ChatGPT is adding real cartoonists’ signatures to fake New Yorker cartoons
Summary
OpenAI's ChatGPT can imitate New Yorker cartoon style and sometimes reproduces actual cartoonists' signatures without permission, creating IP and authenticity concerns. The piece details personal experiences of cartoonists, legal questions around copyright and publicity rights, and OpenAI's statements, plus industry reactions including licensing deals and newspaper usage of AI-generated cartoons. It also discusses how such forgery could affect creators' livelihoods and the broader implications for AI in creative work.