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Thousands call on Christie’s to cancel AI art auction in open letter

Nearly 4,000 people signed an open letter urging Christie's New York to cancel its AI art auction due to concerns over copyright exploitation of human artists' work.
The auction, featuring over 20 lots, is set to begin on February 20 and could generate more than $600,000 in sales.
Artists claim that AI models used for creating auction pieces were trained on copyrighted work without permission or compensation, leading to legal disputes.
Ed Newton-Rex stated that the letter calling for cancellation is 'completely justified' as it addresses the exploitation of artists.

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Thousands of artists criticise huge auction house

The auction house Christie's is being urged by thousands of artists to cancel an auction in which several objects have been created with artificial intelligence.

11 days ago·Copenhagen, Denmark

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Outcry as major auction house prepares first ever AI art sale

Christie's New York believes the auction will bring in close to $1 million, but thousands have protested.

12 days ago·Australia

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Thousands call on Christie’s to cancel AI art auction in open letter

Nearly 4,000 people have signed an open letter calling on Christie’s New York to cancel an upcoming sale dedicated solely to art created with artificial intelligence (AI), over concerns that the works exploit human artists.

12 days ago·Atlanta, United States

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GZERO Media

Christie’s plans its first AI art auction

The esteemed art auction house Christie’s will hold its first-ever show dedicated solely to AI-generated art later this month. The event, called “Augmented Intelligence” will kick off on Feb. 20 and conclude on March 5. It will feature art from the 1960s artist and programmer Harold Cohen, as well as contemporary artists including Pindar Van Arman and Holly Herndon. An autonomous robot made by Alexander Reben will paint live during the show in C…

12 days ago

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Metro News

Thousands of artists call for boycott of 'mass theft' AI art auction

Artists Holly Herndon and Mat Dryhurst’s ‘AI-enhanced art’ displayed in a preview for the Christie’s auction (Picture: Reuters) More than 3,000 artists are demanding a major auction house axe its first-ever AI-only sale, branding it ‘mass theft’. Chistie’s New York house is set to auction a number of pieces by renowned artists for estimated prices ranging from $10,000 to $250,000 (£8,000 to £202,000). The 13-day event, launching next Thursday, e…

13 days ago·London, United Kingdom

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Sky News UK

Thousands of artists call for 'mass theft' AI auction to be cancelled

One of the letter's signatories said AI was "impoverishing so many artists desperately trying to make a living" and questioned why Christie's auction house would condone it.

13 days ago·United Kingdom

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