20260119 - Art student protests other student’s AI art: he eats it

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https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/01/19/art-student-protests-other-students-ai-art-he-eats-it/ - blog post 

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Sources:

• Student arrested for eating AI art in UAF gallery protest https://www.uafsunstar.com/news/student-eats-ai-art-in-uaf-gallery-protest-arrested
• My art in a gallery show was destroyed over ai use by a guy he ATE and chewed up and spit out my photos! (archive) https://web.archive.org/web/20260114165431/https://www.reddit.com/r/aiwars/comments/1qcektc/my_art_in_a_gallery_show_was_destroyed_over_ai/
• My art in a gallery show was destroyed over ai use by a guy he ATE and chewed up and spit out my photos! (live) https://www.reddit.com/r/aiwars/comments/1qcektc/my_art_in_a_gallery_show_was_destroyed_over_ai/
• Alaska Art Student Arrested for Eating Another Student's AI-Generated Art in Protest https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/alaska-art-student-arrested-eating-ai-generated-art-protest-1234770081/
• Academic Misconduct Policy https://www.uaf.edu/orca/student-conduct/academic-misconduct.php
• Alaska Court System: Criminal Cases Filed 1/11/2026 to 1/17/2026 https://web.archive.org/web/20260118215533/public.courts.alaska.gov/web/scheduled/docs/crchgfiled.pdf

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