Ai-Da (robot)

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Ai-Da is a humanoid robot credited with being the world's first ultra-realistic robot artist.[1] Completed in 2019, Ai-Da is an artificial intelligence robot that makes drawings, painting, and sculptures. She is named after Ada Lovelace.[1] The robot gained international attention when it was able to draw people from sight with a pencil using her bionic hand and cameras in her eyes.[2]

Background[]

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Ai-Da was invented by gallerist Aidan Meller,[3] in collaboration with Engineered Arts, a Cornish robotics company.[4] Her drawing intelligence was developed by computer AI researchers at the University of Oxford,[5] and her drawing arm is the work of engineers based in Leeds.[4]

Shows and appearances[]

In May 2019, Ai-Da executed a live performance called Privacy at St Hugh's College, Oxford. This work was a homage to Yoko Ono’s seminal work Cut Piece.[6]

In June 2019, Ai-Da's artworks were featured in a gallery show called Unsecured Features at St John's College, Oxford.[7]

In October 2019, Ai-Da collaborated with artist Sadie Clayton on a series of workshops at Tate Exchange, Tate Modern, London – Exploring Identity Through Technology – hosted by A Vibe Called Tech.[8][9]

In June 2019, Ai-Da featured at the Barbican Centre, London, in WIRED Pulse: AI.[10]

In September 2019, Ai-Da was invited to Ars Electronica, Linz, Austria: European ARTificial Intelligence Lab exhibition entitled Out of the Box: The Midlife Crisis of the Digital Revolution.[11]

In November, 2019, Ai-Da was invited to do a series of workshops at Abu Dhabi Art in Manarat Al Saadiyat, UAE.[12]

In December 2019, Ai-Da had her first in-depth interview with Tim Marlow, the Artistic Director at the Royal Academy, at the Sarabande (Alexander McQueen Foundation), London, Inspiration Series.[13]

In February 2020, Ai-Da did her first TEDx talk in Oxford called The Intersection of Art and AI.[14]

In July 2020, Ai-Da featured in The 1975's music video for their song "Yeah I Know", from their 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.[15]

In October 2020, Ai-Da was featured by the United Nations in a virtual exhibition launched by The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) launched "WIPO: AI and IP, A Virtual Experience."[16]

In May 2021, Ai-Da did her first artist residency at Porthmeor Studios, St Ives. She worked in Studio 5 in response to Ben Nicholson’s art, who worked in the same space during the 1930’s and 40’s.[17]

In May 2021, Ai-Da's display Ai-Da: Portrait of the Robot was at the Design Museum, London.[1]

In October 2021, when entering Egypt to participate in an exhibition at the Great Pyramid of Giza, Ai-Da was held for ten days by Egyptian border guards who "feared her robotics may have been hiding covert spy tools".[18]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "'Some people feel threatened': face to face with Ai-Da the robot artist". The Guardian. 18 May 2021. Retrieved 2021-06-03.
  2. ^ "The new Picasso? Meet Ai-Da the robot artist". Reuters. 2019-02-12. Retrieved 2019-11-21.
  3. ^ "Meet Ai-Da, the world's first AI artist, who is almost human". Dazed. 2020-04-02. Retrieved 2021-09-25.
  4. ^ a b "Ai-Da: University of Oxford to host robot art exhibition". BBC News. 3 June 2019. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  5. ^ "Unsecured Futures – The art of Ai-Da Robot". St John's College. Retrieved 2021-09-25.
  6. ^ Jeffries, Stuart (29 May 2021). "The world's first robot artist discusses beauty, Yoko Ono and the perils of AI". The Spectator. Retrieved 2021-09-08.
  7. ^ "Unsecured Futures – The art of Ai-Da Robot". www.sjc.ox.ac.uk. June 2019. Retrieved 2019-11-21.
  8. ^ "Humanoid robot artist Ai-Da to co-host workshops at Tate Exchange". www.itsnicethat.com. Retrieved 2021-05-26.
  9. ^ "Ai-Da Robot, the world's first ultra-realistic robot artist, and Artist Sadie Clayton host Zoom talks". FAD Magazine. 2020-04-10. Retrieved 2021-05-26.
  10. ^ "WIRED Pulse: AI at the Barbican". WIRED UK. Retrieved 2021-09-08.
  11. ^ "Ai-Da Robot Artist" (in German). Ars Electronica. Retrieved 2021-09-08.
  12. ^ Roberts, Sarah (3 June 2020). Lamine, YoungMi (ed.). "Artist's Profile: AI-DA Robot". agoradigital.art. Retrieved 2021-09-08.
  13. ^ "An Evening with Sarabande: AiDa in conversation with Tim Marlow". theVOV. Retrieved 2021-09-08.
  14. ^ Robot, Ai-Da (February 2021). "Transcript of "The intersection of art and AI | Ai-Da Robot | TEDxOxford"". www.ted.com. Retrieved 2021-09-08.
  15. ^ "Robot artist stars in music video for The 1975". Reuters. 15 July 2020. Retrieved 2021-05-26 – via uk.news.yahoo.com.
  16. ^ Team, Intepat (2020-09-19). "WIPO's Virtual Exhibition on Artificial Intelligence and Intellectual Property". Intepat IP. Retrieved 2021-05-26.
  17. ^ "First life-like artist robot to take up residency at Porthmeor Studios in St Ives". InYourArea.co.uk. 2021-06-25. Retrieved 2021-09-08.
  18. ^ "Robot artist Ai-Da released by Egyptian border guards". BBC News. 21 October 2021. Retrieved 22 October 2021.

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