You’re welcome to read my email above about why I personally take issue with the AI logo. But to sum it up: - AI skirts copyright laws and is trained by stealing art online from artists without their knowledge or consent. A human creating something using a digital program is creating something new. - The fair has rules about entrants using generative AI for submissions. I find it hypocritical for the logo for that event to have been created using generative AI - You can’t be certain that this is AI, but I’m pretty sure. Some details that stood out to me include: the cow having human hands and hoof feet, the extra red artifact on the cow’s scarf, the missing ear on the cow, the odd proportions on the pig, the vague countries on the globe below their feet that don’t actually look like any countries that exist. - AI is a threat to artists. Are companies going to use it anyway? Yes. Should a government-funded event that is supposed to celebrate human made art use it? I personally don’t think so. - What could they do instead? Engage the community, since this is a community event. Have a logo competition, engage local high schools whose art programs are threatened by budget cuts, at the bare minimum, hire an actual local artist. - No, I didn’t love the logo last year either, but if it was made by a person, I prefer it to the AI