A portrait of computer science pioneer Alan Turing by humanoid robot artist Ai-Da sold for $1.08 million at Sotheby’s, marking another milestone in AI art’s rapid market ascent. The sale price exceeded pre-auction estimates building on momentum from previous AI art breakthroughs.
The price nearly 10-X’d earlier predictions, which assumed that the piece wouldn’t top $180,000 at auction.
Michael Bouhanna, Sotheby’s head of digital art, told Decrypt the timing reflected an emerging trend especially among younger people. “The combination of art and technology is gaining more interest,” he said, “particularly among a younger generation of collectors.”
The 2.2-meter (7.5-foot) portrait titled “A.I. God” drew 27 competitive bids in Thursday’s online sale, Sotheby’s said. The work depicts Turing, known as the father of artificial intelligence, and seems to be inspired by the works of Pablo Picasso and Doris Salcedo—according to Sotheby’s.
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Author: Jose Antonio Lanz
