Tag: AI

Christie’s AI auction sparks controversy

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Over 3,000 artists have signed an open letter to Christie’s New York urging them to cancel an upcoming auction of art created using artificial intelligence. The sale, which is titled ‘Augmented Intelligence’ – a term used to describe the subset of AI machine learning which is used to enhance human intelligence rather than replace it – is due to open for bidding on 20th February. The sale features the work of “early AI pioneers of the 1960s”, including Harold Cohen, as well as contemporary artists like Refik Anadol. Works range in value from $10,000 to $250,000 and the auction house expects to bring in more than $600,000.

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Viral Instagram photographer admits images are AI-generated

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Over the past few months, there has been increasing tension in the art world over AI-generated images. In January of this year, for example, a class-action lawsuit was brought by three American artists, Kelly McKernan, Sarah Anderson and Karla Ortiz against three AI imagery generators. The artists said that they had not consented to having their copyrighted works of art included in a database used by the image generators, they had not been compensated, and their influence was not credited when AI images were made using their works. 

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AI-generated artwork controversially wins award at US State Fair

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Game designer Jason Allen won first place at the Colorado State Fair art competition with a work he made using an artificial intelligence image generator. Allen’s controversial victory has sparked fury online, as human artists yet again fear for the future of their profession. “We’re watching the death of artistry unfold before our eyes,” despaired one Twitter user in reaction to the announcement.

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