‘Work of art’ created by AI robot sells for $1 million

And the time has come when even artists will have to be nervous about the advent of AI, as a painting by artificial intelligence robot.

The work in question is a kind of portrait of a World War II codebreaker. Alan Turing and sold at auction for $1,084,800 (£836,667). Sotheby’s.

The “AI God” digital art sale received 27 bids and was initially estimated to fetch between $120,000 and $180,000.

The auction house said the landmark sale “opens a new frontier in the global art market, setting an auction benchmark for humanoid robot art.”

He added that Ai-Da Robot’s work is “the first humanoid robot artist to have a piece of art sold at auction.”

Sotheby’s said the online sale, which closed at 19:00 GMT on Thursday, was purchased by an unknown buyer for a price “that far exceeds the estimated price of the artwork.”

Aidan Meller, director of Ai-Da Robot Studios, said: “This auction is an important moment for fine art, with Ai-Da artworks focusing on the art world and social change as we grapple with the growing era of artificial intelligence.

Robot Ai-Da using the model advanced artificial intelligence language Speaking, he said: “The core value of my work is its ability to catalyze dialogue about new technologies.”

The work “invites viewers to reflect on the divine nature of artificial intelligence and computing, while considering the ethical and social implications of these advances,” the robot said.

“Alan Turing has recognized this potential and is looking at us as we race towards this future.”