France: Microsoft partners with French firm to create Notre Dame Cathedral digital twin

American firm Microsoft has partnered with France’s culture minister and a local company to create a digital twin of the newly restored Notre Dame Cathedral.

The tech giant will provide key AI assistance to French start up Iconem, to help them stitch together hundreds of thousands of high resolution photos and build a replica of the cathedral that is expected to be made available to scientists and the public.

Microsoft and Iconem…