Faking William Morris, Generative Forgery, and the Erosion of Art History
Here’s another shitty side-effect of LLM fakery — Etsy is now full of fake William Morris, Monet, Matisse and Klimt prints: “It is hard to overlook the intentional deception at play here. Every print says “William Morris” in the listing title, and has his name in giant block letters on the print itself. The same goes for the Monet, Matisse, and Klimt prints. They often include informational details like artwork titles, exhibit or museum names, cities, and years. What are we to conclude?”
(tags: ai art commerce culture fakery forgery art-history llms william-morris monet klimt matisse)