UK - AI-Generated Artwork Draws Complaints
The organizers of an arts market in Leeds have amended the application process after visitors complained about the amount of AI-generated art on sale at a recent trading event.
After more than 100 comments appeared on Reddit after the event, organizers at the Leeds Festival of Gothica have promised to engage with the community about the issue of AI-generated art.
Organizers say that, from now on, they will ask those registering for a spot to declare any use of AI and where they have used it in their products—to enable the team make informed decisions.
“This human touch is what allows us to curate a uniquely LFOG experience, and is not something we will be sacrificing as we continue to offer these events, which have become beloved amongst the community.”
-www.bbc.com, 17 March 2025
Arno's Commentary
Courts and lawmakers these days are busy trying to protect the public from forgeries such as the AI-generated artwork mentioned above.
There is much more to come. We may call our time the dispensation of artificial intelligence.
Notable scientist, mathematician, and science communicator Hannah Fry, in her book Hello World: Being Human in the Age of Algorithms, declares, “Frankly, we’re still quite a long way away from creating hedgehog-level intelligence. So far, no one’s even managed to get past a worm.”
Vancouver physicist Max Tegmark, president of the Future of Life Institute at MIT, writes: “In creating AI, we are birthing a new form of life with unlimited potential for good or evil.”
Russian President Vladimir Putin states, “Artificial intelligence is the future … for all mankind. Whoever becomes the leader in this sphere will become the ruler of the world.”
What we know for sure is that we are living in an information explosion age. Today’s information does not exist on paper, but is virtually stored forever in the digital world.
While we may not consider this to be fulfillment relating to the mark of the beast, we do know it’s part of the process in the modern world.
Arno Froese is the executive director of Midnight Call Ministries and editor-in-chief of the acclaimed prophetic magazines Midnight Call and News From Israel. He has authored a number of well-received books, and has sponsored many prophecy conferences in the U.S., Canada, and Israel. His extensive travels have contributed to his keen insight into Bible prophecy, as he sees it from an international perspective.
