🎨🤖 Oh, the whimsical world of AI art royalties! Apparently, throwing pennies at artists for AI-generated #doodles was not the grand utopia it seemed. Tess.Design's noble quest to sprinkle #fairness lasted about as long as a New Year's resolution. 😂💸
https://www.kapwing.com/blog/learnings-from-paying-artists-royalties-for-ai-generated-art/ #AIArt #Royalties #TessDesign #ArtistRights #HackerNews #ngated
Learnings from Paying Artists Royalties for AI-Generated Art

A retrospective on Tess.Design, our attempt to make an ethical, artist-friendly AI marketplace. We launched Tess in May 2024 and shut it down in January 2026.

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