{
  "id": 12452088,
  "title": "ChatGPT generates fake New Yorker cartoons, complete with artist signatures",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/chatgpt-generates-fake-new-yorker-cartoons-complete-with-artist",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-10-06T19:34:28.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Mashable",
    "slug": "mashable",
    "url": "https://mashable.com/tech/chatgpt-new-yorker-cartoon"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "OpenAI's ChatGPT has sparked controversy again, this time for its ability to produce counterfeit New Yorker cartoons featuring the signatures of real artists. The issue has been brought to light by the viral spread of seemingly similar images on social media platforms, according to Nieman Lab.\n\nThe chatbot's success in creating these forged images is attributed to two primary factors: the widespread popularity of New Yorker cartoons online and the process of internet-wide scraping designed to gather content for model training. Multiple publishers, such as Condé Nast, which owns the New Yorker, have been advocating for federal legislation to curb unauthorized scraping of their content. Condé Nast previously entered into a partnership with OpenAI to compensate for the loss of revenue due to unlicensed data usage.\n\nDespite this, a New Yorker spokesperson made it clear that the agreement did not authorize OpenAI to train its models on cartoons or utilize its logo and artwork in image generation. Furthermore, the publication emphasized that the contributing cartoonists retain full copyright over their work.\n\nOpenAI addressed the plagiarism allegations, stating their commitment to fostering human creativity through their tools. They welcome community feedback regarding any issues or mistakes in their models' behavior to rectify them. Currently, ChatGPT provides a warning to users when attempting to generate New Yorker-style images, stating that the prompt may violate guidelines concerning similarity to third-party content. However, the chatbot continues to generate images in the desired style, including the inclusion of signatures, despite these warnings.",
  "summary": "Viral AI-generated images in the style of New Yorker cartoons sport signatures of real artists, despite no deal to train LLM on the publication's signature art.",
  "key_points": [
    "ChatGPT creates fake New Yorker cartoons with artist signatures",
    "Issue spreads on social media, attributed to popularity and internet scraping",
    "Condé Nast pushes for federal legislation against unauthorized scraping"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}