"This is fine" artist KC Green settles dispute with AI startup Artisan over unauthorized ad use
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Summary
Artist KC Green, creator of the famous "This is fine" meme, has reached an agreement with AI startup Artisan after the company used a modified version of his artwork in bus and subway ads without permission. The ads featured Green's iconic dog sitting in flames with altered text reading "My pipeline is on fire" to promote Artisan's AI assistant Ava. Following Green's criticism, the startup has apparently taken down the ads and the two parties have resolved the dispute.
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In Artisan's bus and subway ads, Green's recognizable dog sat amid recognizable flames, but instead of saying 'This is fine,' it declared, 'My pipeline is on fire,' while the ad urged people to 'Hire Ava the AI BDR'
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