"A lifelong dream has been crushed by a group of locals. I have received one star reviews from people saying they want 99 Bottles back and that I should have paid for a local artist to do the logo instead of a crappy AI logo."
"Their logo is AI generated, if they can't make the effort to create a logo they definitely won't make the effort to cook good food."
"I used a little bit of AI, and it's this big uproar thing now. But I think AI is so sensitive right now everywhere with people."
The Salty Otter, a restaurant and sports bar in downtown Santa Cruz, changed its colorful AI-generated otter logo to plain white text on a black background following community backlash. Owner Rachael Smith received numerous one-star reviews criticizing the logo, with reviewers suggesting she should have hired a local artist instead. Smith acknowledged the controversy on Instagram, stating her lifelong dream had been crushed by locals. Despite her 26 years of experience in computer graphic art, the decision to use AI in logo creation sparked significant negative feedback on Google and Yelp. Smith attributed the backlash to heightened sensitivity around AI technology.
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