An open letter to the house signed by almost 4,000 people is demanding Christie’s bins its “Augmented Intelligence” auction, slated to run from February 20 to March 5. It’s billed as the “first-ever AI-dedicated sale at a major auction house.” Artists Kelly McKernan and Karla Ortiz, two signatories the letter. They are taking AI companies to court over claims that the firms’ image generation tools have used their work without permission. Source: Thousands of Artists Demand Christie’s Cancels AI Art Sale: ‘AI Models Exploit Humans’