Painted in front of the pyramids in an experiment that is the first for a robot
The detention of the robotic artist “Ida” adds excitement to her Egyptian journey
Muller hopes IDA will stir up a debate about artificial intelligence as a robot artist.
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The exhibition "Forever Is Now", in which the robot artist "Ida" participates, was launched in front of the Giza pyramids in the Egyptian capital with a selection of international artists, and the exhibition runs from October 21 to November 7, and has increased the attractiveness of Ida's participation. The robot, which for the first time draws in front of the public, detained her in Egyptian customs for 10 days, and then released her after the intervention of higher levels, including the British Embassy in Egypt, according to the British “Guardian”.
The robot artist “Ida” is the first machine equipped with artificial intelligence capabilities that enables it to enjoy the artist’s personality and helps it implement drawings, paintings and sculptures. “Ida” was designed by British inventor Aiden Miller, and he was assisted by two Egyptians at the University of Leeds, Salah Al-Abed and Ziad Ghassan.
Ida was detained at Egyptian customs, according to the British newspaper, The Guardian, which added that “the detention was probably carried out for security reasons that reflect fears that there were spy purposes behind it, and the British ambassador himself intervened to release her.”
The newspaper pointed out that the security concerns were related to the presence of a “modem” and “cameras in its eyes” that it uses to capture the scene to move to drawing and coloring it. The security specialist said: “I can check the modem, but what do I do with its open eyes, should I close them?”
The newspaper said that IDA was released a few hours before the exhibition, and the British ambassador in Cairo expressed his happiness for the successful completion of his mission in the last hours.
A journalist who follows art galleries, who requested that his name be withheld, commented that "the harm of detention added excitement to the artist's journey, and added touches as if it belonged to a real human being, and renewed the old debate about the hypothesis of digital devices spying on humans."
It is noteworthy that the robot artist “Ida” was given this name, in honor of a pioneer in the world of robotics, Ada Loveles.
The project's marketer, Muller, said he hopes IDA will stir up a debate about artificial intelligence as a robot artist, and she's not a spy. People are afraid of robots, and I understand that.
But it is paradoxical that IDA aims to combat the misuse of technological progress, and it has been held for the same purpose.”
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