Christie's, a world-renowned art auction house, recently announced that it will hold its first auction focusing on artificial intelligence artworks in the near future. Once this news was announced, it caused widespread discussion and controversy in the art world.
The auction, called Augmented Intelligence by Christie's, will display works by several artists, including Mat Dryhurst, founder of artificial intelligence startup Spawning AI. The exhibition will be held at the Rockefeller Center Gallery of Christie's in New York and will be held on February 20. A highlight of the exhibition is that there will be a live painting robot for demonstration, attracting the attention of many viewers.
Yet, despite Christie’s’ enthusiasm for this emerging art form, many artists and critics expressed different views on it. Some people point out that many of the current artificial intelligence generation tools used to create art works have their training data from works that are not authorized by the artist. This has raised widespread concerns about the rights of artists, and many believe that the exhibition and auction of these works are actually at the expense of traditional hand-crafted art creators.
On social media, the public's reaction to the auction is polarized. On the one hand, some people appreciate the innovation of artificial intelligence art, believing that this has brought new possibilities to the art world; on the other hand, many people are worried that this trend will further weaken the value and status of traditional art. .
Christie's attempt is not only an exploration of the application of artificial intelligence in the field of art, but also a deep reflection on the essence of artistic creation. Although the exhibition is about to take place, the debate over the art of artificial intelligence continues, and many artists and critics look forward to seeing the future of this field.
Key points:
Christie's will hold its first auction focusing on artificial intelligence artworks, with the exhibition starting on February 20.
The exhibition will display works by several artists, including live painting robots.
The public's response to the auction was polarized, with some supporting the art of artificial intelligence, while others worried about the infringement of artists' rights.