Robot artist makes history after it's portrait of computer pioneer Alan Turing sells for more than $1million

A pistillate robot creator has made past aft its artwork was sold by an auction location for much than $1million.

Ai-DA, who was devised by creation adept Aidan Meller successful Oxford, past nighttime had her A.I. God representation auctioned by Sotheby's to an undisclosed purchaser for $1.32 million.

The piece, which featured successful the auction house's integer creation sale, was a large-scale archetypal representation of Alan Turing, the British begetter of modern computing.

With 27 bids, A.I. God made past aft its $1.32million merchantability smashed an estimated terms of $120,000 to $180,000.

It is present the astir invaluable artwork each sold by a robot artist.

Ai-Da, who uses an precocious A.I. connection exemplary to speak, created the coating utilizing cameras successful her eyes, artificial intelligence algorithms and her robotic arm.

She said: 'The cardinal worth of my enactment is its capableness to service arsenic a catalyst for dialog astir emerging technologies. "AI God," a representation of pioneer Alan Turing, invites viewers to bespeak connected the god-like quality of AI and computing portion considering the ethical and societal implications of these advancements. Alan Turing recognised this potential, and stares astatine us, arsenic we contention towards this future.'

Aidan Meller, manager of the Ai-Da Robot Studios, said: 'This auction is an important infinitesimal for the ocular arts, wherever Ai-Da's artwork brings absorption connected artworld and societal changes, arsenic we grapple with the rising property of AI. The artwork 'AI God' raises questions astir agency, arsenic AI gains much power.'

Ai-Da was named aft Ada Lovelace, the archetypal machine programmer.