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AI art is theft; opt-out protects artists
Mass opt-out ≈ cultural erasure of marginalized styles from future models.
Description
While concerns about AI art and copyright are legitimate, mass opt-out approaches can lead to the cultural erasure of marginalized artistic styles from future models, creating representation problems.
Origin of the Concern
Concerns about AI systems being trained on artists' work without permission or compensation.
What's Misunderstood
While copyright concerns are legitimate, mass opt-out approaches can lead to the erasure of marginalized artistic styles from future models, creating representation problems.
Empirical Context
Stranisci & Hardmeier (2025) highlight how mass opt-out approaches can lead to cultural erasure of marginalized styles from future AI models.