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Venue apologises for AI flyers after author says they have ‘no place’ in creative industry

From ABC Australia · () English

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  • Toowoomba creative Chloe Young offered to design posters for small businesses and community groups to provide an alternative to AI-generated promotional material.
  • Young received nearly 30 inquiries within days and said many AI-produced posters looked hollow, soulless and indistinguishable from one another.
  • Wine bar and bookshop owner Taylor Hailes apologised after an author objected to AI-generated promotional flyers for her venue.

Chloe Young had grown tired of scrolling through social media feeds filled with images that looked increasingly alike. “You scroll and scroll and scroll, and it all looks the same,” said the 28-year-old creative, who runs an online sewing and garment-making business in Toowoomba.

Young is not a graphic designer, but they decided to push back against the expanding use of artificial intelligence in text, music, video and imagery. They invited small businesses and community groups in Toowoomba to ask them to draw posters for a small fee, or for free if money was tight.

You scroll and scroll and scroll, and it all looks the same.

· Chloe YoungYoung described the increasingly uniform appearance of AI-generated images on social media.

The work takes longer and can cost more than using AI tools, but Young said they wanted to challenge what they described as the “hollow”, “soulless” and “homogeneous” posters appearing across social media. “I just got so frustrated with everything and everyone that I said, like, ‘Hey, I will literally do anything for $5 or free,’” they said.

I just got so frustrated with everything and everyone that I said, like, ‘Hey, I will literally do anything for $5 or free.’

· Chloe YoungYoung explained why they offered to make hand-drawn posters for small businesses and community groups.

The response came quickly. Young said almost 30 people contacted them within days, seeking an alternative to computer-generated content. They also said AI use could put them off a business’s products or services because the same visual style made local businesses and community events difficult to distinguish.

Young’s main concern is the effect on artists and creative work. “Art is meant to make you feel something,” they said. “AI feels hollow. It doesn’t bring feeling; it brings a lack of feeling.”

Art is meant to make you feel something.

· Chloe YoungYoung expressed concern about AI’s impact on artists and creative work.

Nearby, Taylor Hailes faced a similar objection while preparing to open The Book Pour, a boutique wine bar and bookshop. Hailes said she had used AI to prepare flyers and social media posts during the rush before opening, but an author contacted her after seeing the promotional material. The author had recently withdrawn from another event because it used AI. Hailes apologised, while some people accepted Young’s offer to create hand-drawn alternatives.

AI feels hollow. It doesn’t bring feeling; it brings a lack of feeling.

· Chloe YoungYoung criticized the emotional quality of AI-generated creative content.
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Originally published by ABC Australia in English. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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