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Student Arrested for Vandalizing Controversial AI Art Exhibit

1/18/2026

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Graham Granger, an undergraduate student at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, was arrested for vandalizing an art exhibit featuring AI-generated images, tearing down 57 prints and causing $220 in damage.
The act occurred during a protest against artificial intelligence.
The exhibit, titled "Shadow Searching: ChatGPT psychosis," was created by Nick Dwyer and explored AI's psychological effects.
Granger faces fifth-degree criminal mischief charges and has declined to comment.

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Graham Granger, an undergraduate student at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, was arrested for vandalizing an art exhibit featuring AI-generated images, tearing down 57 prints and causing $220 in damage.
The act occurred during a protest against artificial intelligence.
The exhibit, titled "Shadow Searching: ChatGPT psychosis," was created by Nick Dwyer and explored AI's psychological effects.
Granger faces fifth-degree criminal mischief charges and has declined to comment.