Recent Reports
Greetings one and all. Mark, here. I would personally like to address the recent allegations of our use of AI to create our logo.
After careful investigation, we found that the images were stock images purchased from Adobe by our artist. See screenshots from Adobe Stock. We did find one that was generated by AI, a font – purchased prior to Adobe Stock changing their disclosure and labeling policy. At the time, our artist did not know that the font was not created by a human. Everything used to create the image was selected as stock photos, purchased directly from Adobe, and our talented convention artist, Rhiannon Massaro, has the receipts.
We will reiterate once more – we do not encourage the use of AI. However, we also do not encourage intolerance. We understand the aversion to AI usage – taking away from real artists and creators. We apologize for the unfortunate misunderstanding, but we take things like this very seriously and can safely say that our integrity and commitment to you is a top priority. We will NEVER knowingly or intentionally misguide, misdirect, mislead, or misinform you.
Our goal is to create an event that is enjoyable for everyone. Period.
Having said that, I want to address one more thing. To all of you keeping us honest – we appreciate you. However, what we would appreciate more is for you to ask questions before assuming the worst. We could have addressed the issue and avoided a lot of unnecessary hassle, frustration, and hardship on our artist and staff. Please consider this in the future.
Sincerely,
Mark Bogner
Con Staff and ⅓ Chairperson.
