Thousands of artists have signed an open letter protesting Christie’s upcoming all-artificial intelligence art auction, citing the “mass theft of human artists’ work” by A.I. companies.

Art Competition coming up in April is open to all High School students," said Terri Ritter, president of the Cookeville Art ...

Nicole Sales Giles, Christie’s director of digital art and one of the officials to whom the open letter is addressed, explains in a statement that “A.I. is not a substitute for human creativity.