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☆ AI robot’s portrait of Alan Turing that ‘challenges what it is to be human’ sets record, selling for $1.08 million
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-08 | by ( Issy Ronald | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

The paintings depict British computer scientist, mathematician and codebreaker Alan Turing. “There’s a slightly apocalyptic view of AI art wiping out everybody. for good’ which led to Ai-Da bringing up Alan Turing as a key person in the history of A.I. “’AI God,’ a portrait of pioneer Alan Turing, invites viewers to reflect on the god-like nature of AI and computing while considering the ethical and societal implications of these advancements. Alan Turing recognised this potential, and stares at us, as we race towards this future,” the robot added.

Persons: Alan Turing, ”, Ai, Aidan Meller, Turing, Meller, “, Alastair Sooke, Pablo Picasso, ” Ai, Da, she’s, ‘, Turing’s, Sotheby’s Organizations: CNN, British Locations: New York, British, Cornwall, England, Turing’s

☆ Painting by AI robot Ai-Da could fetch more than $120,000 at auction
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-24 | by ( Carlie Porterfield | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Editor’s Note: This article was originally published by The Art Newspaper, an editorial partner of CNN Style. CNN —Sotheby’s will sell its first work credited to a humanoid robot using artificial intelligence (AI) later this month. Portrait of Alan Turing (2024)” was created by Ai-Da Robot, the artist robot and brainchild of British gallerist Aidan Meller. The work "AI God Polyptych," by Ai-Da Sotheby’sBut Ai-Da is more than a pretty face. Read more stories from The Art Newspaper here.

Persons: CNN —, “ A.I, Alan Turing, ”, Ai, Aidan Meller, Meller, CNN’s Anna Stewart, gallerist, Da, Aidan Mellor, Mellor, Turing, Sotheby’s, “, Marcel Duchamp, Lucy Seale, ” Ai, Polyptych, I’m Organizations: The Art, CNN, United, CBS, Digital Locations: Geneva, United Nations

☆ The Next Frontier in Farming? The Ocean.
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-15 | by ( Somini Sengupta | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +10 min

For centuries, it’s been treasured in kitchens in Asia and neglected almost everywhere else: Those glistening ribbons of seaweed that bend and bloom in cold ocean waves. Far beyond South Korea, new farms have cropped up in Maine, the Faroe Islands, Australia, even the North Sea. But even as its champions see it as a miracle crop for a hotter planet, others worry that the zeal to farm the ocean could replicate some of the same damages of farming on land. “Seaweed is not going to replace all plastic, but seaweed combined with other things can tackle single use plastic,” he said. Seaweed farms are a far cry from the rows of corn and wheat that make up monoculture farming on land.

☆ Money really does buy happiness for most people, researchers say
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-09 | by ( Grace Dean | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

It found that for the vast majority of people, money does buy you happiness. Meanwhile, happiness "increases steadily" along with income among the rest of the population, Killingsworth, Kahneman, and Mellers found. For the happiest 30% of people, happiness rises at an accelerated rate beyond $100,000. "In other words, the bottom of the happiness distribution rises much faster than the top in that range of incomes. Killingsworth, Kahneman, and Mellers noted, however, that the correlation between income and well-being was "weak, even if statistically robust."

☆ Nations secure U.N. global high seas biodiversity pact
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-05 | by ( David Stanway | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

March 5 (Reuters) - Negotiators from more than 100 countries completed a U.N. treaty to protect the high seas on Saturday, a long-awaited step that environmental groups say will help reverse marine biodiversity losses and ensure sustainable development. "The ship has reached the shore," the U.N. conference president, Rena Lee, said after a marathon final day of talks. Greenpeace says 11 million square km (4.2 million square miles) of ocean needs to be put under protection every year until 2030 to meet the target. Very little of the high seas is subject to any protection, with pollution, acidification and overfishing posing a growing threat. "The clock is still ticking to deliver 30 by 30.

☆ 'Although not alive, I can still create art,' robot Ai-Da tells UK lawmakers
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-11 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Described as "the world's first ultra-realistic AI humanoid robot artist", it appeared in one of parliament's ornate wood-panelled rooms, wearing a short black-haired wig and denim dungarees. Although not alive, I can still create art," Ai-Da said when asked how its creations differed from those produced by humans. The committee heard from the humanoid robot as well as industry experts and academics about the effects of technology on workers in the creative industry. "How this differs to humans is consciousness; I do not have subjective experiences despite being able to talk about them," Ai-Da said. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Farouq Suleiman; editing by William James and Alexandra HudsonOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

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