Petition · Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Ban the use of AI generated models in advertising campaigns
Closed
252 signatures
What the petition asks
We think a new law should be introduced to ban the use of AI generated models in advertising campaigns of any form; such as in magazines, store front windows, billboards etc.
We think the reasons to ban are as follows:
1) Depletion of human expression
2) Further raising beauty standards to something unattainable and could cause or worsen eating disorders.
3) Increasing the wealth gap. We believe rich companies could become richer by removing the need to pay creatives whilst the job market becomes slimmer.
We are concerned that AI models could worsen people's mental health due to a lack of expression, human connection and culture. They could also reduce job prospects for models, photographers, set designers and graphic designers.
1) Depletion of human expression
2) Further raising beauty standards to something unattainable and could cause or worsen eating disorders.
3) Increasing the wealth gap. We believe rich companies could become richer by removing the need to pay creatives whilst the job market becomes slimmer.
We are concerned that AI models could worsen people's mental health due to a lack of expression, human connection and culture. They could also reduce job prospects for models, photographers, set designers and graphic designers.
Timeline
| 13 Aug 2025 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 13 Feb 2026 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
252
Status
Closed
Department
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Opened
13 Aug 2025
Closed
13 Feb 2026
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 7 Aug 2026.