The Protest That’ll Leave You Saying, “What’s Next, a Robot Seinfeld?” 🤯

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Oh, here we go! Thousands of artists are losing their collective berets over this AI art auction at Christie’s in New York. “Theft!” they scream. “Mass theft of human talent!” It’s like the robots broke into their art studios, but instead of stealing paintbrushes, they stole… inspiration? I’ll admit it’s a little dystopian—a Picasso-blue nightmare, if you will. 🎨🤖

Apparently, this shindig is happening on February 20. As if Valentine’s Day wasn’t enough of a headache. Over 4,000 artists—yes, 4,000!—signed a petition. That’s got to be, what, 10% of Brooklyn? They’re all saying, “Slow down, Christie’s, you’re robbing us blind!” I mean, of course, it’s a big deal; these artworks will sell for anywhere between $10,000 and $250,000. Not even AI robots have imposter syndrome with price tags like that! 💰🎭

Oh, but wait, it gets juicier. The petition goes on about these AI models being trained on copyrighted stuff without permission, like thieves in the night! “Exploitation!” the artists cry. Isn’t it ironic? They’re using machines to mimic human creativity, and suddenly AI has a bigger art career than 99% of art school grads. Why not, it’s 2023! 😤🎨

Christie’s response? A spokesperson says, “Oh, these artists are well-respected. They’ve got museum recognition. AI is just, y’know, enhancing their work.” Enhancing? ENHANCING! Yeah, Jessica Stanley, when I add cheese to a sandwich, I’m “enhancing” it, but this? A completely different recipe! 🥴🖌️

Meanwhile, some guy named Ed Newton Rex from “The Fairly Trained” non-profit is chiming in. He’s all, “Hey, maybe don’t promote AI art that’s built on sketchy practices.” Sketchy practices? Uh, yeah, Ed, teaching a robot to Picasso without permission sounds a liiiittle sus to me too. 👀🤨

And can we talk about the irony here? The AI models are using mountains of copyrighted work to pump out these masterpieces, while real artists are left scraping by. Rex even points out, “These machines are stealing jobs from human artists!” Jobs! Oh sure, because the starving artist trope wasn’t sad enough already… let’s add a Terminator with a paintbrush into the mix. 🖼️💀

Rex suggests that Christie’s should, I don’t know, THINK TWICE about all this. Yeah, great idea, Ed. Maybe run the next auction by some humans first? But hey, knowing this crazy world, next up is AI-demanded royalty payouts and robot art exhibit curators. Somebody let me off this merry-go-round already! 🤦‍♂️🖍️

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2025-02-13 15:33