Press
News Coverage of current and past ETCH projects, including Glaze and Nightshade
Comprehensive Articles
Unmasking AI Music: Quicksilver and the Ethical Movement Behind It
— UChicago CS | May 2026
The AI Lab Waging a Guerrilla War Over Exploitative AI
— MIT Technology Review, by Melissa Heikkila | November 2024
The Great AI Art Heist
— UChicago CS | May 2026
Is That Song AI-generated? UChicago Scientists Create Tool to Check
— UChicago News, by Miranda Redenbaugh | May 2026
This Tool Could Protect Artists From A.I.-Generated Art That Steals Their Style
— NYTimes, by Kashmir Hill | February 2023
Featured Articles on Glaze
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Glaze Protects Art from Prying AIs
— TechCrunch, by Natasha Lomas | March 2023
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2024 Innovator of the Year: Shawn Shan Builds Tools to Help Artists Fight Back Against Exploitive AI
— MIT Technology Review, by Melissa Heikkila | September 2024
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Can Artists Protect Their Work From AI?
— BBC News, by Ben Derico (BBC Click Video) | June 2023
Featured Articles on Nightshade
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This New Data Poisoning Tool Lets Artists Fight Back Against Generative AI
— MIT Technology Review, by Melissa Heikkila | October 2023
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This Tool Makes AI Models Hallucinate Cats to Fight Copyright Infringement
— NBC News, by Brian Cheung | April 2024
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New Tool ‘Poisons’ AI Data To Shield Artists Against Having Their Work Stolen
— Forbes, by Leslie Katz | October 2023
Awards
TIME Magazine 100 Most Influential People in AI, Ben Zhao
Concept Art Association, Community Impact Award
2024
2024
Winner: Chicago Innovation Award
2023
Special Mention: TIME Magazine Best Inventions of 2023
2023
Winner: Distinguished Paper Award
2023, 2024
Winner: USENIX Internet Defense Prize
2023