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Sally Scales says AI is stealing Indigenous Australian art creating "Temu slop
Pitjantjatjara artist Sally Scales asserts that artificial intelligence is appropriating Indigenous Australian art, transforming it into what she calls "Temu slop."
Scales, who chairs the National Gallery of Australia’s First Nations advisory group, argues that this technology diminishes the autonomy of First Nations artists.
Furthermore, she contends that the AI's output compromises the genuine nature of their artistic creations.
This digital appropriation, according to Scales, constitutes "a theft" of valuable cultural knowledge.
Her commentary highlights a growing concern regarding how AI is impacting the integrity and recognition of Indigenous artistic practices.
