> this case is real easy - the man was cheating and should return the prize.
Nope. He was upfront and honest before during and after the competition about his methods. This has been made clear in every article about this, as well as in this thread itself. People keep missing this point and it's irritating.
"Allen said that he made clear that his artwork was generated with Midjourney, an online AI art tool, when he was dropping off his artwork and in his narrative submission.
Olga Robak, the director of communications with the Colorado Department of Agriculture, confirmed that Allen mentioned Midjourney in his submission statement.
According to fair rules, anybody can file a grievance against submitted items — but they will need to post a $300 bond, cite specific rules that have been broken and present a grievance letter in person.
The bond can be returned if the grievance leads to a violation of the rules but Robak said a preliminary review showed Allen had not broken any."
Nope. He was upfront and honest before during and after the competition about his methods. This has been made clear in every article about this, as well as in this thread itself. People keep missing this point and it's irritating.
"Allen said that he made clear that his artwork was generated with Midjourney, an online AI art tool, when he was dropping off his artwork and in his narrative submission.
Olga Robak, the director of communications with the Colorado Department of Agriculture, confirmed that Allen mentioned Midjourney in his submission statement.
According to fair rules, anybody can file a grievance against submitted items — but they will need to post a $300 bond, cite specific rules that have been broken and present a grievance letter in person.
The bond can be returned if the grievance leads to a violation of the rules but Robak said a preliminary review showed Allen had not broken any."