Tinder for art buyers
September 6 2018
Video: Obvious
The people behind the artificial intelligence portrait being sold at Christie's (see below) are also making an AI tool to help people buy art. The video above tells that searching for art online can be 'tedious and time consuming'. So their programme works by showing you a few examples which you either swipe to like or dislike, which is how Tinder works (I'm told). Then the programme learns what you like, and offers you a shortlist, which you can then buy directly through the app (with, I presume, a commission for the makers).
All of which I find rather dispiriting. If you're lucky enough to have the budget to buy works of art, then choosing for yourself is a rich and rewarding process. How can anybody find it 'tedious'?!
