"Allen said that he made clear that his artwork was generated with Midjourney, an online AI art tool, when he was dropping off his artwork and in his narrative submission.

Olga Robak, the director of communications with the Colorado Department of Agriculture, confirmed that Allen mentioned Midjourney in his submission statement.

According to fair rules, anybody can file a grievance against submitted items — but they will need to post a $300 bond, cite specific rules that have been broken and present a grievance letter in person.

The bond can be returned if the grievance leads to a violation of the rules but Robak said a preliminary review showed Allen had not broken any."

— https://eu.chieftain.com/story/news/2022/08/31/ai-painting-w...