and in a BBC podcast.

She said: "I find it really concerning the normalisation of it and everything AI pushes out has been trained on the work of other artists."Ms Overland added: "This is our livelihoods, this is our joy so why would we want to take away the human connection of art to save some money."

Artist and illustrator Jamie Willow said she had seen a rise in local companies in Jersey using AI generated images.She said illustrating was a skill people like her had "spent years harnessing" and their work "translates ideas into images with heart".Ms Willow added: "I hope audiences will begin to prize authentic, morally produced content above the cheap, quick and easy AI "art" which is trending online."

But some have argued that AI generated images can help those working in the creative industry.Sebastian Lawson, head of innovation at Digital Jersey, said he hoped people would use new technology to improve their output.

He said artists could "still create better images than you or I could create because they've got that creative insight".

He added: "Across the board, you're seeing image generation is becoming quite powerful and useful."The little that is known of what happened to Joshlin on the day she disappeared is thanks to Laurentia Lombaard, who turned state witness. She had been at the shack smoking drugs with Appollis and Van Rhyn at the time.

She explained that Joshlin, who had started school a few weeks before her disappearance, and her brother had stayed at home that day because they did not have clean uniforms.The children had been mainly left in the care of Appollis as Smith was in and out during course of the day, occasionally returning to smoke.

It is not clear exactly how or when Joshlin went missing but the trial established it was some time during the afternoon - but the preoccupation of most of the adults meant the disappearance was only reported to the police at 21:00.The social worker appointed to compile the report on the trio ahead of their sentencing described Smith as "manipulative" and someone who told "bald-faced lies".