Art created in the style of Rajasthan on Midjourney. Illustration: micwhit/Midjourney“Though [the] defendants like to describe their AI image products in lofty terms, the reality is grubbier and nastier: AI image products are primarily valued as copyright-laundering devices, promising customers the benefits of art without the costs of artists,” the complaint says. The promise of AI is that it will
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