Da AI Code? A robot painted King Charles and didn't even break a sweat
The painting. (Image: SkynewsUK)
advertisementAnd let's talk about the art. It's moody. It's surreal. It's the kind of piece that would hang perfectly in a billionaire's bunker or the back wall of a Soho caf that charges Rs 700 for a croissant. According to Ai-Da's creators, it was made using cameras in her eyes and algorithms so complex that even your tech-savvy nephew would say, 'Wait, what?'
But here's the thing, the painting captures the essence of Charles, not the man, but the monarch. It's part Lucian Freud, part fever dream, and possibly a tiny bit 'The Crown' fan fiction.
Image: Ai-Da Robot Studios
The colours are deep, the brush strokes erratic, and yet there's something hauntingly regal about it. Almost as if Ai-Da downloaded all 73 years of royal protocol and mixed it with a teaspoon of existential dread.Ai-Da herself, if she feels anything at all (besides electricity), is probably enjoying her moment in the spotlight. With previous works already shown at the Venice Biennale and the UN, this isn't her first brush (ha) with fame. But painting the King? That's one oil-slicked leap for robot-kind.- Ends
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