Criticised AI mural of Bristol on Bedminster pub wall removed

A controversial mural which was generated by AI and plastered on the wall of a city pub has been removed.

The vinyl sticker, which was put on the side of the Jolly Colliers pub in Bedminster, Bristol, on Wednesday featured iconic symbols of the city such as hot air balloons and the Clifton Suspension Bridge.

The mural, which was located in the part of the city that hosts Europe's largest street art festival Upfest, was removed earlier.

A spokesperson for Punch Pubs & Co, which owns the pub, said it had nothing to add to a previous statement in which it said the mural was a "temporary solution" which they were working with local artists to replace.

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Before the removal, a letter from an unnamed member of the community was found taped to the building in which the mural was described as a "disrespectful affront" to a city full of creatives.

Artists had told the BBC it was a "careless and rushed" piece.

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