# AI is stealing Indigenous Australian art and churning out ‘Temu slop’, artist says

https://mins.news/en/item/124430

- The Guardian, 2026-11-01 14:00 UTC
- Tech
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2026/nov/02/ai-stealing-indigenous-australian-art-temu-slop-artist-says-ntwnfb

> Pitjantjatjara artist Sally Scales, who chairs the National Gallery of Australia’s First Nations advisory group, says AI undermines artists’ agency and the authenticity of their work, amounting to a “theft” of cultural knowledge. Experts warn that AI systems have scraped art without payment, removed artists’ names and altered works, causing cultural and economic harm.