Why 'AI art is theft' still haunts the industry — and mathematicians are next
wordgrammer · x · 2026-09-24
In an interview, MTSlive compares 'AI art is theft' to a leaky pipe the industry forgot about: artists never got over it and used their cultural capital to turn public opinion against AI, driving lasting reputational damage. He argues the same dynamic is now replaying with mathematicians — and that the industry can still fix it now, before it hardens into another permanent grudge.
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