The Artist in the Machine

Art and science have often collided, but in the 21st century they have fused instead of bouncing off one another with particularly interesting ramifications for AI. I survey this in ‘The colliding worlds of art and science’ .

In October 2018, for the first time in its history, Christie’s in New York auctioned an artwork created by an AI. Portrait of Edmond de Belamy, the work of the French art collective Obvious, went on auction with an estimated price of $7,000 to $10,000. In the end, it sold to an anonymous phone bidder … Read more