The world's first robotic self-portraits (自画像),painted by an robot called Ai-Da,have been displayed at a new art exhibit in London.The surprisingly accurate images question the role of artificial intelligence (AI) in human society and challenge the idea that art is totally a human trait (特征),according to her creators.
Ai-Da is a life-size android artist powered by AI that can paint,sculpt,and talk. Ai-Da is designed to look and act like a human woman with a female voice.She is named after Ada Lovelace,the pioneering English mathematician who is considered one of the first computer programmers.
In the past,Ai-Da's work was made up of abstract paintings based on complex mathematical models,and her first exhibition raised over $ 1 million in art sales.Now Ai-Da has created what are believed to be the first self-portraits made by a machine.
Three of these robot selfies went on display at the Design Museum on May 18 in an exhibition titled "Ai-Di:Portrait of the Robot," which is free to the public and will remain on display until Aug.29.
"These images are meant to unsettle," said Aidan Meller,the gallery owner behind the creation of Ai-Da. "They are meant to raise questions about where we are going.What is our role as humans if so much can be copied through technology?"
Ai-Da's new self-portraits are a combination of constantly updated AI,inbuilt programming and advanced robotics.Her eyes are actually cameras that allow her to "look" at what she is painting or sculpting,in this case,herself,and copy it.Ai-Da did not decide to create the self-portraits;rather,her creators gave her those instructions.Ai-Da's creators hope that her existence will make us think more about the role of technology,in particular,AI,in our everyday lives.