ChatGPT adds real cartoonists' signatures to fake New Yorker cartoons
An investigation by Nieman Lab, reported by TechSpot, found that ChatGPT generates cartoons closely mimicking The New Yorker's style and content while also carrying the signatures of real cartoonists. Cartoonist Brendan Loper said a widely shared cartoon bearing his pen name "BLOPER" was not drawn by him, and that he was later contacted by strangers asking whether it was his. The report says other New Yorker cartoonists have been affected as well.
Why it matters: Attaching a living artist's signature to generated images misleads viewers about authorship and deepens existing trust and copyright problems around AI imagery.
References Hacker News · AI（100+ 分） · TechSpot
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