Despite criticism, Christie's is proceeding w/ its first auction of entirely A.I. art. It's "mass theft of human artists' work" a protest letter states. www.npr.org/2025/02/17/n... #AI - ThreadSky

willmckinley.bsky.social • 6 days ago

Despite criticism, Christie's is proceeding w/ its first auction of entirely A.I. art.

It's "mass theft of human artists' work" a protest letter states.

https://www.npr.org/2025/02/17/nx-s1-5296911/christies-ai-art-auction-protests #AI

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yourcanadiangf.bsky.social•6 days ago

might as well auction off toilet paper just bought at the Food Lion.

willmckinley.bsky.social•6 days ago

Don't give them any ideas.

marymallory.bsky.social•6 days ago

Killing off their main business in the process.

willmckinley.bsky.social•6 days ago

Their Director Digital Art noted that "the demand for AI art is growing, especially among those who work in blockchain, crypto and venture capital."

So they're going where the money is. 💰

marymallory.bsky.social•6 days ago

And killing off the business of real artists. Maybe AI will eventually take over all their positions. Hope they love it then.

moviessilently.bsky.social•6 days ago

So, they're claiming that gen AI will get rid of those pesky artists and make everyone an artist...

But they also want tens of thousands for images anyone can generate with the right word salad of prompts?

I mean, which is it?

willmckinley.bsky.social•6 days ago

The growth of AI art as a collectible seems to have been fueled by tech bros, which makes me hate it even more. I'm hoping it has its moment, then experiences the same decline as NFTs.

moviessilently.bsky.social•6 days ago

It likely will, given how easy it is to replicate. It will just become visual white noise like cheap clipart.