Vatican, St. Peter's Basilica and Microsoft

Why Vatican agreed to create an AI-backed 'digital twin' of St. Peter's Basilica
A view of the ceilings of St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City. Jauhn Etienne Villaruel, ABS-CBN News The project was launched ahead of the 2025 Holy Year Jubilee, where millions of pilgrims are expected to visit the Vatican. "The digital twin and virtual ...
Vatican, Microsoft use AI to create a digital St. Peter’s Basilica that allows virtual visits, logs damage
The heart of the project is the creation of a digital twin of St. Peter’s Basilica through advanced photogrammetry and artificial intelligence that allows anyone to “visit” the church and learn about its history.
Vatican, Microsoft create AI-generated St. Peter’s Basilica
The Vatican and Microsoft on Monday unveiled a digital twin of St. Peter's Basilica that uses artificial intelligence to explore one of the world's most important monument's while helping the Holy See manage visitor flows and identify conservation problems.
Vatican, Microsoft create AI-generated St. Peter's Basilica to allow virtual visits, log damage
VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican and Microsoft on Monday unveiled a digital twin of St. Peter’s Basilica that uses artificial intelligence to explore one of the world’s most important monument’s while helping the Holy See manage visitor flows and identify conservation problems.
The Vatican’s partnership with Microsoft: Showcasing St. Peter’s Basilica through AI technology
VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Visitors to Rome will have the opportunity to experience St. Peter’s Basilica in a new way as part of an immersive exhibit, both in person and online, created through a partnership between the Vatican and Microsoft using AI technology.
The Vatican and Microsoft unveil digital replica of St Peter's Basilica
Using 400,000 high-resolution digital photographs, taken with drones, cameras and lasers over four weeks when no one was in the basilica, the digital replica is going online alongside two new on-site exhibits to provide visitors - real and virtual - with an interactive experience.
AI shows Vatican City is more damaged than previously thought
AI has been used to find structural vulnerabilities in St Peter’s Basilica, at the Vatican City, that are invisible to the ...
AI used to recreate historic Vatican church and identify damage invisible to naked eye
Over a period of three weeks, drones, cameras and lasers were used to take more than 400,000 detailed images to create an ...
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The Secret Finances of the Vatican Economy
Because the Vatican has published very little over the centuries about its finances and investments, most people don't know how it makes money as a sovereign city-state with its own economy.