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First artwork by humanoid robot sells for over $1.0 million

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  • joannajoanna Posts: 1,469

    My first thought was: the first NFTs sold for even more, didn't they?

  • DasTriDasTri Posts: 75

    Novelty value.

    That will drop fast and hard.

     

    Some people just do not know what to do with their money. Others, like me, invest in DAZ items they they will never use :-/

  • NylonGirlNylonGirl Posts: 1,817

    So it seems like generative AI that uses a picture you give it, along with prompts, and outputs a new picture based on those inputs. But they made it use cameras to take a picture of the input file instead of uploading a file, and it painted the picture instead of creating a file to download. And that makes it seem more magical than all of the other generative AI that does the same thing without all of the robotics.

  • richardandtracyrichardandtracy Posts: 5,681
    What do they say? "A fool and their money are easily parted." Yep, that's the one. In this case, I think it's bubble pricing and the bubble will pop. Eventually, but not for a year or two. Anything created by a reproducible industrial process (and AI is that at the moment) should not have customers pay scarcity pricing, as it can happen time after time. Customers will, in the end, stop being blinded by the technology and see that the 'uniqueness' is illusory. Regards, Richard.
  • richardandtracyrichardandtracy Posts: 5,681
    Thinking about it, given what has happened with CNC routing of timber carvings, I fully expect factories to appear in China soon with robot arms churning out 'Original' oil paintings at rates of hundreds a day. If the factory owner is thoughtful, each will be a little different - in the way DAZ NFT's were different from each other, variations on a theme. Regards, Richard.
  • Robert FreiseRobert Freise Posts: 4,444

    richardandtracy said:

    Thinking about it, given what has happened with CNC routing of timber carvings, I fully expect factories to appear in China soon with robot arms churning out 'Original' oil paintings at rates of hundreds a day. If the factory owner is thoughtful, each will be a little different - in the way DAZ NFT's were different from each other, variations on a theme. Regards, Richard.

    Brought this scene from I-Robot to mind

  • SilverGirlSilverGirl Posts: 852

    Pity people aren't so anxious to pay for the work of real people. With, y'know, creativity and dreams and bills to pay.

    Nope, if it's a real person, everyone's all, "Can I get a discount?" "I can't pay but it'd be great exposure for you!"

  • AllenArtAllenArt Posts: 7,169

    Just goes to show that some people will buy anything. LOL Just my two cents ;)

  • ArtAngelArtAngel Posts: 1,694

    I wouldn't pay two cents for it, but obviously someone found it valuable. I wonder if he/she bought it as an investment or for the bragging rights?

  • NylonGirlNylonGirl Posts: 1,817

    richardandtracy said:

    Thinking about it, given what has happened with CNC routing of timber carvings, I fully expect factories to appear in China soon with robot arms churning out 'Original' oil paintings at rates of hundreds a day. If the factory owner is thoughtful, each will be a little different - in the way DAZ NFT's were different from each other, variations on a theme. Regards, Richard.

    Maybe they can train the robots to paint various monkeys that appear to be bored.

  • RandWulfRandWulf Posts: 172

    Robert Freise said:

    https://www.yahoo.com/tech/first-artwork-humanoid-robot-sells-005533003.html

    ROTFL

  • caravellecaravelle Posts: 2,457

    If you had offered a piece of gold jewellery to a Maya of the Classic period at the usual price in Europe, he would have laughed out loud and thought you were pulling his leg. Gold was of no particular value to the Maya; it hardly played a role in their culture. Jade was a completely different story. 

    In other words, there is hardly any universal value for things or materials; most things are dependent on culture and time. If our culture currently thinks that AI images created by robots are the greatest thing ever, then that's what they are - for a limited time and a limited audience. If I wanted to invest in art with a long-term perspective, however, I would stay away from such hypes.

  • nonesuch00nonesuch00 Posts: 18,131

    to be rich and needing something to talk about at the next coffee klatch...

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