Organizers of Oakland's First Fridays art festival made a flyer promoting the event using AI, and are facing backlash for not ...

April 5, 2025 • Organizers of Oakland's First Fridays art festival made a flyer promoting the event using AI, and are facing backlash for not using an actual artist. NPR's Scott Simon explains.

Oakland First Fridays organizers issued a statement to its followers after facing backlash for using AI-generated artwork to advertise an event, citing budget constraints for the experiment. The ...