Learnings from paying artists royalties for AI-generated art

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In 2024, we launched Tess. Design, a marketplace of fine-tuned AI image models where artists got paid a 50% royalty every time someone used their style. Surveys consistently showed that consumers believed artists deserved payment when AI generated content in their style. We launched Tess into a cultural moment of maximum hostility toward AI among artists.

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