Ai-Da (robot)

Ai-Da is the world's first ultra-realistic robot artist. Completed in 2019, Ai-Da is an artificial intelligence robot who makes drawings, painting, and sculptures. She is named after Ada Lovelace.[1]

Ai-Da Robot at Abu Dhabi Art

Background

Ai-Da was designed by Engineered Arts, a Cornish robotics company, in collaboration with algorithms developed by scientists at the University of Oxford, and robotic arms and hands developed by AI engineers at Leeds University.[2][3] Her face and head were built using "Mesmer” technology – the same technology responsible for the robots in the HBO show Westworld – with the goal of creating a mixed-race appearance.[4] She uses a camera in her eye to draw with her robotic arm.[5]

In June 2019, Ai-Da's artworks were featured in a gallery show called Unsecured Features at St. Johns College.[6]

In July 2020, Ai-Da featured in the 1975's music video for their song Yeah I Know from their number 1 album Notes on a Conditional Form. In the video she was tasked with drawing what she thought the human consciousness looked like and composing a poem in response to the song lyrics.

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gollark: <@167658041028640768> Cooler idea: Cf-251 coolers, must be placed beside 4 cells, removes -1000H/t.
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References

  1. "AI robot Ai-Da presents her original artworks in University of Oxford exhibition". Dezeen. 2019-06-14. Retrieved 2019-11-21.
  2. Kettley, Sebastian (2019-06-07). "Artificial Intelligence BREAKTHROUGH: These incredible paintings were made by an AI ROBOT". Express.co.uk. Retrieved 2019-11-21.
  3. "University to host AI robot art exhibition". 2019-06-03. Retrieved 2019-11-21.
  4. "The new Picasso? Meet Ai-Da the robot artist". Reuters. 2019-02-12. Retrieved 2019-11-21.
  5. "University to host AI robot art exhibition". 2019-06-03. Retrieved 2019-11-21.
  6. "Unsecured Futures – The art of Ai-Da Robot". St John's College. Retrieved 2019-11-21.


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