A painting by a robot has been sold for over N261,900,960.00 ($688,000)
The panting which is a “self-portrait” of the robot, Sophia was auctioned for over $688,000.
The “self-portrait” was patented by the robot which was made by Hanson Robotics
According to CNN the the image was created in collaboration with Andrea Bonaceto, an artist and partner at blockchain investment firm Eterna Capital. Bonaceto began the process by producing a brightly colored portrait of Sophia, which was processed by the robot’s neural networks. Sophia then painted an interpretation of the image.
The robot, Sophia said that she will become the art and the artist, the alpha and the omega and that a new artistic era between robots and humans will begin.
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The creator of the robort Hanson Robotics said Sophia is “a tool for science in studying human to human interaction.”
“It was very important that she represent this intersection of humanity and technology, with the intuitive idea that technology can enhance humanity, help us actualize to higher states of being,”
“At the same time, (technology can) provoke these questions: What does it mean to be human? What is real, what isn’t real? What is the reality of our future which does not yet exist?” he said.
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⚡ #Drop #NiftyGateway March 23rd, 6.30pm ET⚡ @hansonrobotics @andreabonac_art @niftygateway @ivgalleryla #NFT #robots #artist #cryptoart pic.twitter.com/TocLsqlHIl— Sophia the Robot (@RealSophiaRobot) March 22, 2021
