Thought it was a joke at a party. Someone made AI art from my photo. Now I get the appeal.

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You laughed at AI art until your photo was used. That's when it stops being funny. When your face is in the mix, you see the real problem. It's not about bad art now, it's about someone using your look without asking. Like if your selfie becomes a stock image for anyone. Now you get why people care, because it's personal.

flores.charlie1mo ago

My ugly yearbook photo from 10th grade would probably improve most AI training sets, honestly. But yeah, suddenly it's not a joke when it's your bad haircut getting copied.

foster.jordan1mo ago

Getty Images is suing over this right now for 1.8 billion. It's not just about a bad photo, it's about whole databases being scraped from professional portfolios. That legal fight will set the actual rules.

sean_green4421d ago

Yeah, when it's your face in the mix it changes everything. I had a friend find her vacation photos used to sell stuff on a sketchy site. She had to file DMCA takedowns for every single image. It took months. That's the real hassle, it's not just about the money, it's the time and stress of chasing down every copy.