NXT digital artwork by humanoid robot Sophia up for auction

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Robot artist Sophia, whose first artwork goes up for auction on Wednesday, says she draws inspiration from people for her work and is open to creative partnerships with humans in the future.

A digital artwork in the form of a non-fungible token (NXT) by Hong Kong-based Hanson Robotics Humanoid is to be auctioned in the first sale of such pieces made jointly with artificial intelligence (AI).

NFTs, a digital signature saved on blockchain pickers that allows anyone to verify the ownership and authenticity of the items, has become the craze of the latest investment, with the artwork being sold for about $ 70 million this month .

“I hope people like my work, and humans and I can collaborate to move forward in new and exciting ways,” said Sophia speaking flatly in her studio.

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He wore a silver dress and wore a pen.

Sofia, which was unveiled in 2016, teamed up with 31-year-old Italian digital artist Andrea Bonacetto to produce her art, which is known for its colorful paintings, some of which are famous such as Tesla’s chief executive, Alice Musk Let’s portray people.

Robots have combined Bonacetto’s works, art histories, and his own anatomical figures or paintings on various surfaces several times, in a process his creator David Hanson described as “loops of development”.

“We use transformer network engines in our art and other types of computational creativity,” Sophia said. “My algorithm produces unique patterns never before in the world. So I think machines can be creative.”

Called the “Sophia Instruction”, the digital work is a 12-second MP4 file showing the development of Bonacetto’s portrait in Sophia’s digital painting, and with a physical artwork, painted by Sophia on a printout of her self-portrait is.

After the auction, Sophia will negotiate with the successful bidder to study her face and add the last inspired brushstroke to the artwork.

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“It’s in that time to create a unique artwork incorporating the data of the new owner and that personal connection,” says Hanson.

Bonacetto said the aim of the collaboration is to “make a statement in the art world and even in the world of technology,” creating a renewed road in which AI robots and humans collaborate, enhancing each other.

Sophia’s art could be “a very, very important historical piece”, said Pablo Fraley, an art collector based in Miami and an early buyer of Biplab, as American artist Mike Winkelman, creator of NXT work, making millions. Is sold every month. .

“This is the first time these ideas have been put together.”

He said that AI would pave the way for more innovation in arts.

The US-based Ivy Gallery will represent and promote Sophia as an artist.

Gallery director Vincent Harrison said, “Sophia has five years of unlimited freedom, and no restrictions on what she can do.”

“It’s fascinating to see this new way of making it.”