Zuckerberg illustrated a kid’s book with AI—actual artists are infuriated

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is facing backlash from artists online after illustrating a children’s book with artificial intelligence (AI).

During Meta’s annual Connect conference on Wednesday, Zuckerberg revealed that his six-year-old daughter August wrote a book that they later illustrated with the company’s AI tool.

In a post to Instagram, Zuckerberg showcased how the company’s AI not only generated images but a theatrical trail for the book as well. “My daughter August wrote a book, The Mermaid Crystal, and we used Meta AI to illustrate the book and create this trailer,” the billionaire wrote. “And yes, a sequel is already in the works. Proud dad!”

But many in the comments, particularly artists, took issue with the creation.

AI, they argued, took much-needed jobs away from the artistic community.

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