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Beeple Debuts ‘Regular Animals’ at Art Basel: Robot Dogs With Human Heads Produce Prints and NFTs

The artist frames the installation as a critique of AI-driven mediation by tech leaders over public perception.

Overview

  • The flesh-colored robots feature hyper-real heads of Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos, Andy Warhol, Pablo Picasso, and Beeple.
  • Each dog carries a camera and printer, continuously captures images, ranks them for interest, then uses AI to reimagine selected shots before "pooping" printed certificates or NFT-linked images.
  • The printed certificates use provocative language claiming the work is "100 percent pure GMO-free, organic dogshit" from a "medium adult dog anus."
  • Reports say most robots were sold to private buyers for about $100,000 each, while the Bezos-headed unit was not offered for sale.
  • Onlookers described the pen of jittering dogs as creepy, with outputs reflecting each head’s persona, such as Metaverse-like images from the Zuckerberg dog.