Christie's deployed a dedicated auction for artworks created using artificial intelligence, titled 'Augmented Intelligence,' running from February 20 to March 5, 2025, billed by Christie's as the first sale exclusively focused on AI art at a major auction house. The 34-lot online and in-person auction totaled $728,784, surpassing its $600,000 pre-sale estimate.

The sale featured works by artists including Refik Anadol, Holly Herndon and Mat Dryhurst, Claire Silver, Alexander Reben, and Harold Cohen, spanning mediums from sculpture and painting to NFTs and interactive experiences. Works in the sale were created using a range of AI techniques, including generative adversarial networks (GANs), text-to-image models, and machine learning-trained neural networks. Christie's accepted cryptocurrency as payment for 93% of lots, per a pre-sale announcement. The auction drew 37% first-time Christie's buyers, and 48% of bidders identified as Millennials or Gen Z.