Tor uses AI-generated art for book cover, faces backlash
Tor, a science fiction and fantasy publisher, used AI-generated art for the cover of Christopher Paolini's upcoming novel 'Fractal Noise'. The artwork was licensed from a stock art site but was later identified as AI-generated. After widespread criticism on social media, Tor issued an apology on Twitter but stated it would proceed with the cover. The incident is accused of devaluing the work of human artists.
- Date it happened
- 2022-11-01
- Organisation involved
- Tor
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