Painting of Alan Turing by Humanoid artist Ai-Da auctions for $1.08 million

Source Cryptopolitan

Artificial intelligence ventured into new territories when Ai-Da, the robot artist’s painting, sold for $1.08 million at a closed auction in New York. The drawing was of the British mathematician Alan Turing. 

Sotheby’s made history during its digital art sale as a painting made solely by robot artist, Ai-Da, sold for $1.08 million. The selling price smashed the initial predictions of $100,000. 

Humanoid artist, Ai-Da makes history

Alongside Sotheby’s, Ai-Da, one of the most advanced robots in the world, is enjoying a moment of stardom as a portrait painted by the robot rakes in a million dollars. The painting in question is titled AI God and has impressive dimensions of 7.5 feet in length. 

The artist, Ai-Da, is a humanoid robot designed to look like Ada Lovelace, who is considered the world’s first computer programmer. The painting was created after a discussion about “AI for good,” during which Ai-Da suggested creating an image of Turing. 

Ai-Da’s painting of mathematician Alan Turing was made after the robot looked at a picture of Turing with the cameras installed in its eyes. It also has robotic arms that allow it to put brush to canvas. 

Turing was regarded as the modern father of computer science and Ai-Da maintains that the portrait of him, “invites viewers to reflect on the god-like nature of AI and computing while considering the ethical and social implications of these advancements.”

According to Aidan Meller, a specialist in modern and contemporary art, the painting’s muted tones and broken facial planes are suggestive of the struggles regarding AI that Alan Turing raised concerns about. 

AI is getting involved in art

While AI God, Ai-Da’s portrait of Alan Turing, is notable for breaking records, it is not the first AI artwork sold at an auction. The trend began in 2018 when “Portrait of Edmond de Belamy,” created by the AI art collective Obvious, fetched $432,500 at Christie’s. Since then, it has opened the door to more generative artificial intelligence contributing to creativity and art expression. 

AI integration into creative fields has sparked several debates over machine-generated creativity and the role of human influence in AI art. 

Some artists and critics remain skeptical, suggesting that AI art is harmful to human creativity as it is based on algorithms and heavily influenced by art created by others. However, some see this integration as an opportunity to evolve and push traditional boundaries of art. 

As of now, it is unclear which side is right, but the market for AI-generated art is expected to continue growing, with controversies following its progress, just like everything else AI touches. 

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