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Vatican Introduces AI-Enhanced Virtual Tours of St. Peter’s Basilica

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By Web Desk Published November 12, 2024 2 Min Read
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St. Peter's Basilica as the Vatican presents a new AI-enhanced experience. Photo Credits: Innovation Village
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The Vatican introduced new Artificial Intelligence-enabled services at St. Peter’s Basilica, providing virtual access to its Renaissance-era architectural treasures and enhanced tours for visitors.

These new experiences offer expanded virtual engagement and are timed for the Catholic Church’s Holy Year or Jubilee celebrations in 2025, which occur every 25 years.

Cardinal Mauro Gambetti, the archpriest of St. Peter’s, likened the basilica to “a starry sky on a summer night,” expressing that the new tools would serve as a telescope or spaceship, enhancing the viewing experience.

The Vatican launched new Artificial Intelligence-enabled services for St Peter's Basilica, allowing virtual access to its Renaissance-era architectural treasures for all and enhanced tours for visitors https://t.co/Q6KS1QjX3k pic.twitter.com/sL9XuBpnpH

— Reuters (@Reuters) November 11, 2024

In partnership with Microsoft and Iconem, a firm specializing in digitalising heritage sites, the Vatican has launched an interactive website, a digital replica of the basilica, and two AI-powered exhibitions.

Between 40,000 and 50,000 people visit the basilica every day. To create a 3D model, drones, cameras, and lasers were used to scan the basilica. AI algorithms then processed, elaborated on, and completed the data.

Drones operated at night for four weeks, capturing over 400,000 photographs and gathering data equivalent to a six km-high column of DVDs. This data will also be crucial in preserving and restoring the site.

In anteprima le immagini del modello virtuale della basilica vaticana, creato attraverso l'intelligenza artificiale. Permetterà la visita digitale di #SanPietro con dettagli mai visti prima pic.twitter.com/xJeeYn0ZZE

— Tg2 (@tg2rai) November 11, 2024

“We are bringing St. Peter’s not just to the world but to a new generation, using a language more accessible for our times,” said Microsoft President Brad Smith.

Pope Francis acknowledged AI’s role in expanding access to knowledge but emphasized its ethical use to benefit humanity. “The correct and constructive use of AI’s potential, which is undoubtedly useful but can be ambivalent, depends on us,” he stated during the project’s presentation.

🚨🇻🇦VATICAN UNVEILS AI-ENHANCED EXPERIENCE FOR ST. PETER'S BASILICA

The Vatican launched new AI-enabled services for St. Peter's Basilica, allowing virtual access to its architectural wonders just in time for the 2025 Jubilee celebrations.

Developed with Microsoft and Iconem,… pic.twitter.com/SeWQQcziQS

— Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) November 11, 2024
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