An artist using Midjourney to create AI-generated art won first place at Colorado State Fair’s fine art competition, leading to criticism by other artists (Matthew Gault/VICE)

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An artist using Midjourney to create AI-generated art won first place at Colorado State Fair’s fine art competition, leading to criticism by other artists  —  Jason Allen’s AI-generated work “Théâtre D’opéra Spatial” took first place in the digital category at the Colorado State Fair.