AI Face Recognition Fuels Debate on Authenticity of Renaissance Painting

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.
One team at the Universities of Nottingham and Bradford used facial recognition to conclude there is a 97% chance Raphael painted it.
But a scientist with a Swiss company found an 85% chance Raphael did not paint it, contradicting the other study.
The painting's owner acquired it in 1981 and it has undergone much study over decades.
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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