Visual Art, Generative AI, and the Legal/Ethical Dilemma

Generative AI has transformed how visual art is created and circulated. Text-to-image generation systems such as Stable Diffusion, DALL·E, and Midjourney can instantly produce artworks inspired by centuries of human creativity. While these technologies democratize access to artistic tools, they also raise urgent questions about copyright, artistic integrity, and provenance. This workshop will bring together researchers, artists, legal scholars, and industry practitioners to critically examine the technical, legal, and societal challenges of visual art in the age of generative AI. By hosting this dialogue at WACV, we seek to bridge the computer vision community with the creative and legal domains, and to set a research agenda that safeguards artistic integrity while enabling innovation.