Critics have asserted online that Powell’s Books in Portland used AI to create designs that appear on shirts and mugs. One shows an illustration of a wolf standing on top of books, the spines of which show both binding and pages. One online comment claims that employees complained about the design before the shirts were printed, but “were given the runaround.” “Powell’s workers have been voicing concerns about the use of AI in these designs for months and company leadership has been unmoved… maybe feedback from customers and book industry peers will move them?” the Powell’s workers’ union, ILWU Local […]
