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WE can't all be the next Van Gogh or Picasso but a new exhibition may leave you questioning your artistic abilities even more.

The artist who created the stunning work in the Leaping Into The Metaverse exhibition is not a human nor animal.

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This is a self portrait by the artistCredit: Ai-Da Robot
even called her "kind of hot".

The humanoid robot creates her paintings using AI algorithms and cameras in her eyes that monitor her masterpieces.

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Ai-Da explained in a : "How can a robot be an artist? Art and artists have many definitions.

"In regards creativity, using academic professor Margaret Boden's criteria, I am creative because my work is new, surprising and has value, as it is stimulating debate and interest."

She added: "My art reflects our lives today where humans interact, make decisions on, and are influenced by technology and AI on a daily basis in our online and physical worlds."

The robot's work has been put on display at the 59th International Art Exhibition: La Biennale di Venezia in Venice.

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She painted four works for the exhibition using her special arm.

The paintings include a self portrait and a portrait of Frankenstein author Mary Shelley.

Ai-Da was created and completed by gallerist Aidan Meller and robot experts at Engineered Arts in 2019.

AI researchers at Oxford University gave the robot her drawing intelligence.

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Ai-Da painted author Mary ShelleyCredit: Ai-Da Robot
The robot also painted this flowerCredit: Ai-Da Robot

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