DeepBlack was first conceptualized at the end of 2018 and began minting artworks on the blockchain in 2019 and 2020. Though it did not initially achieve significant success, it was rediscovered and gained recognition in 2021.

No, DeepBlack was not the first AI NFT art. Before its inception, several talented human artists had already explored and released AI-generated art on blockchain platforms.

The first DeepBlack painting is item number 5000.
Item numbers 5000 to 5500.
Item numbers 0 to 5. All these paintings were created using the same GAN.

In 2019, it was difficult to store the artwork directly on-chain. Instead, the images of DeepBlack paintings are linked to the Ethereum smart contract through cryptographic hashes, ensuring each contract is unique to its corresponding artwork. The actual files are stored on DeepBlack infrastructure on IPFS.

No, there is no official rarity ranking for DeepBlack paintings. Each piece is unique and created as one-of-a-kind AI art. Certain traits, such as boosts or the year of minting, may be valued by collectors, but there is no formal system that ranks these traits.

End-to-end in the context of DeepBlack refers to the complete absence of human review from the art generation to its minting on-chain. Although the foundational technology was developed by researchers, artists, and amateurs, no human intervenes in the creation process once it has been initiated.

'No curation' means that each piece of DeepBlack’s AI-generated art is minted exactly as it was created, showcasing the unaltered results of its AI processes. Each artwork is assigned Boost/Metadata for organizational purposes, allowing anyone to filter and organize the collection.