‘World champion of appropriation’ Grayson Perry says he isn’t bothered by AI using his work

The celebrated artist said AI wasn’t very good yet, “so don’t worry”, in comments made at the Charleston literature festival

Grayson Perry has said he doesn’t “really mind” if his work is used to train AI models, adding that throughout his entire career he had been “ripping off” others.

Speaking at the Charleston literature festival, held on the grounds of Bloomsbury Group artists Vanessa Bell and Duncan Grant’s former home, the artist jokingly referred to himself as “the world champion of cultural appropriation”.