Google's AI Generated Art Sold for $375,000 at Christie's Auction House - Apparently.
In 2018, Christie's auction house in New York sold an artwork generated by Google's AI system, called "Edmond de Belamy," for $375,000. The AI algorithm, called the "DeepDREAM Generator," was trained on a dataset of 15,000 artworks from the 19th and 20th centuries. This sale marked the first time an AI-generated art piece was sold at a major auction house, sparking debate about the role of technology in the art world. The sale price set a new benchmark for the value of AI-generated art.