“I logged on Instagram one day, and I scrolled really quick, and it was just back-to-back AI flyers for events that are in Chicago,” Ca$h said. After seeing a stream of AI generated flyers, Ca$h decided to say something to her 32,000 Instagram followers. L: flyers from Heart of Chicago Soul Club and Right on Time Design; R: flyer by Annie Lee CarrollCourtesy the artists“You can definitely tell when AI flyers are AI, because it’s like this uncanny valley effect, where they lack this human element,” Carroll said. On Instagram, account AI Free Chicago, regularly calls out Chicago businesses that use AI for their event flyers and promotion, such as Music Theater Works and the Marriott Theatre. Artist Sam Nachison started the AI Free Chicago account after attending a local theater show that featured an AI-generated poster.