The Vatican digitizes a century of history and prepares an archive with AI

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The Vatican is digitizing more than a century of documents, photos, and publications into a large archival system. The project aims to preserve fragile historical materials while making them easier to search and consult. It uses PFU scanning technology from Ricoh and will expand into advanced document management and Retrieval-Augmented Generation tools for AI-assisted research. The digitization also supports public access to parts of the photo archive and reduces reliance on fragile originals.

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