Huge new AI mural on pub in Banksy’s home city is torn down after backlash over multiple mistakes

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Huge new AI mural on pub in Banksy’s home city is torn down after backlash over multiple mistakes

Daily Mail · 18 minutes ago

An AI-generated mural that appeared on the Jolly Colliers pub in Bristol was torn down following widespread backlash from locals and the art community. The mural, which depicted various Bristol landmarks, contained multiple significant errors, including an inaccurately rendered SS Great Britain, an incorrect traffic system on Clifton Suspension Bridge, a non-existent viaduct, and a misrepresented version of Banksy's iconic Mild Mild West artwork showing a one-legged figure rather than the original bomb-throwing teddy bear.

The Bristol Mural Collective and local artists condemned the decision to display AI-generated art instead of commissioned handmade work. Caroline Maggs from the collective stated that AI designs undermine and devalue artists' work, viewing the pub's choice as a political statement at a time when AI is increasingly replacing human labour. The collective expressed frustration that a small business had not chosen to support other small businesses in the local art community, and offered to commission a proper artwork to replace it.

  • AI mural on Bristol pub removed after featuring numerous errors in landmark depictions
  • Local artists protested against AI art devaluing handmade creative work
  • Bristol Mural Collective offered to commission proper artwork as replacement

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