In October 2018, “Portrait of Edmond de Belamy” sold for over 430,000. The piece was created using artificial intelligence and its high auction price sparked interest and debate in the art world. Creative technologist and NYU Interactive Telecommunications Program student, Guillermo Montecinos, discusses using AI in his own art. Artist and programmer Gene Kogan discusses his efforts to teach machine learning to other artists as well as some of the debates surrounding this new form of artistic expression.

Tens of Thousands March to Raise Money for Breast Cancer Research
As breast cancer rates are rising in young women, 50,000 New Yorkers donned pink apparel and marched through Central Park for the national Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk.



