AI art is theft: three years of ignored artist grievances fueled the anti-AI wave
wordgrammer · x · 2026-09-20
Drawing an analogy to divorces built on hundreds of small unresolved issues, the author argues today's anti-AI backlash stems from artists' simple early demands — opt-out of training data or compensation — that were never addressed.
Like a leaky pipe ignored for three years, the grievance festered: artists still deeply resent the AI industry and continue spreading fierce anti-AI rhetoric. A cheap fix three years ago has become an almost unrepairable rift.
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