Shueisha and DC Comics oppose AI use

The publisher Shueisha and DC Comics both publicly criticized the use of AI in 2025, with Shueisha calling for government action against copyright violations by OpenAI and DC Comics' president Jim Lee stating the company would never use AI. Both companies aim to protect their illustrators, who might leave if AI is adopted.

Quebec movement fights AI in culture

In Quebec, the Regroupement pour l'Art Humain (RAH) was formed during the 2025 Book Fair to push for AI regulation. Over 70 Quebec publishers and hundreds of authors joined RAH, which opposes AI in comics, festivals, and other cultural fields. The movement seeks to establish clear rules for human art.

Fabrication Humaine supports human creativity

Pascal Chind, co-founder of Fabrication Humaine, promotes human-made art through a label that artists can join voluntarily. The label includes comics, plays, and festivals, but its diverse members make it hard to act as one. It relies on individual choices rather than mandates.

RAH challenges AI in subsidized culture

RAH questioned whether AI can coexist with government subsidies for the arts, noting that Quebec's Société de développement des entreprises culturelles (SODEC) gave $5.8 million in 2024-2025 to publishers. This led to a Quebec legislative motion to regulate AI in cultural fields, adopted unanimously in early 2026.

RAH avoids policing art, focuses on rules

RAH wants to set standards for authentic human art without acting as an authority. It acknowledges its model is specific to Quebec and difficult to export. In Europe, the focus is on artists who reject AI, while RAH campaigns for broader AI regulation.

Fabrication Humaine aims for public support

Fabrication Humaine seeks to involve the public, not just artists, in its mission. Pascal Chind believes people's behavior can influence the direction of AI use. He wants to guide readers in a world where AI-generated content is hard to distinguish from human-made art.

Both movements stress the need for education

RAH and Fabrication Humaine both emphasize education. Pascal Colpron, who began in digital effects, believes AI can help in areas like medicine but warns against treating it as a universal solution. Jean-Paul Eid highlights the financial model of AI, which relies on stolen data to be affordable.

AI's impact on future artists is a concern

Jean-Paul Eid fears that young artists will lose opportunities to gain experience, as AI takes over simple tasks like designing tablecloths or ads. He warns that this could create a bottleneck in the transfer of artistic knowledge and skills.

AI lacks the essence of true art

Jean-Paul Eid describes AI as a slot machine that produces only pale copies, stripping art of its originality. Pascal Chind agrees, arguing that losing human creativity would mean losing humanity itself. He sees RAH and Fabrication Humaine as differing in their focus: RAH fights AI-generated works, while Fabrication Humaine centers on human happiness.

Artists and publishers avoid AI publicity

In 2026, few artists or publishers openly use AI, fearing backlash. Those who do risk being scrutinized by the media. Both RAH and Fabrication Humaine agree that current AI tools, built on stolen data, are fundamentally at odds with artists trying to protect their rights and creative legacy.