Overview
- Julia Klöckner posted an Instagram school‑start greeting that was clearly labeled “mit KI generiert” and the image remains live on her personal @juliakloeckner account.
- Critics including artist Oliver Schäfer and performer Ember Remember say their critical comments were deleted and that they were blocked, and the post’s comment function was later disabled.
- Klöckner’s office and the Bundestag press team say the image was used from her private account to protect children’s identity and that the Bundestag administration does not editorially manage that channel.
- Artists argue that normalizing AI images endangers creative livelihoods because many image generators were trained on millions of photographers’ and illustrators’ works without consent.
- The row drew viral attention on social media and major outlets, and Klöckner’s office reportedly reached out to at least one critic to propose dialogue even though that critic remains blocked on the platform.