Consumer Refusal to AI Art

A coordinated cultural movement where artists, audiences, and institutions publicly refuse to commission, distribute, or reward AI‑generated art as a norm-based tool to shape platform incentives and copyright enforcement. Rather than waiting for legislation, consumers and gatekeepers use withholding and labeling standards to preserve artistic labor and provenance. — If feasible, organized refusal could be a low‑cost, rapid mechanism to influence platform practices, copyright norms, and artistic markets without relying solely on slow regulatory processes.