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Would you pay $600k for AI art?

Christie's auction stirs debate on value of art created by algorithm

Ong Hwee Hwee
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This painting, Portrait of Edmond de Belamy, was not drawn by an artist but generated by artificial intelligence. It was sold to an anonymous buyer for US$432,500 (S$594,600) at Christie's in New York on Oct 22.
This painting, Portrait of Edmond de Belamy, was not drawn by an artist but generated by artificial intelligence. It was sold to an anonymous buyer for US$432,500 (S$594,600) at Christie's in New York on Oct 22. PHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
Updated
Nov 04, 2018, 10:37 AM
Published
Nov 04, 2018, 05:00 AM
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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Sunday Times on November 04, 2018, with the headline Would you pay $600k for AI art?. Subscribe

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