Sotheby's offered AI-generated artworks for sale at auction, including a painting by the humanoid robot Ai-Da and works by the autonomous AI artist Botto, positioning itself as a marketplace for art produced using artificial intelligence algorithms.

In November 2024, Sotheby's New York sold 'A.I. God. Portrait of Alan Turing' (2024), a mixed-media canvas created by Ai-Da Robot — a humanoid robot that paints using cameras in its eyes, AI algorithms, and a robotic arm — for $1,084,800, far exceeding its pre-sale estimate of $120,000–$180,000. In October 2024, Sotheby's also hosted 'Exorbitant Stage,' an exhibition and sale dedicated to Botto, an autonomous AI artist that generates its own prompts and images without human intervention, which generated $351,600 in sales. These events marked Sotheby's first time offering works attributed to AI-driven robotic or autonomous systems as the primary 'artist.'