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A Million-Dollar Painting by a Robot
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Poonam Soni
November 11, 2024
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🎨 Robot Paints $1 Million Masterpiece
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Image: Sotheby
Crispy Bites: Ai-Da, a humanoid robot artist, sold a painting of AI pioneer Alan Turing for over $1 million at Sotheby's, marking a significant event in the intersection of technology and art.
Key Insights:
Auction: The artwork, originally estimated to fetch between $120,000 and $180,000, saw intense bidding that drove the price up, finally selling for much higher than expected.
Ai-Da's Background: Created by Oxford art dealer Aidan Meller, Ai-Da is designed with cameras for eyes and a robotic arm for painting, aiming to stimulate discussions on AI's role in creativity.
Ai-Da has previously made headlines and even appeared before the UK Parliament, challenging perceptions of creativity and the role of technology in art.
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Crispy Bites: X (formerly Twitter) has been actively experimenting with and expanding its Grok AI chatbot, which is designed to provide users with conversational AI interactions directly within the app.
Key Insights:
Free Access Experimentation: X tested in-stream access buttons for Grok, aiming to integrate AI more fluidly into user interactions without leaving the app.
Expansion: Grok was initially available in select regions, but plans are underway to expand its availability, especially in European markets where it recently gained regulatory approval.
Profile Analysis: Grok now includes a feature that allows X Premium subscribers to analyze social media profiles directly through the AI, enhancing user engagement with detailed account insights.
Content Summaries: The chatbot is also being developed to generate summaries of trending topics, aiming to enrich the platform's Explore page with AI-generated content, making trends more accessible and digestible.
An upcoming feature includes a Grok Analysis button, which will allow users to fact-check information directly through the chatbot, aligning with X’s push towards more reliable and verified content dissemination.
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