tech
January 23, 2026
“I swallowed some of it. I had really been spitting it out near the end.”
The Nation interviewed Graham Granger, the student arrested for consuming part of an exhibit of AI-generated art — although apparently he didn’t eat everything he chewed up.
TL;DR
- Graham Granger was arrested for consuming part of an AI-generated art exhibit.
- Granger cited ethical concerns about AI art scraping other artists' work as a reason for his actions.
- He stated he "swallowed some of it" but "had really been spitting it out near the end."