I have figthing with the AI to get create pictures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson which have been public domain characters since January 2022. I got it to generate pics of both separate but not together. This is the answers even after multiple rounds of arguing.
ChatGPT
”I apologize for the inconvenience. Despite your request to avoid modern film and TV series depictions and focus on literary interpretations of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson, the system’s content policy restricts the generation of images based on specific characters, including those from literature, regardless of their public domain status. This policy is in place to ensure adherence to copyright laws and regulations, and includes depictions of characters in any form, even if they are reimagined or interpreted differently.”