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muriel_volestrangler

(101,321 posts) Thu Oct 25, 2018, 04:25 PM Oct 2018

Portrait by AI program sells for $432,000

Source: BBC

An artwork created by an artificially intelligent program has been sold at auction for $432,000 (£337,000).

The final price is far higher than the $7,000-$10,000 estimate put on it by Christie's in New York before the sale.

The painting, called Portrait of Edmond Belamy, was created by a Paris-based art collective called Obvious.

The artwork was produced using an algorithm and a data set of 15,000 portraits painted between the 14th and 20th Centuries.

Read more: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-45980863

Why? What makes this better then any random book cover illustration knocked out quickly?

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Portrait by AI program sells for $432,000 (Original Post) muriel_volestrangler Oct 2018 OP

Isn't it obvious? n/t Jeroen Oct 2018 #1

amazing! secondwind Oct 2018 #2

Well, when machines controlled by AI is producing all of our "art" xor Oct 2018 #3

looks kinda like... CanisCrocinus Oct 2018 #4

It does! Silver1 Oct 2018 #7

I was just about to go looking for that. JohnnyRingo Oct 2018 #14

I thought the same NJCher Oct 2018 #16

Ick. SunSeeker Oct 2018 #5

First of its kind, most likely. joshcryer Oct 2018 #6

Ha!!! paleotn Oct 2018 #8

Some people just have too much money. allgood33 Oct 2018 #9

I wonder if it was bought by an individual or an investment group. I rather think the latter. suffragette Oct 2018 #10

It was probably bought by an AI. lagomorph777 Oct 2018 #11

Using crypto-currency Hekate Oct 2018 #13

... suffragette Oct 2018 #17

I think people have lost their fucking minds. This is bullshit. YOHABLO Oct 2018 #12

It's a bit too pixelated for my taste. truthisfreedom Oct 2018 #15

Jeroen

(1,061 posts)

1. Isn't it obvious? n/t

Reply to muriel_volestrangler (Original post)

Thu Oct 25, 2018, 04:30 PM

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secondwind

(16,903 posts)

2. amazing!

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Thu Oct 25, 2018, 04:34 PM

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xor

(1,204 posts)

3. Well, when machines controlled by AI is producing all of our "art"

Reply to muriel_volestrangler (Original post)

Thu Oct 25, 2018, 04:36 PM

Oct 2018

then maybe art and other creative works done by humans will have the premium....or maybe it will be worthless because once all jobs are done by robots and AI then the only thing for humans to do will be creative works. Which means the market will be filled with horrible human made art that no one wants. Damn it. We're dooomed.