{"id":22663,"date":"2026-04-12T11:37:18","date_gmt":"2026-04-12T09:37:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/12\/is-ai-the-greatest-art-heist-in-history\/"},"modified":"2026-04-12T11:37:18","modified_gmt":"2026-04-12T09:37:18","slug":"is-ai-the-greatest-art-heist-in-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/12\/is-ai-the-greatest-art-heist-in-history\/","title":{"rendered":"Is AI the greatest art heist in history?"},"content":{"rendered":"

New technologies of reproduction are plundering the art world \u2013 and getting away with it<\/p>\n

In 2026, its easy to see why generative AI is bad. The internet has nicknamed its excretions \u201cslop\u201d. The CEOs of AI companies prance about on stage like supervillains, bragging that their products will eliminate vast swathes of work. Generative AI requires sacrificing the world\u2019s water<\/a> to feed its hideous data centres. Around the globe, chatbots induce schizophrenic delusions<\/a> and urge teens to kill themselves<\/a> \u2013 all while turning users brains to mush<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Who could have predicted this? Artists, that\u2019s who.<\/p>\n

Continue reading…<\/a>
\nNew technologies of reproduction are plundering the art world \u2013 and getting away with it
\nIn 2026, its easy to see why generative AI is bad. The internet has nicknamed its excretions \u201cslop\u201d. The CEOs of AI companies prance about on stage like supervillains, bragging that their products will eliminate vast swathes of work. Generative AI requires sacrificing the world\u2019s water to feed its hideous data centres. Around the globe, chatbots induce schizophrenic delusions and urge teens to kill themselves \u2013 all while turning users brains to mush.
\nWho could have predicted this? Artists, that\u2019s who. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

New technologies of reproduction are plundering the art world \u2013 and getting away with it In 2026, its easy to see why generative AI is bad. The internet has nicknamed its excretions \u201cslop\u201d. The CEOs of AI companies prance about on stage like supervillains, bragging that their products will eliminate vast swathes of work. Generative …<\/p>\n

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