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Deana Igelsrud (She/Her)

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Deana Igelsrud is a Legislative & Political Advocate helping the Concept Art Association in their advocacy to protect human artists & creators from predatory extraction of their intellectual property, which is used as "data fuel" for unregulated GenAI. Most people know her as the Co-Chair for the Legislative Action Committee for the Los Angeles County Democratic Party (LACDP) which represents more than 3 million registered Democrats in LA County. She has a degree in Broadcast Electronic Communication Arts from SFSU (Magna Cum Laude ’96), with an emphasis in Directing & Producing. She was a Production Designer on a number of indie films, and has worked in both PR and in the Commercials Art Department at VFX powerhouse Industrial Light & Magic. As a graphic designer, she has designed political mail for several winning campaigns, and her team at LACDP won three National AAPC Pollie Awards. Her husband and brother-in-law are illustrators in the entertainment industry, and her stepfather is a professional guitarist. “Pretty much my entire family and everyone I know and love and care about is directly affected by this, so how could I not be involved.” #SupportHumanArtists #NoAI

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The Fight for Artists Against Generative AI

Karla Ortiz | Deana Igelsrud | Ben Y. Zhao | Rob Salkowitz | Tim Friedlander | Matthew Butterick

Join us for a discussion on how you can continue to protect your art from generative AI, updates on the laws and regulations to protect artists that are actively underway, and ways to stay motivated in creating your art in the current landscape.

Panelists: Karla Ortiz (concept artist and activist), Ben Zhao (University of Chicago Profesor behind the team that created Glaze, Nightshade, and Hemlock), Deana Igelsrud (legislative and political advocate), Matthew Butterick (lawyer on the artist-led class action lawsuit against generative AI companies) and Tim Friedlander (voice actor, advocate, and NAVA President). Moderated by Rob Salkowitz (Forbes journalist).

Skill Level: General Audience

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