AI is a tool, marketers, not a shortcut: Lessons from the British Museum image controversy.
AI-generated imagery is becoming part of everyday marketing workflows, but recent backlash over AI visuals shared by the British Museum shows just how quickly trust can be damaged when technology is used without care. As marketing teams embrace AI for efficiency, ideation and creative support, the responsibility to use it transparently and ethically has never been greater. At NECL, we believe AI should enhance human creativity, not replace authenticity or mislead audiences because in the end, trust is still built by people, not algorithms.




