The Dark Side of AI Training: Artists' Works Used Without Permission

Recently, an independent artist Kelly McKernan posted on her Instagram how she felt when she found out that she was one of the first 400 artists whose artwork was used to train AI. I'm credited (…) on the Wikipedia page for AI art as a "style prompt." I'm getting tagged in image prompts and met with indignation when I request my name removed. She continues that to her, much of this is unethical and feels violative. Current art students are discouraged from continuing to study; professors don't know what to tell them; emerging artists are feeling hopeless and giving up.