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Christie’s announces AI art auction, and not everyone is pleased


Auction house Christie's plans to hold an AI art auction, an announcement that's drawn criticism from some users on social media.

But soon, it plans to hold its first show dedicated solely to works created with AI, an announcement that has been met with mixed reviews. A robot that paints live is set to be the exhibition’s centerpiece at Christie’s Rockefeller Center galleries in New York, beginning February 20. Userson social media were quick to point out that many generative AI tools for art were trained on artists’ works without their permission.

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