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Marine agency AI art contest sparks backlash

Strong criticisms were lobbed at the Department of Marine and Coastal Resources after it announced the results of an AI art contest held to mark National Dugong Conservation Day on Monday, with the winning image showing a dugong with what appeared to be four legs.

Media & Arts · P Space — documented harm · certified 2026-08-18 · v1 · article view · machine-readable

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The Department of Marine and Coastal Resources drew strong public criticism after its AI art contest for National Dugong Conservation Day selected a winning image that inaccurately depicted a dugong with four legs.

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Truvace Impact Record TRV-2026-0816, v1: “Marine agency AI art contest sparks backlash.” Truvace, 2026-08-18. /record/TRV-2026-0816 (accessed at citation time). sha256 9e50256121cf6237

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