"Artificial intelligence (AI) is often criticised for ripping off artists, but the technology is now being used to combat fake copies of works by the Canadian artist Norval Morrisseau (1932-2007) that have flooded the market over the past two decades. More than 6,000 pieces were produced and fraudulently sold as authentic works by the Ojibwe artist to collectors worldwide, with financial losses estimated to exceed C$100m ($72.5m)."
""We have created our own artificial intelligence called Norval AI to help determine the probability of an authentic Norval Morrisseau painting," Cory Dingle, the Morrisseau estate's executive director, tells The Art Newspaper. "It has grown to do many other functions that will help with museums seeking provenance as well as law enforcement-such as catching the person who painted the fraudulent work.""
Artificial intelligence, often criticised for exploiting artists, is being deployed to combat fake copies of Norval Morrisseau paintings that flooded the market over two decades. More than 6,000 forged Morrisseau pieces were produced and fraudulently sold worldwide, causing estimated losses over C$100m. Authorities have prosecuted suspects in extensive forgery rings, with trials and guilty pleas ongoing. A Montreal start-up, Acrylic Robotics, partnered with the Morrisseau Estate to reproduce five paintings and sell authorized copies. The Morrisseau Estate developed Norval AI to assess authenticity probabilities and assist museums and law enforcement in provenance and fraud investigations.
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