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Creative progress or mass theft? Why a major AI art auction is provoking wonder—and outrage

  • Thirty-Four artworks created with artificial intelligence are being auctioned at Christie's in New York, marking its first collection dedicated to AI art.
  • More than 6,000 artists signed an open letter asking Christie's to cancel the auction, claiming many works use AI models trained on copyrighted work without permission.
  • The key question remains unresolved: by training AI models on existing artworks, do they infringe on artists' copyright or is it fair use?
  • The open letter states that AI models and their companies 'exploit human artists,' using their work without permission to create commercial products that compete with them.
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Video. Christie’s AI art auction sparks controversy amid artist protests

Video. Christie’s AI art auction sparks controversy as 6,000 artists protest over copyright concerns. Despite the backlash, the auction continued, further fuelling the debate on AI creativity.

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Creative progress or mass theft? Why a major AI art auction is provoking wonder – and outrage

Thirty-four artworks created with artificial intelligence (AI) have gone up for sale at Christie’s in New York, in the famed auction house’s first collection dedicated to AI art. The post Creative progress or mass theft? Why a major AI art auction is provoking wonder – and outrage appeared first on Study Finds.

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Creative progress or mass theft? Why a major AI art auction is provoking wonder—and outrage

Thirty-four artworks created with artificial intelligence (AI) have gone up for sale at Christie's in New York, in the famed auction house's first collection dedicated to AI art.

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Creative progress or mass theft? Why a major AI art auction is provoking wonder – and outrage

Thirty-four artworks created with artificial intelligence (AI) have gone up for sale at Christie’s in New York, in the famed auction house’s first collection dedicated to AI art. Christie’s says the collection aims to explore “human agency in the age of AI within fine art”, prompting viewers to question the evolving role of the artist and of creativity. Questions are not all the collection has prompted: there has also been a backlash. At the tim…

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Creative Progress Or Mass Theft? Why A Major AI Art Auction Is Provoking Wonder – And Outrage - Stuff South Africa

Thirty-four artworks created with artificial intelligence (AI) have gone up for sale at Christie’s in New York, in the famed auction house’s first collection dedicated to AI art. Christie’s says the collection aims to explore “human agency in the age of AI within fine art”, prompting viewers to question the evolving role of the artist and of creativity. Questions are not all the collection has prompted: there has also been a backlash. At the tim…

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