Who would desire a portray made by a robotic? I’m unsure, however whoever they’re, they only spent an insane amount of cash to purchase it.
“AI God,” is a portray that depicts famed cryptanalyst Alan Turing, and it was created by Ai-Da, who’s described on her web site as being an “ultra-realistic robotic artist.” The work, which was offered at Sotheby’s public sale home in New York for over 1,000,000 {dollars} this week, seems like this:
Ai-Da’s alan turing portray makes historical past as first work offered by humanoid robotic at @Sothebys pic.twitter.com/3KyqTXIVqJ
— designboom (@designboom) November 8, 2024
The Art Newspaper writes that after 27 bids, the fortunate winner walked away with the portray, having forked over greater than 1,000,000 {dollars}.
You may end up questioning the way it’s even doable {that a} robotic could make a portray. Ai-Da’s web site states that she is “able to [both] drawing and portray utilizing cameras in her eyes, AI algorithms, and her robotic arm.”
Ai-Da, herself, is the work of Aidan Meller, who describes himself as a “specialist in trendy and modern artwork.” Meller has stated that he created Ai-Da in an effort to encourage a dialogue about “the present obsession with expertise and its unfolding legacy.” It’s unclear who’s going to maintain the income from the “AI God” sale, Ai-Da or Meller.
Sotheby’s public sale home launched an announcement, right here quoted by Barron’s, that acknowledged the sale: “Today’s record-breaking sale value for the primary art work by a humanoid robotic artist to go up for public sale marks a second within the historical past of contemporary and modern artwork and displays the rising intersection between A.I. expertise and the worldwide artwork market.”
“Ai-Da’s portrayal of Turing not solely honors his legacy but additionally explores the broader, transformative influence of expertise on human id, creativity, and company, making her work a major milestone in each artwork and AI,” Sotheby’s web site states. Earlier this 12 months, Ai-Da exhibited AI God as “a part of a five-paneled polyptych on the United Nations” throughout a Geneva summit dubbed “AI for Good.”
After the sale of the piece, Ai-Da was quoted by Barron’s as saying: “The key worth of my work is its capability to function a catalyst for dialogue about rising applied sciences.”
All of this type of begs the query: What is that this for? Are individuals truly focused on shopping for work “made” by robots? If so, why? Personally, I’ve struggled to know the enchantment of “artwork” generated through software program and {hardware}. While all the factor can’t assist however really feel like a bizarre grift or opaque PR for the broader AI business.
