From Undark Magazine:
During 2025’s New York Comic Con, Jim Lee — the president, publisher, and chief creative officer of DC Comics — spoke out against the use of artificial intelligence in the creation of the imprint’s comic books. “DC Comics will not support AI-generated storytelling or artwork. Not now. Not ever — as long as Anne DePies and I are in charge,” Lee said, punctuating his remarks with a concise observation: “AI doesn’t dream. It doesn’t feel. It doesn’t make art — it aggregates it.”
To many, Lee’s comments are worthy of praise — a leader of a revered institution taking a firm position against AI. Stands like his arise from AI’s negative impacts — especially those of generative AI — on actors, writers, and others in creative industries. Analogous concerns have arisen where health, justice, and education are concerned.
Many thoughtful voices in politics and culture are calling for controls on AI to protect the rights of those it impacts, be they artists, patients, renters, or defendants. Much of this has been captured in a modern movement labeled “AI Luddite.” Like the original Luddites of the 1800s, these AI Luddites are not so much anti-tech as pro-human. They demand that technology reinforce human creativity and the dignity of work, rather than replacing skilled workers with an unskilled precariat, or replacing them altogether with machines. They want technology to be a choice made by those who use it and those it affects, rather than being forced on them.
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