AI robot’s portrait of Alan Turing that ‘challenges what it is to be human’ sets record, selling for $1.08 million

CNN — An AI robot’s painting of British computer scientist and codebreaker Alan Turing has sold for $1.08 million, becoming the most valuable artwork by a humanoid robot ever to change hands at auction and raising new questions about the role of artificial intelligence in art. Sotheby’s The painting, titled “AI God: Portrait of Alan Turing,” was created by Ai-Da, a humanoid robot artist with a black bob and robotic arms, which communicates using large language models and was invented by British gallerist Aidan Meller. Eight decades after Turing predicted the rise of computers and AI, Meller hopes that Ai-Da and its artworks can act as a “kind of mirror to where we’re going.” Video Ad Feedback AI humanoid robot defends criticism that she can’t be artistic 02:24 - Source: CNN “It seems quite a timely moment for reflection on that dawning reality of what’s actually happening in society,” he told CNN on Friday. “’AI God,’ a portrait of pioneer Alan Turing, invites viewers to reflect on the god-like nature of AI and computing while considering the ethical and societal implications of these advancements.