Artist Banned From Subreddit Over Work Resembling AI Art

An artist was banned from a popular Reddit art community based on accusations that his artwork was an AI-generated design -- or looked too much like one. Ben Moran, an artist based in Vietnam, posted an image of his work "A Muse in Warzone" (2022), which he says was created using Photoshop, on r/Art, a subreddit with nearly 22 million members. The piece depicts Elaine, the protagonist of the Beneath the Dragoneye Moons fantasy series. Shortly after, the image was flagged by r/Art's moderators, and Moran sent a complaint, offering to provide the original .PSD file of the artwork for review. "I'm not using any AI supported [sic] and the punishment is not right," Moran said.