AI Artist Botto Redefines Creativity, Earning Over $5 Million Through Digital Art

Botto, a generative AI artist, collaborates with a decentralized community to create and auction unique digital artworks, raising questions about authorship and the future of art.

• Botto, an AI-powered generative artist, has created around 150 unique digital artworks since its launch in 2021, earning over $5 million at auctions.
• The AI, developed by ElevenYellow and artist Mario Klingemann, produces 70,000 images weekly, with 350 curated for voting by a decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) of 5,000 members.
• Selected works are auctioned on the NFT platform SuperRare, with proceeds shared between Botto's treasury and DAO participants who help determine its creative direction.
• Botto's most notable sales include pieces sold for $1.3 million and $276,000, highlighting its growing recognition in the art market.
• The project challenges traditional notions of creativity and authorship, with its creators emphasizing the collaborative nature of its process and its potential to reshape perceptions of art and artists.

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