This tiny Maine town used AI to make a new logo. Its residents had other ideas (opens in new tab)

After proposing a new design for its municipal logo on Facebook, one tiny Maine town faced backlash in the comments section when it admitted the mark was generated by AI. The post and page are now private. Newburgh, Maine, population 1,520, is some 25 miles from the coast, just outside Bangor. In its Facebook post late last month, the town didn’t hide the fact that its proposed farm-theme logo was AI-generated, and even asked for feedback. “It’s time to update our town logo that we use on our...