WHEATON, Ill. (WLS) -- One local artist was shocked when he saw what looked like one of his drawings circulating online.

The caricature even had Jason Seiler's signature, but it was not his work. Now, the I-Team is finding out what his legal rights are to protect his livelihood and income.

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"I've been doing it all my life since I was a little kid," Seiler said.

The Wheaton illustrator has spent his life creating caricatures for magazines, books, films, and clients worldwide.

"I draw and I paint seven days a week, basically," Seiler said.

But with AI, he says, his unique work he has spent years perfecting can now be faked in minutes.

"It was something that would take me a week to do that I've literally put everything into my ent

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