AI Face Recognition Fuels Debate on Authenticity of Renaissance Painting
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Rival AI teams at UK universities have come to different conclusions about whether a painting called the de Brécy Tondo was painted by Renaissance master Raphael.
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One team at the Universities of Nottingham and Bradford used facial recognition to conclude there is a 97% chance Raphael painted it.
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But a scientist with a Swiss company found an 85% chance Raphael did not paint it, contradicting the other study.
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The painting's owner acquired it in 1981 and it has undergone much study over decades.
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Art experts are skeptical, saying it is likely a 19th century copy, but the Bradford team believes they have a strong case it is authentic Raphael.
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