A printable worksheet for news-based English conversation classes.
Date: 2024/11/12
Difficulty: Intermediate B1
PDF: Humanoid robot artist sells portrait for $1.3 million
| humanoid • | • picture |
| portrait • | • offers |
| auction • | • sale |
| bidding • | • improved |
| enhanced • | • options |
| possibilities • | • robot |
| humanoid | robot |
| portrait | picture |
| auction | sale |
| bidding | offers |
| enhanced | improved |
| possibilities | options |
A humanoid robot artist named Ai-Da has made history by selling an AI-enhanced portrait of Alan Turing for $1.3 million at Sotheby's Auction House. This was the first major auction of artwork created by a robot. The painting, titled "AI God," sparked a bidding war, with 27 offers pushing its price to almost ten times the estimated value. Ai-Da uses cameras in its eyes and robotic arms to blend traditional art styles with AI technology.
In music, The Beatles' final song, "Now and Then," became the first AI-assisted track to receive Grammy nominations. It used AI technology to improve John Lennon's vocals from an old demo. These events show how AI is changing art and music, creating new possibilities in creativity and expression.
| A: | Did you see that painting done by a robot? |
| B: | Yeah, the one of Alan Turing, right? |
| A: | Yeah, it sold for over a million bucks! |
| B: | I wonder who keeps the money? |
| A: | Good question. Probably not the robot. |
| B: | Hmm... one day, they might fight us for it! |
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