Damaged artworks can be restored using combination of 3D printing and AI, say MIT researchers

If you've ever wanted to get your hands on the Mona Lisa, you may just be in luck. For researchers have found a way for art fanatics to create their own version of a priceless masterpiece, through a combination of AI and 3D printing. The replicas have been made by researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) using a piece of software called'RePaint'. The replicas have been made by researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) using a piece of software called'RePaint' (pictured) Despite the progress so far, the team says they have a few improvements to make before they can whip up a dazzling dupe of'Starry Night.' 'If you just reproduce the colour of a painting as it looks in the gallery, it might look different in your home,' says Changil Kim, one of the researchers from MIT that published a paper on the system, which will be presented in December. 'Our system works under any lighting condition, which shows a far greater colour reproduction capability than almost any other previous work.'