Overview
- Police charged Graham Granger with class B misdemeanor criminal mischief for causing less than $250 in damage at a University of Alaska Fairbanks exhibit.
- According to the police report, he tore up roughly 57 of 160 images displayed by MFA student Nick Dwyer.
- Granger told The Nation the action was unpremeditated protest and performance art, and he expects to pay a fine after his release from the Fairbanks Correctional Facility.
- Dwyer, whose series explored “AI psychosis” and depicted his interactions with an AI chatbot, opted not to pursue charges and says he is trying to use generative AI less.
- The incident drew international attention and has intensified broader disputes over authorship and ongoing legal battles involving popular generative-image platforms.