Sotheby’s auction house in London announced that a work of art completed by a robot using artificial intelligence technology will be put up for sale at a public auction next November, in a first of its kind.
This work depicts the English mathematician Alan Turing, and is one of the pieces of art. The value of the painting is estimated at between 100,000 and 150,000 pounds sterling.
The robot, named Ai-Da, is one of the most advanced robots in the world. It features electronic arms and a face surrounded by a brown wig, giving it a great resemblance to a human.
This “robot artist” uses artificial intelligence technology to create paintings or sculptures. He has cameras in his eyes and electronic hands, and moves and expresses himself independently, without human intervention.
The robot Ai-Da said in statements reported by a statement that, “Through my work for Alan Turing, I commemorate his achievements and contributions to the development of computing and artificial intelligence.”
For his part, Aidan Miller, the inventor of the robot, said that the painting completed by Ai-Da reflects an unorganized face in dark colors, clearly referring to Alan Turing’s fears of using technology, and the looks on his face raise questions about the future of the power of intelligence. Artificial.
The Ai-Da robot was created in 2019 by a team led by Aidan Miller, an art gallery owner, accompanied by artificial intelligence specialists at the Universities of Oxford and Birmingham in England.
It is noteworthy that works by the robot Ai-Da were displayed at the Venice Biennale, at the Design Museum in London, at the Pyramids of Giza in Cairo, and at the United Nations in New York. The robot also delivered a speech before the House of Lords in 2022.