Artists boycott Musk's X over new AI image editing feature

Digital artists and illustrators are abandoning Elon Musk’s blogging platform X (formerly Twitter) over the introduction of a new controversial image-editing feature powered by artificial intelligence (AI). According to reports, the creators claimed that the new tool could be used to modify others’ works without their consent. Reports claimed that the exodus is being led by high-profile artists who have highlighted fears over the rise of intellectual property theft and the potential for harassment through Elon Musk’s Grok AI integration. The feature is a new “Edit Image” tab that enables any user to select a public image and issue a command to the chatbot via command texts to alter it any way they wish. The Grok AI then generates a new version, which can either be reposted or sent back to the original creator as a reply. Artists leave X in droves over new image editing feature One such popular...

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