Katie and Steve speak with Ben Zhao, Neubauer Professor of Computer Science at the University of Chicago, about the impact of generative AI systems on working artists and the visual arts ecosystem, the economic and technical challenges, recent litigation and legislative advocacy to limit the impact of generative AI on human creators, and the creation of technical tools to protect human creatives against generative AI use.
Notes for this episode: https://artlawpodcast.com/2026/09/01/the-threat-of-generative-ai-to-artists/
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