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Robot Ai-Da’s mixed media abstract painting of mathematician and computer scientist, Alan Turing.<\/p>\n

Sotheby's<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

With AI image generators growing more advanced and accessible, the use of artificial intelligence in art is a hot topic. But what happens when \u201cAI art\u201d means a physical portrait painted by a robot instead of a digitally generated image? Sotheby\u2019s auction house intends to find out at its Digital Art Day auction<\/a> starting October 31. The auction\u2019s star offering is \u201cA.I. God. Portrait of Alan Turing,\u201d painted in mixed media on canvas by robot Ai-Da<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Sotheby\u2019s estimates that the painting will sell for $120,000 to $180,000. Appropriately, cryptocurrency payments are accepted. <\/p>\n

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Alan Turing asked the question, “Can machines think?”<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The painting is an abstract portrait of mathematician and computer scientist Alan Turing<\/a>, known for cracking the code on the Enigma cryptography machines<\/a> in World War II. Famously asking \u201cCan machines think?\u201d as both inspiration and warning, he is recognized today as a pioneer in artificial intelligence. The painter, Ai-Da, created by U.K. gallery owner Aidan Meller, has cameras for eyes and uses robotic arms to grasp a paintbrush and follow algorithms (sets of mathematical instructions) to paint. \u201cA.I. God.\u201d was displayed in an exhibit at the AI for Good Global Summit<\/a> at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland,\u00a0earlier this year.<\/p>\n

Meller told CBS MoneyWatch<\/a>, \u201cWhat makes this work of art different from other AI-generated works is that with Ai-Da, there is a physical manifestation, and this is the first time a work from a robot of this type has ever come to auction.\u201d He also says, \u201cThere is a lot of innovation happening\u2014a huge number of robots are coming forward–and they will eventually do all sorts of different tasks. Art is a way of discussing the incredible changes in society that are happening because of technology.\u201d<\/p>\n

Not everyone sees these changes as positive. While computers have been extremely useful in many creative pursuits for decades, from visual arts<\/a> to publishing books<\/a>, the recent use of AI algorithms is controversial. Thousands of creative professionals recently signed an open letter<\/a> opposing the unlicensed use of art to train algorithms. Matters of ethics and intellectual property rights<\/a> abound. \u201cWhat is art?\u201d<\/a> is a perennial question, and the use of algorithms adds another dimension<\/a> to it. <\/p>\n

Humanoid machines, or automata, that can create pictures have existed for hundreds of years. One of the most famous, Maillardet\u2019s Automaton<\/a>, was built by a Swiss clockmaker around 1800. However, automata like these are usually seen as imitating human actions, not creating works of art. It is unlikely that Sotheby\u2019s auction will settle the question of whether machines can create art. However, one thing the auction can tell us is whether Ai-Da\u2019s painting creates monetary value. For some art collectors, that\u2019s the most important question of all.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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