"Molly Baz, a New York Times bestselling author and food creator with around 829,000 Instagram followers, is accusing Shopify of ripping off her likeness. Baz noticed that the e-commerce giant was offering a website theme for merchants that included an image that looked eerily similar to the cover art for her cookbook, "More Is More: Get Loose in the Kitchen." Shopify has since taken down the template, which it said was designed by a third-party developer. The sample website design featured a woman in a red sweatshirt eating an onion ring in a butter-yellow kitchen. It resembles Baz's photo, which she used on her cookbook, website, and Instagram profile, down to the hand gesture and cut of her red sweatshirt."
""Shopify is using a sicko AI version of me to sell its new website themes," Baz wrote on Instagram. "Shame, shame." "A third-party theme developer used imagery resembling Ms. Baz without permission, which violates our terms," a Shopify spokesperson told Business Insider. "We immediately removed the theme using Ms. Baz's likeness once we became aware, have informed Ms. Baz's team, and are working with the developer to ensure this does not happen again.""
"It is unclear whether Presidio used artificial intelligence to create the theme, as Baz suggested. The developer has created websites for popular brands, including hair care company Ouai and restaurant group Momofuku, according to Shopify's website. The company did not respon"
Molly Baz identified a Shopify theme image that closely matched the cover photo she uses for her cookbook and social profiles, noting identical pose, sweatshirt cut, and hand gesture. Shopify confirmed the theme was designed by a third-party developer, removed the template after Baz's complaint, and said the imagery violated its terms. Baz suggested the image may have been generated by AI. It remains unclear whether the developer used artificial intelligence to create the image, and the developer has not responded to requests for comment.
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