AI Robot's Alan Turing Portrait Sells for Over $1 Million at Auction
TL;DR
An AI robot named Ai-Da created a portrait of British computer scientist Alan Turing, which sold for $1.08 million at a Sotheby's auction, setting a record for artwork by a humanoid robot. The painting, titled "AI God: Portrait of Alan Turing," far exceeded its pre-auction estimate and has sparked discussions about the role of AI in art and its implications for the future. Ai-Da's creator, Aidan Meller, views the artwork as a reflection on the increasing influence of AI in society, likening its impact to the invention of the camera.
- AI robot’s portrait of Alan Turing that ‘challenges what it is to be human’ sets record, selling for $1.08 million CNN
- AI artwork of Alan Turing sells for $1m at auction BBC.com
- Robot artist makes history after it's portrait of computer pioneer Alan Turing sells for more than $1million Daily Mail
- $1.1 million for this? Sotheby’s AI Alan Turing portrait leaves me utterly cold The Telegraph
- First artwork painted by humanoid robot to sell at auction fetches $1m The Guardian
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