Sotheby's will hold an auction later this month for "AI God," a painting created by Ai-Da, a humanoid robot artist.

Da, the world’s first humanoid AI artist, is making history. Her abstract portrait, titled “AI God”, is slated for auction at Sotheby’s with bids starting at an impressive $120,000. The piece, which pays tribute to Alan Turing,

Da will be auctioned at Sotheby’s at the end of the month. Launched in 2019, Ai-Da incorporates AI and robotics to create paintings. Other similar initiatives have also attracted the attention of major auction houses.

In a first for Sotheby’s, the famed auction house will sell a painting made by a humanoid robot — and it’s expected to fetch up to a whopping $180,000. The robot, known as Ai-Da, created the painting of renowned mathematician and computer scientist Alan Turing entitled “AI God” with its own hydraulically powered hands.

Sotheby's expects an auction for its first piece of art made by a robot, dubbed Ai-Da, to fetch as much as $180,000.

U.K.-based art dealer and gallery owner Aidan Meller created the Ai-Da humanoid robot, depicted as a woman with a black bob and dressed in a t-shirt and denim overalls. The robot

At just 5 years old, she's already given a Ted Talk, served as an artist in residence at the 2022 Glastonbury Festival, and seen her artwork displayed at the United Nations. Now, the artist known as Ai-Da will make history at Sotheby's with the auction house's first sale of an artwork made by a robot.

Sotheby's will auction its first artwork made by a humanoid robot using artificial intelligence algorithms. On October 31, the auction house will sell A.I. God. Portrait of Alan Turing (2024) by the humanoid robot artist Ai-Da.