ARTIST CREATES MOST REALISTIC IMAGE OF VIRGIN MARY USING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
An artist has used artificial intelligence to create what is believed to be the most realistic image of the Virgin Mary before she gave birth to Jesus. The image was created after studying the intricate facial features of the Virgin Mary, which mysteriously appeared on a piece of cloth more than 700 years ago in Mexico.
Miguel Ángel Omaña Rojas, a tech expert from Mexico, spent weeks analyzing the facial structure, skin tone, and expression of the Virgin Mary to “capture gestures and expressions in a dynamic way”. He then used his artificial intelligence models, which were previously trained to study large sets of data about human faces and bodies, to recreate the life-like photos.
The Virgin of Guadalupe, also known as the Our Lady of Guadalupe, is a Catholic title given to Mary, mother of Jesus, which has been linked to her mysterious supernatural appearance to a Mexican peasant named Juan Diego. Catholics believe that Mary left a miraculous image of her appearance on his cactus fibre cloak, which still exists today in the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico City.
The AI model’s recreation of the Virgin Mary’s face is considered to be the most faithful approximation that artificial intelligence was able to carry out. This comes after artificial intelligence revealed what could be the true face of Jesus after analyzing the mysterious Shroud of Turin.
The Shroud of Turin is a burial cloth that is believed to have been used to wrap around Jesus’ body after his crucifixion. Researchers have been studying the cloth for centuries, with many believing it to be a hoax, while others believe it is genuine. The latest research suggests that the cloth could be real, with a team of scientists using specialist x-ray technology to determine its age.
The discovery has sparked debate among scholars and researchers, with some believing that the cloth is genuine and others remaining skeptical.