This year, we have seen how the use of artificial intelligence (AI) has become a constant presence in the lives of millions around the world. What once seemed like a concept reserved for science fiction has now materialized into tools that simplify daily activities and optimize users’ time. Now, a new phenomenon has emerged: an AI “artist” raising millions by “creating works more interesting than those made by humans.”
AI “Artist” Raises Millions
It has now been revealed that the next artistic masterpiece may be more machine than human.
A groundbreaking AI design program called Botto has sold computerized works for millions of dollars and could revolutionize the creative space.
Since its creation in 2021, Botto has produced over 150 works spanning various disciplines, collectively raising more than $5 million at auctions, according to international media reports.
“The recent advancements in artificial intelligence, deep learning, and data analysis make me confident that, in the near future, artists using machines will be able to create works more interesting than those made by humans,” declared Mario Klingemann, a German artist and one of Botto’s creators, in an online statement.
Meanwhile, co-creator Simon Hudson said Botto has two main objectives. “The first is to be recognized as an artist, and I think the second is to become a successful artist,” Hudson told CNBC, noting that this could involve making a “profound impact on people” through commercial, financial, cultural, and even spiritual success.
Like other generative AI image programs such as DALL-E, Botto operates based on prompts, but with a twist, according to Hudson.
It initially received a very vague guide “and began by combining random words, phrases, and symbols… to produce images,” he explained.
Botto generates 70,000 random works weekly, from which 350 are presented to a “collective” of 5,000 individuals, known as a “decentralized autonomous organization.” This group then votes on a single image to be sold.
“With Botto, the myth of the lone genius artist is dismantled, and it shows how artwork is really a collective process of creating meaning,” Hudson said. “And when you have a deluge of AI-generated content, that process becomes even more important.”
According to a recent study by Gartner, more than 70 percent of people in developed economies have interacted with an AI-powered system for common tasks such as managing calendars, shopping online, or even cooking.
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