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CBC
25-02-2025
- Entertainment
- CBC
Should Christie's be auctioning off AI-generated art?
Social Sharing The popular fine art auction company Christie's is receiving backlash for hosting an all-AI art auction. On now until March 5, the Augmented Intelligence auction is purportedly the first AI-dedicated sale to take place at a major auction house. Christie's describes it as "a groundbreaking auction highlighting the breadth and quality of AI Art." However, thousands of artists have signed an open letter calling for the auction to be cancelled. The letter cites concerns that many of the artworks up for sale were "created using AI models that are known to be trained on copyrighted work without a license," and how supporting these models "further incentivizes AI companies' mass theft of human artists' work." Today on Commotion, guest host Rad Simonpillai speaks with artist and illustrator Reid Southen to discuss a petition he started with other artists demanding Christie's rethink their AI-art strategies, and the issues he has with the event itself WATCH | Today's episode on YouTube (this segment begins at 17:00):
Yahoo
10-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Christie's announces AI art auction, and not everyone is pleased
Fine art auction house, Christie's, has sold AI-generated art before. But soon, it plans to hold its first show dedicated solely to works created with AI, an announcement that has been met with mixed reviews. The auction, which Christie's is calling 'Augmented Intelligence,' will feature artwork from artists including Mat Dryhurst, the founder of AI startup, Spawning AI. A robot that paints live is set to be the exhibition's centerpiece at Christie's Rockefeller Center galleries in New York, beginning February 20. Users on social media were quick to point out that many generative AI tools for art were trained on artists' works without their permission. Critics argued that shows like Augmented Intelligence put this work on a pedestal, at the expense of those creating art by hand. There's now an open letter demanding that Christie's cancel the auction. It's reached over 1,800 signatures in less than 24 hours. "The artists represented in this sale all have strong, existing multidisciplinary art practices, some recognized in leading museum collections," said a Christie's spokesperson. "The works in this auction are using artificial intelligence to enhance their bodies of work and in most cases, AI is being employed in a controlled manner, with data trained on the artists' own inputs." This post has been updated with a statement from Christie's. Sign in to access your portfolio
Yahoo
08-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Christie's announces AI art auction, and not everyone is pleased
Fine art auction house, Christie's, has sold AI-generated art before. But soon, it plans to hold its first show dedicated solely to works created with AI, an announcement that has been met with mixed reviews. The auction, which Christie's is calling 'Augmented Intelligence,' will feature artwork from artists including Mat Dryhurst, the founder of AI startup, Spawning AI. A robot that paints live is set to be the exhibition's centerpiece at Christie's Rockefeller Center galleries in New York, beginning February 20. Users on social media were quick to point out that many generative AI tools for art were trained on artists' works without their permission. Critics argued that shows like Augmented Intelligence put this work on a pedestal, at the expense of those creating art by hand. There's now an open letter demanding that Christie's cancel the auction. It's reached over 1,800 signatures in less than 24 hours. We've reached out to Christie's for comment and will update this post if we hear back. Sign in to access your portfolio
