This artificially restored Benin Bronze is part of the project, <b>AI-Restored Benin Bronzes</b> conceived by artist Minne Atairu. The project—a conceptual art restoration employs DALL·E 2 (Open AI's Text-to-Image algorithm) to generate visually plausible restorations of damages caused by colonial looting, natural weathering, and conservation practices.
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In this case, DALL·E restored sections of the beaded cap.
Metropolitan Museum of Art
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