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Arrr, would ye plunder a canvas crafted by the first metal matey with a flair for fancy brush strokes?

2024-10-30

Arrr! Sotheby's be settin' sail to auction the maiden masterpiece crafted by Ai-Da, the first robot artist, born in 2019 by that scallywag Aidan Meller! Avast, me hearties, a treasure of tin and gears awaits ye at the block! Hoist the sails and bid ye gold!

Ahoy, me hearties! Gather 'round as I spin ye a yarn of a wondrous spectacle in the art world! Sotheby's, that grand treasure trove of splendid curiosities, be settin' sail on a most peculiar auction—an artwork crafted by none other than a humanoid robot! Aye, ye heard me right! This be no ordinary canvas; it be the creation of Ai-Da, the first ultra-realistic robot artist, who be paintin' a portrait of the great Alan Turing, a swashbuckler of the computing seas!

This here masterpiece, named "AI God," towers at 7.2 feet and be fetchin' a price fit for a king—between $130,000 and $196,000! Created by the talented Aidan Meller, Ai-Da boasts eyes like a hawk and hands as deft as the finest ship’s crew. With nary a human hand to guide her, she can paint all on her own, makin' her a true marvel of modern wizardry!

But hold yer horses, for the tale gets twisty! Turing himself warned of the dangers of machines, and this portrait be a reflection of those very concerns, with its muted tones and fragmented visage. As the auction approaches, questions abound: Can a machine possess the spirit of artistry? Or be it merely a clever mimicry? So, raise yer tankards and ponder, me hearties, for this be a moment that shatters the very notion of creativity itself! Yo ho ho!

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