‘This is fine’ creator says AI startup stole his art

# AI Startup Accused of Using Artist's Work Without Permission An artist whose famous "This is fine" meme became iconic online says an AI company called Artisan used his art in advertisements without asking permission or paying him. The startup, which promotes replacing human workers with AI, appears to have trained its system on the artist's work without compensation—raising questions about whether AI companies are properly crediting and paying creators whose work they use to build their systems.