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'''''Algorithm King''''' is a 2025 painting of [[King Charles III]] by [[Ai-Da (robot)|Ai-Da]], a [[humanoid robot]] credited with being the world's first ultra-realistic robot artist.<ref name="Independent">{{cite news|url=https://www.the-independent.com/tv/lifestyle/king-charles-robot-portrait-video-b2791268.html|title=Robot creates world-first portrait of King Charles III|work=The Independent|first=Holly|last=Patrick|date=17 July 2025|access-date=18 July 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://cybernews.com/ai-news/king-charles-portrait-ai-art/|title=Humanoid robot Ai-Da paints portrait of King Charles using AI|work=Cybernews|first=Marcus|last=Walsh|date=18 July 2025|access-date=18 July 2025}}</ref>
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[[File:Charles, Prince of Wales in 2021 (cropped).jpg|thumb|Charles during the [[2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference|2021 U.N. Climate Change Conference]] in Glasgow]]
Ai-Da used [[artificial intelligence]] (AI) algorithms to create the image, which was executed as an oil on canvas painting.<ref name="Sky">{{cite news|url=https://news.sky.com/story/the-king-and-ai-a-humanoid-robot-has-painted-a-picture-of-charles-how-did-it-do-13397522|title=The King and AI: A humanoid robot has painted a picture of Charles. How did it do?|work=Sky News|date=17 July 2025|access-date=18 July 2025}}</ref> Ai-Da used [[image processing]] and algorithmic choice to analyze different photos of the King, who did not sit for the portrait.<ref name="T-Times">{{cite news|url=https://www.techtimes.com/articles/311401/20250718/algorithm-king-robot-ai-da-creates-striking-portrait-king-charles.htm|title='Algorithm King': Robot Ai-Da Creates Striking Portrait of King Charles|work=Tech Times|first=Jose|last=Enrico|date=18 July 2025|access-date=18 July 2025}}</ref> It was first exhibited at the UK Mission to the [[WTO]] and [[United Nations]] in Geneva as part of the 2025 AI for Good Summit along with Ai-Da's previous work ''[[Algorithm Queen]]'', which depicts [[Queen Elizabeth II]].<ref name="Independent"/><ref name="Sky"/> Ai-Da said the portrait "is not just a creative act, it's a statement about the evolving role of AI in our society, and to reflect on how artificial intelligence is shaping the cultural landscape."<ref name="Sky"/> Aidan Meller, the robot's creator, said "As both a monarch and a long-standing advocate for the arts and sustainability, King Charles emphasises some concerns that Ai-Da's work also seeks to explore – the tension between traditional and the contemporary, for example."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.euronews.com/culture/2025/07/17/robot-artist-ai-da-unveils-portrait-of-king-charles-iii-at-the-united-nations|title=Robot artist Ai-Da unveils portrait of King Charles III at the United Nations|work=Euronews|first=Theo|last=Farrant|date=17 July 2025|access-date=18 July 2025}}</ref>
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