Over the years, technology that simulates human intelligence through computers—commonly known as AI—has made remarkable advancements, penetrating deeply into many areas of life. Among them, academia, entertainment, and art are the three most prominent fields where AI has had a significant “cultural and creative impact.”

The development of AI has been warmly received by the public, but it has also raised a number of related issues, especially those concerning creativity and copyright. In particular, within these three fields, the line between violation and non-violation is very thin.

This has also become the source of major recent debates among fans surrounding an AI project that RM is said to be one of the investors in. The project in question is Artue—an AI art curation service directly linked to ChatGPT, allowing users to converse and receive personalized artwork recommendations.

In an article titled “AI Curator Helps Korean Artists Expand Overseas,” this AI art-related project is described as being developed by the startup Habitus Associate, co-founded by Song Bo-young and Sakong Hoon. It aims to connect Asian artists with the international market and to digitize the art industry. Currently, the platform hosts over 3,700 artworks from more than 500 artists, and it is developing a resale feature to further facilitate transactions.

The seed funding round of approximately $3 million was supported by major investors such as 500 Global (Silicon Valley accelerator), Steve Chen (YouTube), and SBVA, and RM, "who is well known as an art enthusiast, is also one of the angel investors".

This mention quickly caught fans’ attention, but some reacted negatively toward the project RM is involved in. These individuals argued that Artue could pose a major threat to artists and original artworks. In particular, they expressed anger over Artue’s αѕѕociation with OpenAI and ChatGPT—tools that have been previously accused of idea theft and severe copyright violations.

They also pointed out that RM appeared to be contradicting his previously critical stance on AI, as he once wrote in All Day: “Artificial intelligence needs to get ℓσѕт, f** the algorithm.”

On the other hand, they added that RM is known as a pαѕѕionate art lover who frequently visits exhibitions and museums and owns many valuable artworks, yet supports an AI project with such potential risks. They left numerous comments criticizing the BTS leader for taking part in this project:

- what's the guarantee they won't train AI on the art on the platform? Copyrights are a joke now? Can't believe that RM did this

- all you need to do is follow the flow of money and everything starts making sense lol

- ok but literally what the h3ll ..... namjoon who even are you anymore 

- he used to be???? he literally wrote a song about it??? it's all so confusing and i'm mad about it

- Falling out of love for your fav artist нιтs different man idk what to say anymore atp

- Lately, they've been under my "Disappointed, but not surprised" list. Mind you, I'd never thought I'd put them there but here we are. Making so-called "art" with AI, making friends with zionists, spending money everywhere but in things that really matter. What a disappointment.

However, contrary to these negative reactions, the majority of fans believe that toxic individuals are simply trying to tear RM down amid recent controversies, including the one surrounding BTS members’ attendance at W кσяєα’s disputed charity event. They argued that Artue is not a problematic project, nor is there any evidence showing it violates copyrights or steals artistic ideas.

In fact, Artue has been recognized as an opportunity for emerging or lesser-known artists to gain exposure as clients search for artworks that match their preferences. One could imagine Artue as a sort of “Spotify or Netflix for art.” Furthermore, the artists themselves have granted permission for their works to be displayed and sold on this digital platform, making its operations clearly transparent.

Fans also defended RM by emphasizing that he does not hold a bias against AI as a supportive tool for art, as Artue represents. The lyrics he wrote were a criticism of the misuse of AI—when it dominates human creativity and expression. The phrase “f** the algorithm” was an artistic statement, not a rejection of technology itself.

Moreover, in September of this year, RM shared a photo showing him celebrating his birthday with OpenAI executives at an informal event marking the launch of the company’s кσяєαn branch. This suggests that he is open to embracing technological progress.

Overall, the majority of fans fully support RM’s AI-related art project and have come to his defense:

- He's suffering! You don't care about his MH!!! Stop harαѕѕing him

- I think he sees it as a way to allow for art to be more accessible especially for small artists bc it’s a search engine that uses chatgpt to find the artwork not generative AI 

- He is not your friend, you are not an army. F*ck off!

-  Are you his mama or daddy. Does he have to report to you? You didn’t even bother to learn how it actually works — you’re just focused on harαѕѕing him.

- I read the whole article. This as a lovely plan to make real art accessible to more people. He never does anything harm to art and human

- This is actually interesting I want to know more about it. Don’t like the Chat aspect but I think people are really jumping the gun here

- Everyone’s jumping to conclusions without even understanding what the project is about. Unless there’s actual proof that Artue is misusing artists’ works, there’s no reason to attack RM for supporting innovation in art.

- People need to stop panicking every time the word “AI” shows up. Not all AI projects are harmful — some are made to help artists, not replace them. Let’s wait for real evidence before dragging someone’s name through the mud.

- RM has always supported art and creativity. If he chose to invest, he must’ve believed in its positive purpose. Don’t blame him just because you never liked him in the first place.