ChatGPT Is Adding Real Cartoonists’ Signatures to Fake New Yorker Cartoons
The chatbot’s image generator mimicked the magazine’s style and used at least 15 cartoonists’ signatures without permission, prompting OpenAI to add a guardrail warning.
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ChatGPT is adding real cartoonists’ signatures to fake New Yorker cartoons
At the pearly gates, Dolly Parton, in a sparkling gown, stands arm in arm with Tim Curry, dressed as Dr. Frank-N-Furter. “I knew I chose the right plus one,” Parton says to God, who is standing at heaven’s reception desk. .cartoons-desktop{display:none}.cartoons-mobile{display:block}@media (min-width: 1000px){.cartoons-desktop{display:block}.cartoons-mobile{display:none}} That’s the premise of a cartoon that went viral on Twitter in the days aft…
An investigation by Nieman Lab found the signatures of more than 15 New Yorker illustrators on AI-generated images without their approval. OpenAI's licensing agreement with the publisher does not include the cartoons, and also a caveat added the company hasn't stopped the phenomenon
Image generation capabilities using AI are constantly evolving, making it possible to easily generate images that look as if they were drawn by human illustrators or manga artists. The Nieman Journalism Lab at Harvard University reported that manga generated by OpenAI's ChatGPT included the "signature of a real manga artist." Read more...
Tuesday Spill: What Us Worry? New Yorker Cartoonists, Cartoons & ChatGPT; Som, Larson, Donnelly At Bryn Mawr “Women Laughing ” Screening
What Us Worry? Cartoonists, Cartoons & ChatGPT As if cartoonists didn’t have enough to deal with (i.e., a shrinking marketplace for their work), there is this abomination. From Nieman Lab, October 5, 2026 by Andrew Deck, “ChatGPT Is Adding Real Cartoonists’ Signatures To Fake New Yorker Cartoons” _____________________________________________________________________ Som, Larson, Donnelly At Bryn Mawr Women Laughing Screening From The post Tu…
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