AI Art Controversy Hits Australian Photo Contest
• Australian portrait competition will allow AI-generated images to compete against photos and artworks in 2024 • Organizers defend the move by saying art is not stagnant and AI is contemporary, though ownership of AI art is still legally unclear • Competition requires artists to fully own copyright of entries, but who owns copyright of AI images is an unresolved question • Other photo contests like World Press Photo have flip-flopped on allowing AI entries amid backlash from photographers • AI image generators can easily recreate styles of human artists like photographer Tim Flach, raising concerns about copyright and compensation