Overview
- Munich’s Wirtschaftsreferat said its KI check is complete, citing photo documentation of work steps, an open vector file, software used, and reviews by three internal and external designers that found no evidence of generator use.
- Officials added that all submissions were screened for AI and that one separate entry was disqualified after suspicions of unauthorized use were substantiated.
- After the jury chose designer Florian Huber’s poster and the public ranked it second, several graphic artists alleged the image was largely or fully AI‑generated, with concerns first flagged to the city during January’s public vote.
- The competition’s rules have explicitly barred AI image generators since 2024, while the city notes many standard editing programs now contain AI‑based features.
- Experts and critics continue to press for original layered files to verify authorship, warning that proof remains elusive without them and that fully AI‑generated outputs may not qualify for copyright.