The images generated by tools such as DALL-E, Midjourney and Stable Diffusion can be weird and otherworldly but also increasingly realistic and customizable -

ask for a "peacock owl in the style of Van Gogh" and they can churn out something that might look similar to what you imagined.

But while Van Gogh and other long-dead master painters aren't complaining, some living artists and photographers are starting to fight back against the AI

software companies creating images derived from their works.

Two new lawsuits -- one this week from the Seattle-based photography giant Getty Images -- take aim at popular image-generating services for allegedly copying and

processing millions of copyright-protected images without a license. View More