Margaret Atwood

While employers should maintain a respectful and inclusive work environment, terminating someone's employment solely for their personal opinions, when those opinions do not intersect with their professional responsibilities or harm others, is a problematic encroachment on freedom of expression.

As a writer, I understand the value of creative work and the effort behind it. If AI art generators use original artists' work as part of their process, it's only fair that those artists receive compensation. This respects the integrity of creative labor and supports the ecosystem that nurtures artistic innovation.