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World’s First Humanoid Robot Portrait to be Auctioned

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The robot artist Ai-Da, a humanoid powered by artificial intelligence, will be the first of its kind to have a painting sold at a major auction house, organisers said Wednesday.


Ai-Da with her paintings. Photography by Victor Frankowski


The work, due to go under the hammer at Sotheby's in London next month, is described as a "haunting" portrait of the English mathematician Alan Turing, considered one of the fathers of modern computing.


The portrait, titled AI God, is a striking 7.2-foot-high painting of Turing, widely regarded as a foundational figure in the development of modern computing.


This ultra-realistic robot capable of drawing people from life using her eye, and a pencil in her robotic hand.


Its estimated value ranges from £100,000 to £150,000 ($130,000 to $196,000),


Aidan Meller, gallery owner and founder of Ai-Da Robot studio, led the team that created it with artificial intelligence specialists at the universities of Oxford and Birmingham in England.


Meller said Turing, who made his name as a World War II codebreaker, mathematician and early computer scientist, had raised concerns about the use of AI in the 1950s.


The auction, which will take place online from October 31 to November 7, is part of Sotheby’s Digital Art Sale, a showcase that explores the intersection of art and cutting-edge technology.


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