微软助力梵蒂冈数字化重现圣彼得大教堂
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Technology company Microsoft is working with the Roman Catholic Church to create a detailed, digital version of St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City.
科技公司微软正在与罗马天主教会合作，打造梵蒂冈城圣彼得大教堂的精细数字化版本。
The project aims to give people a new way to experience the famous building, which sits in the Catholic Church’s spiritual and administrative center in Rome.
该项目旨在为人们提供一种体验这座著名建筑的新方式，该建筑位于罗马天主教会的灵性和行政中心。
Roman Catholic leaders recently joined Microsoft’s President Brad Smith to present the new digital creation to the public.
罗马天主教领袖最近与微软总裁布拉德·史密斯一起向公众展示了这一新的数字作品。
The official launch of the system has been set for December 1.
该系统的正式启动日期已定为12月1日。
It will permit individuals to explore St. Peter’s Basilica online and provide interactive experiences for all visitors to the Vatican.
它将允许个人在线探索圣彼得大教堂，并为所有到访梵蒂冈的游客提供互动体验。
The effort involved drones flying around the empty basilica for four weeks to capture images of all parts of the building.
这项工作要求无人机在空无一人的大教堂周围飞行四周，拍摄建筑各个部位的图像。
The drones – equipped with many cameras and lasers – took more than 400,000 high-quality pictures.
这些无人机配备了多台摄像机和激光器，拍摄了超过40万张高质量照片。
The process used artificial intelligence (AI) methods to create a complete 3D copy of the basilica.
该过程采用人工智能（AI）方法，创建了这座大教堂的完整3D复制品。
One goal of the project was to provide a way for anyone in the world to have the chance to “visit” the church and learn about its history.
该项目的一个目标是让世界上任何人都有机会“参观”这座教堂并了解其历史。
Microsoft chief Smith told a press conference at Vatican City the project represented “one of the most technologically advanced and sophisticated projects of its kind” ever carried out.
微软总裁史密斯在梵蒂冈城举行的新闻发布会上表示，该项目是迄今为止实施的“同类项目中技术最先进、最复杂的项目之一”。
Cardinal Mauro Gambetti is the Archpriest of St. Peter’s Basilica.
毛罗·甘贝蒂枢机是圣彼得大教堂的总铎。
He praised the new technology at the press conference.
他在新闻发布会上称赞了这项新技术。
Gambetti compared the highly detailed digital experience to looking up at a “starry sky on a summer night.”
甘贝蒂将这种高度精细的数字体验比作仰望“夏夜的星空”。
He added, “The new tools act like a telescope or spaceship for better viewing.”
他补充道：“这些新工具就像望远镜或宇宙飞船一样，能让人看得更清楚。”
The project was launched ahead of the Vatican's 2025 Jubilee celebration.
该项目在梵蒂冈2025年禧年庆典之前启动。
This marks a holy year at the Vatican when more than 30 million worshippers are expected to visit the basilica.
这标志着梵蒂冈迎来圣年，预计将有超过3000万信徒前来参观大教堂。
This will be in addition to the 50,000 people who visit on a normal day.
这将是正常日子5万访客之外的新增人数。
The basilica will celebrate its 400th anniversary in 2026.
这座大教堂将于2026年庆祝其建堂400周年。
The Associated Press reported Pope Francis visited Smith and the project’s development teams at the Vatican.
美联社报道，教皇方济各在梵蒂冈会见了史密斯和该项目开发团队。
He said the effort should help everyone “feel welcome in this great house.”
他说，这项努力应该能帮助每个人“在这座宏伟的宅邸中感到宾至如归”。
The pope added that the project was a way to recognize and continue to celebrate the Vatican’s rich spiritual history.
教皇补充说，该项目是为了认可并继续弘扬梵蒂冈丰富的精神历史。
“…It is a gift and a task to care for it, in both a spiritual and material sense, even through the latest technologies,” he said.
……他说：“无论在精神还是物质意义上，即便借助最新技术，守护它都是一份馈赠，也是一项使命。”
Pope Francis has warned that AI should only be used in ethical ways.
教皇方济各警告说，人工智能只能以合乎道德的方式使用。
In his World Message of Peace this year, he proposed an international treaty to control, or regulate, the technology.
在他今年的世界和平致辞中，他提议制定一项国际条约来管控或规范这项技术。
He argued that AI systems lack human values and could cause great harm.
他认为人工智能系统缺乏人类价值观，可能造成巨大危害。
The digital system permits visitors to request entry times to the basilica.
数字系统允许游客申请进入大教堂的时间。
This could be a welcome change for visitors used to waiting in lines for hours to get into the basilica, which is one of the world’s most visited buildings.
对于习惯了排队数小时才能进入这座大教堂的游客来说，这可能是一个可喜的变化。这座大教堂是世界上参观人数最多的建筑之一。
The collected images have already identified structural damage and signs of deterioration.
收集到的图像已经识别出结构损坏和老化迹象。
Experts said the technology can find such problems much faster and more effectively than human workers.
专家表示，该技术能比人工更快、更有效地发现这类问题。
Vatican officials plan to use the images to continually identify areas needing repairs.
梵蒂冈官员计划利用这些图像持续确定需要修缮的区域。
Smith did not say how much Microsoft had invested in the project.
史密斯没有说明微软在这个项目上投资了多少。
But he said the idea came after Pope Francis urged technology companies in 2018 to come together to use AI for cultural purposes.
但他表示，这一想法是在教皇方济各于2018年呼吁科技公司齐心协力将人工智能用于文化目的之后产生的。
Smith noted his company had also completed similar AI projects at Mont Saint-Michel in France and for Ancient Olympia in Greece.
史密斯指出，他的公司还在法国圣米歇尔山和希腊古奥林匹亚完成了类似的人工智能项目。
I'm Bryan Lynn.
我是布莱恩·林恩。
The Associated Press, Reuters, Agence France-Presse and Vatican News reported on this story.
美联社、路透社、法新社和梵蒂冈新闻网对此事进行了报道。
Bryan Lynn adapted the reports for VOA Learning English.
布莱恩·林恩为VOA慢速英语改编了这些报道。
