Redfern Station’s AI-generated Christmas artwork to be removed

A Christmas banner will be removed from Redfern Station, after observers raised concerns about the artwork being AI-generated.

The banner, erected between platforms 10 and 11 at the station, depicted an Australian Christmas scene, with Santa Claus on the beach in board shorts and thongs surrounded by a cast of local animals.

However, on closer inspection, several “animals” in the cartoon showed obvious signs of being AI-generated.

One animal in the artwork appeared to be made from a koala’s head on a kangaroo’s torso, while the scene also featured a rodent with limbs not connected to its body, and a kangaroo wearing a bikini top.