"An artist friend of mine got me an AI-generated painting as a gift. I can see she tried to personalize the concept, and it's nicely framed, but part of me still feels a little cheated. For timely guidance on encounters with technology, open a support ticket via email; or register and post a comment below. There's something implicitly paradoxical about feeling "cheated" by a present. A gift is, by definition, something that comes into your possession at no cost or effort, an object that exists outside the economic concepts of debt and fair exchange.

TL;DR -- Someone entered an art competition with an AI-generated piece and won the first prize.Yeah that's pretty… https://t.co/SFtD8Oas7M It's almost like artists are smart people and can tell you exactly how this kind of thing will devalue what we do and you should listen to us when we point out the problems. We're watching the death of artistry unfold right before our eyes -- if creative jobs aren't safe from machines, then even high-skilled jobs are in danger of becoming obsolete What will we have then? I've met plenty of "idea guys" that just *wish* they could draw. In some aspects I like what one could use AI images for, but I refuse to accept it as "art" in the same vien as something created directly by a person.

NEW YORK: Two paintings up for auction in New York highlight a growing interest in artificial intelligence-created works - a technique that could transform how art is made and viewed but is also stirring up passionate debate. The art world was stunned last year when an AI painting sold for $432,500, and auctioneers are keen to further test demand for computer-generated works. "Art is a true reflection of what our society, what our environment responds to," said Max Moore of Sotheby's. "And so it's just a natural continuation of the progression of art," he added. Sotheby's will put two paintings by the French art collective Obvious up for sale on Thursday, including'Le Baron De Belamy'.