Shanti Escalante-De Mattei

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Nashville artist Kelly McKernan is part of a class-action lawsuit against two AI companies and DeviantArt. They say the AI companies violate copyright laws.

Artist takes legal action alleging AI copies their creative style

Nashville artist Kelly McKernan is part of a class-action lawsuit against two AI companies and DeviantArt. They say the AI companies violate copyright laws.

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