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San Diego Comic-Con bans AI art after artist pushback

Ellsworth Toohey
Jan 21, 2026
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San Diego Comic-Con reversed its AI-friendly art show policy within 24 hours of artist pushback, implementing a complete ban: “Material created by Artificial Intelligence (AI) either partially or wholly, is not allowed in the art show,” 404 Media reports.

The previous policy had allowed AI art if marked as such and not for sale — rules that …

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