But is it art, Ma’am? Robot’s platinum jubilee Queen portrait unveiled

Humanoid artist Ai-Da pays tribute to monarch with painting but critic calls it ‘a cynical, transparent con’

At first glance, the Queen could be wearing a tin hat with camouflage netting set against a thunderous sky. A commentary on the inevitable conflicts and turbulence that took place during her 70-year reign, perhaps. Or a thoughtful juxtaposition of stability and instability.

But no, it seems that Ai-Da, the robot artist who painted the Queen’s portrait to mark her platinum jubilee, was …

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