It was a first in art history. For the first time, a painting made by a robot was sold at auction and found a buyer for 1.32 million dollars, or 45 million lira.
According to the news on NTV; A painting made by a robot was sold at auction for the first time. Moreover, it found a buyer at a record price. The robot named Ai-Da made history with the painting it painted. The painting, which is a portrait of British scientist Alan Turing, who is considered the father of the modern computer, was expected to fetch between 120 thousand dollars and 180 thousand dollars.
The painting was sold for $1.32 million, much higher than expected. For the first time, a major auction house is selling a painting made by a robot at auction, while the humanoid robot says it will not replace humans on the moon.
“I DO NOT AIM TO REPLACE HUMAN ARTISTS”
Ai-Da said: “I do not aim to replace human artists. I want to show how artificial intelligence can be used in a positive way, taking into account risks and classes. I do not have emotions like humans, but they say they get emotional when they see my painting.”
It is also noted that the last sale is an indicator of the increasing integration of artificial intelligence with art.