Dutch Far-Right Party Pays Damages for AI-Altered Court Art
The far-right Party for Freedom (PVV) in the Netherlands has paid damages to court artist Petra Urban after an MP from the party used and manipulated one of her drawings with artificial intelligence (AI). The artwork, depicting two Syrian brothers jailed for murder, was altered to make the subjects appear more menacing before being featured in a video on social media. Urban, a court artist for 19 years, discovered her drawing was used without permission by the PVV's Noord-Brabant region.
A Dutch court artist has received damages from the far-right Party for Freedom (PVV) after one of her drawings was used without permission and manipulated with artificial intelligence (AI).
Petra Urban, a court artist with 19 years of experience, discovered that a drawing she created last year had been altered. The original artwork depicted two Syrian brothers who were jailed for the murder of their sister. According to reports, the drawing was manipulated using AI to make the subjects appear more menacing.
An MP for the PVV used this reworked image in a video, which was subsequently shared on Instagram and Facebook by the party’s Noord-Brabant region. The unauthorized use and manipulation of her work prompted Urban to seek recourse.
Following the incident, the far-right party, led by Geert Wilders, paid damages to Urban for the unauthorized alteration and distribution of her artwork.
According to The Guardian Tech, the artist expressed shock upon discovering the altered use of her drawing.
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