I cant claim to have found the solution... sorry! 

But I do have this idea, and I hope it might help:

The FFAiR logo can be used by:

• Artists who never use Ai or 'Ai assistance' in their work
• Galleries, arts fairs, shops and other supporters of the FFAiR arts movement and its principles, who screen-out Ai artists and artwork

Some vendors and venues are already asking people: to state that their work is Ai free and to provide evidence of working process if asked to.

- If this is you - Well done for being ahead of the curve! Let's make sure everyone else knows the efforts you have made!

Artists can build trust in the logo by:

• Making art that is FFAiR
  
• Using the logo and spreading the word
  
• Demonstrating our studio practice alongside our work – using sketch books, drawings materials etc
• Providing people with information about how Ai threatens the creative industry
• Providing people with information about the FFAiR arts movement,
  
• Promoting FFAiR artists and spaces.

FFAiR Artists need spaces and people who support them.

Galleries, shops, art fairs, craft markets, artists and art collectors who want to support FFAiR artists can show their support by:

• Using the logo and spreading the word
• Ensuring you understand the studio practice of the artists you promote or support.
• Looking for the behind the scenes work that goes into the making of a piece - the sketches, prototypes and misprints.
• Looking for evidence of studio practice and gathering of inspiration
  
• Screening out Ai artists and artwork*
• Promoting art that is FFAiR
• Providing information about how you have ensured your market/shop/gallery etc. is a FFAIR arts space
• Choosing not to use Ai for promotional materials, posters, descriptions, or 'tweaking' artwork.

*screening out Ai artists and artwork applies to artists who are using Ai to make works that resemble other media such as painting or linocut. Such work depends on non-consensual Ai data harvesting and therefore plagiarism of existing artists.

I'm aware that some artists explicitly experiment with Ai to explore the possibilities of making unique new work using data supplied with consent.  I think this is very different and maybe there is a place for this somewhere albeit with tighter controls and regulations over the data. However this art is not FFAiR art and I think we should still safeguard some spaces which are committed to being entirely Ai free. 

What if we all decided to say no to AI, and instead worked up the courage to try and draw, or paint, or sculpt by ourselves? What if the strange, artificial taste of ‘AI art’ left us dissatisfied, and curious enough about creativity to start doodling with a biro in our notebook? It might feel good, and it might spark a flicker of creative confidence. 

Quote from Matt Coral. Read his fantastic and thorough article here:
https://www.corralldesign.com/writing/ai-harm-hypocrisy

The rise of Ai has been fast and its presence can feel inevitable and overwhelming.

Despite this I think we have to speak up and try to protect Ai-free spaces.

Abuse of the FFAiR arts logo

A lot of us artists know each other. We know each others’ skills and studio practices. We can vouch for each other and work together to keep spaces free from Ai.

There is already a code of practice in the printmaking world that depends on trust – such as keeping to a limited edition of prints. Keeping to FFAiR arts practices would be an extension of that.

But of course this logo can easily be abused.

That's why we need tighter legal regulation of Ai in the arts.

At the moment it's just an idea, all we have to make it work is trust and the mutual support of galleries and artists.

Bringing people with us

Many people are already using Ai in their daily lives and see it as benign. I would like to bring them on board without alienating them.

We need to encourage each other to be brave and accept that making mistakes is part of the process of making art and being human. We can point out the benefits of using our own human intelligence. We can show them the beauty in everyone's human-made imperfect art.

If you believe the FFAiR arts logo is being abused I think we should intervene. If this can be done kindly we might be able to bring people on board and make them allies for the cause!

Bear in mind that incorrect labelling might be a mistake.

If you see content that is clearly Ai, I think it is fair to point it out and politely ask for explicit labelling.

Fight for Ai Regulation

Ultimately, at the moment, we can't know for certain if people have used Ai assistance behind the scenes.
This is why we need regulation.

THINGS YOU CAN DO:

Write down your thoughts

I found that once I started writing I couldn't stop (hence the website!) and it was a really helpful exercise to get my thoughts in order and be able to challenge perceptions of Ai. 

Write to your MP

Let your MP know that this issue is important to you and why. Tell them the implications it has for you and the wider society.

Things I would ask for are:

• Update copyright law to prevent Ai harvesting of artists' visual data
• Enforce explicit labelling of Ai content in any form

I would point out the huge environmental cost of data centres and the real and immediate threat to artists' livelihoods

I hope to add much more info to this website as time goes on that will help make the argument for Ai regulation