{"id":10210,"date":"2026-05-04T10:00:59","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T10:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automationnation.us\/en\/this-is-fine-creator-says-ai-startup-stole-his-art\/"},"modified":"2026-05-04T10:00:59","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T10:00:59","slug":"this-is-fine-creator-says-ai-startup-stole-his-art","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automationnation.us\/en\/this-is-fine-creator-says-ai-startup-stole-his-art\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018This is fine\u2019 creator says AI startup stole his art"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>**\u2018This is Fine\u2019 Creator Alleges AI Startup Stole His Art**<\/p>\n<p>The creator behind the iconic \u201cThis is fine\u201d meme, KC Green, has publicly accused an AI image generation startup of using his artwork without permission to train its model. 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