🇫🇷 French, 21 October 2026, AI in art
Bédéciné Festival Excludes AI from Competition
The Bédéciné festival in Illzach, France, excludes the use of artificial intelligence in its competition, but allows digital tools.
The festival’s competition requires participants to create artwork without the use of artificial intelligence, despite allowing assisted publication by computer.
However, the distinction between AI and digital tools is unclear, as some software now integrates AI to select characters, complete backgrounds, or suggest colors.
The festival’s organizers are relying on the good faith of participants to adhere to the rule, as they will not be able to verify the use of AI in the submitted artwork.