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Robot-created AI artwork sells for $1 million at auction
Artists might still be wary and skeptical of artwork by artificial intelligence, but art collectors are seemingly on board. Sotheby's recently held an auction for the first artwork made by a humanoid robot. And while the company was expecting the sale to fall between $120,000 and $180,000, the
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An AI robot's artwork just auctioned for more than $1 million | Digital Trends
A painting created by an AI-powered robot of British computer scientist and codebreaker Alan Turing has fetched $1.08 million at auction. The astonishing amount marks a record sale for a piece of art created by a humanoid robot, and is sure to provoke discussion about the effect AI is having on
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Artwork by Humanoid Robot Sells for $1M at Auction, Exceeding Expectations
A humanoid robot raked in $1,084,800 for its portrait of AI pioneer Alan Turing at a Sotheby's auction this week. The artist, if you can call it that, is named Ai-Da, an homage to computer programmer Ada Lovelace. The portrait "AI God" garnered 27 bids and was originally expected to sell for
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First Painting Created by Humanoid Robot and Sold for Auction Clears Over $1 Million
The "artwork" sold for a pretty penny at Sotheby's auction house this week. Who would want a painting made by a robot? I'm not sure, but whoever they are, they just spent an insane amount of money to buy it. "AI God," is a painting that depicts famed cryptanalyst Alan Turing, and it was created
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Ai-Da robot just sold an artwork for $1 million. Yes, it made history.
We're living in the age of AI artists and AI art museums, so the fact that an AI-powered robot just made bank at an art auction shouldn't come as a surprise. But we're talking bank. Ai-Da, the short-haired, realistic robot whose self-portraits and artworks are now the stuff of modern legend, has
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First artwork by humanoid robot sells for over $1.0 million
A portrait of English mathematician Alan Turing became the first artwork by a humanoid robot to be sold at auction, fetching more than $1.0 million on Thursday. The 2.2-meter (7.5-foot) portrait "A.I. God" by "Ai-Da", the world's first ultra-realistic robot artist, went for $1,084,800, smashing
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Painting by AI-powered robot sells for $1.1 million
A portrait of British mathematician Alan Turing sold at auction for nearly $1.1 million Thursday, a surprisingly large sum for a painting whose creator wasn't an artist in the traditional sense, but rather a humanoid robot powered by artificial intelligence. The experiment was the brainchild of
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AI Artwork made by robot Ai-Da sells for more than $1m
The piece 'draws heavily' from Pablo Picasso, George Orwell and Aldous Huxley, the art broker said. Luxury broker Sotheby's sold artwork made by the world's first "ultra-realistic" humanoid robot Ai-Da using artificial intelligence (AI) for more than $1m - significantly higher than the
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First artwork by humanoid robot sells for over $1 million
A portrait of English mathematician Alan Turing became the first artwork by a humanoid robot to be sold at auction, fetching more than $1 million on Thursday. "Today's record-breaking sale price for the first artwork by a humanoid robot artist to go up for auction marks a moment in the history of
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AI Robot Artist's Turing Portrait Fetches $1.1 Million at Sotheby's - Decrypt
A portrait of computer science pioneer Alan Turing by humanoid robot artist Ai-Da sold for $1.08 million at Sotheby's, marking another milestone in AI art's rapid market ascent. The sale price exceeded pre-auction estimates building on momentum from previous AI art breakthroughs. The price nearly
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First artwork by humanoid robot sells for $1.3m
London (AFP) - A portrait of English mathematician Alan Turing became the first artwork by a humanoid robot to be sold at auction, fetching $1,320,000 on Thursday. The 2.2 metre (7.5 feet) portrait "A.I. God" by "Ai-Da", the world's first ultra-realistic robot artist, smashed pre-sale expectations
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First artwork painted by humanoid robot sells at auction -- for a...
The first art piece painted by humanoid robot -- which was expected to fetch up to $180,000 -- shocked the crowd when it sold for a whopping $1.08 million. Sotheby's, the famed auction house, sold the painting in New York on Thursday after 27 bids were placed on the work. "Today's record-breaking
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First artwork painted by humanoid robot to sell at auction fetches $1.3m
Portrait of English mathematician Alan Turing was created by Ai-Da, one of the most advanced robots in the world A portrait of English mathematician Alan Turing has become the first artwork by a humanoid robot to be sold at auction, fetching US$1.32m (£677,000, A$1.98m) in New York on
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Robot artist Ai-Da's portrait of Alan Turing shatters auction records selling for over $1 million -- a first for AI artwork
A portrait of English mathematician Alan Turing became the first artwork by a humanoid robot to be sold at auction, fetching more than $1.0 million on Thursday. The 2.2-metre (7.5-foot) portrait "A.I. God" by "Ai-Da", the world's first ultra-realistic robot artist, went for $1,084,800, smashing
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Ai-Da: Painting by an AI robot sells for more than $1 million
A painting has become the first piece of art by a humanoid robot to be sold at a major auction house - and it sold for hundred of thousands of pounds. High-profile auctions, where people bid huge sums of money for artwork, are usually reserved for well known or respected artists. This painting,
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Sold.
A piece of artwork called "A.I. God. Portrait of Alan Turing," created in part by AI-equipped robot Ai-Da, went for almost $1.1 million at auction, writes The New York Times. There was a lot of human involvement, starting with combining the bot's paintings of parts of Turing's face: The works
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First artwork by humanoid robot sells for USD1.3m
LONDON (AFP) - A portrait of English mathematician Alan Turing became the first artwork by a humanoid robot to be sold at auction, fetching USD1,320,000 on Thursday. The 2.2 metre (7.5 feet) portrait "A.I. God" by "Ai-Da", the world's first ultra-realistic robot artist, smashed pre-sale
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A.I.-Powered Painting of Alan Turing Sells for $1.1 Million
A portrait of the British mathematician Alan Turing sold at auction for nearly $1.1 million on Thursday, a surprisingly large sum for a painting whose creator wasn't an artist in the traditional sense, but rather a humanoid robot powered by artificial intelligence The experiment was the brainchild
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A portrait of Alan Turing created by a robot has sold for €1.2 million
The sale marks the first time an artwork by a humanoid robot has ever been sold at auction and has been described as a "new frontier in the global art market." An AI robot's painting of Alan Turing, the father of modern computer science, has made history, selling for a staggering $1.3 million
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AI artwork of Alan Turing sells for record $1.3m at auction
A painting by an AI robot of the eminent World War Two codebreaker Alan Turing has sold for a record $1.3m (£1m) at auction. Sotherby's said there were 27 bids for the digital art sale of "A.I. God", which had been originally estimated to sell for between $120,000 (£9,252) and $180,000
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$1.1 million for this? Sotheby's AI Alan Turing portrait leaves me utterly cold
Yet, as an artistic choice, this is already clunking and pedestrianly obvious - and that's before we consider the series of 15 "mixed media" paintings, "using" acrylic and oil, which Ai-Da apparently produced with her camera-eyes and robotic painting arm, after she'd worked on a series of
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A humanoid robot named Ai-Da has made history by selling its AI-generated artwork of Alan Turing for over $1 million at a Sotheby's auction, sparking discussions about AI's role in art and creativity.

In a groundbreaking moment for artificial intelligence and the art world, a humanoid robot named Ai-Da has sold its artwork for a staggering $1,084,800 at a Sotheby's auction in New York
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. The piece, titled "AI God: Portrait of Alan Turing," far exceeded initial expectations, which ranged from $120,000 to $180,0002
.Ai-Da, created by British gallerist Aidan Meller in collaboration with Engineered Arts and a team from Leeds University, is described as the world's first "ultra-realistic humanoid AI robot artist"
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. Named after Ada Lovelace, the world's first computer programmer, Ai-Da uses cameras in her eyes, AI algorithms, and a robotic arm to create unique artworks5
.Ai-Da's artistic process involves verbal exchanges with her creators to generate ideas. For the Turing portrait, she selected the style, color, content, tone, and texture before processing a picture of the renowned computer scientist
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. The final piece combines multiple AI-generated paintings and sketches, assembled based on Ai-Da's preferences5
.The artwork pays homage to Alan Turing, a pivotal figure in computer science and artificial intelligence. Sotheby's described the piece as "a symbolic reflection on the blurred line between human and machine capabilities"
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. The portrait's style draws inspiration from artists like Pablo Picasso, Doris Salcedo, and Edvard Munch, reflecting technological and psychological fractures in modern life5
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This sale marks a significant milestone in the intersection of AI technology and the global art market. It raises questions about the nature of creativity, the role of AI in art, and the future of human-machine collaboration in creative fields
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. Ai-Da's creator, Aidan Meller, views her work as a catalyst for dialogue about the current obsession with technology and its unfolding legacy1
.While the sale has garnered significant attention, it has also sparked debate about the value and authenticity of AI-generated art. Critics question the appeal of "art" generated via software and hardware, with some viewing it as a potential grift or PR stunt for the AI industry
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. However, supporters argue that Ai-Da's work offers a unique perspective on the relationship between humans, machines, and creativity3
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