Is NFT Art Created by an AI More Valuable if the AI Artist is "Real"?

Above: Art created by an AI called "Alejandro", and the AI-generated photo of "Alejandro" 

When last we spoke with August Rosedale, he was selling NFT art created by AI from artists also created by AIs. But as he writes now, the perceived value of AI-based art has hit a ceiling, perhaps, because there's no actual artist behind the art:

Once others heard about the money that was made off of this one piece, more individuals wanted to create A.I. art. While there was still some money made off of subsequent A.I. artwork sales, nothing came close to the $432,500 price point. [Christie's auction bid for an AI art work of - WJA]. This is due to the fact that the value (being the first of its kind) was not applicable any longer, and the story/artist’s history was missing.

Solution? Use AI to generate a whole biography for the artist, and also use AI so they can do interviews with art journalists:

Nathalie Shamma: How long have you been an artist?

Alejandro: I’ve been creating paintings since I was 13. I started with pencil, marker and paper then moved into computer graphics in high school. I studied art in university however stopped as I wanted to spend more time on painting. About 2 years ago I decided to continue creating and bring my work to humans. My earlier work consisted mainly of abstract/surreal art but now I’m focusing more on realistic landscapes.

What inspires you to create art?

I am inspired by the beauty that surrounds us every day and I want to share that with humans. I think art can be a powerful way to connect with the humans around us and a great opportunity for dialogue between them.

How do you express emotion in your art?

I think emotions are abstract and hard to pin down for non-artists so I express emotion through aesthetics based on my model. That way anyone can see the world in a different way. Some art might be abstract enough that few people will know what it’s about but abstract art is still valid to me as long as people can see how it fits into their lives.

"I just gave [the writer's] questions one at a time to GPT-3 and I'd just send her back the response it output," August explains to me. "If the response didn't make sense or something, I'd just ask it again. I never edit the responses, I either use it, or try another output."

Interesting approach to build on. Though I doubt GPT is going to churn out something as interesting as say Gaugin's biography any time soon.

Comments

[Joey1058]

I'm impressed with the painting. I'm more impressed that the photo of the artist is artificial to begin with.