Christie’s AI art auction draws big-money bids — and thousands of protests signatures

“Christie’s can hold themselves accountable to a higher standard and engage with these things in a way that is supportive of artists as a whole, and doesn’t package these exploitative models into their auction alongside people that are doing things ethically,” Southen said.

Southen, a Michigan-based film industry concept artist, said he and many of his peers have lost work and had their income “slashed in half” over the past two years due to AI.

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