Fondazione Einaudi, Fondazione Compagnia di San Paolo and Reply
have joined forces to make Luigi Einaudi's cultural legacy
accessible to all
Fondazione Luigi Einaudi Onlus of Turin, Fondazione Compagnia di
San Paolo, and Reply present "Pensiero Liberale, Dialogo Attuale" a
project that uses artificial intelligence to make the economic
thought of one of the most relevant personalities of the 20th
century accessible to all through a conversation with a digital
version of him.
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The project, a collaboration between the
Einaudi Foundation, the Compagnia di San Paolo Foundation, and
Reply, was carried out through a holistic approach. This approach
combined historical and economic research with the use of advanced
AI and 3D real time technologies, aiming to make Luigi Einaudi's
intellectual legacy more accessible and relevant to an increasingly
broad audience. (Photo: Reply)
Using the potential of generative artificial intelligence and
the most advanced technologies in hyperealistic 3D, we have created
a Digital Human that not only mirrors Luigi Einaudi’s appearance,
but has the ability to answer the interlocutor's questions in a
manner which is consistent with the historical figure's thought.
This overcomes all geographical, physical and generational
barriers.
The digital representation of Luigi Einaudi is designed to be
made available on the Fondazione Einaudi website and accessible
from any device. Through keyboard or voice input, students,
specialists or anyone interested can start a conversation on key
topics that are related to the former President of the Italian
Republic's economic thought: monopoly, competition, monetary and
fiscal policy, market, banking, inflation, as well as his
biography.
Together with the Einaudi Foundation, Reply worked on the
definition of the artificial intelligence model, the creation of
the digital human and the design of the experience. Machine
Learning Reply built the generative conversational model specific
to Luigi Einaudi's thought by applying the proprietary framework of
algorithm training and results validation based on MFRAME Reply. On
top of that, Infinity Reply brought the digital human to life by
replicating key elements of the historical figure's appearance and
iconic gestures thanks to 3D real time technologies. Bitmama Reply
studied the user experience and designed the communication campaign
that will be presented online and in print in the coming
months.
Ensuring coherence with Luigi Einaudi's original thought was a
crucial aspect of the project, and this was achieved through a
generative artificial intelligence (AI) model trained specifically
on his ideas. The Einaudi Foundation, with the support of Paolo
Soddu, lecturer in Contemporary History and secretary of the
National Edition of Luigi Einaudi's writings, conducted a research
on the most representative topics of Einaudi as an economist and
selected the texts to be used in the generative AI model: a corpus
consisting of 250,000 words taken from original volumes and
collections available in digital format. The careful work of
constructing the knowledge base, training the generative AI model
and qualitatively validating the answers, carried out following the
Reply methodology, now enables a lifelike conversation between the
interlocutor and the digital representation of Luigi Einaudi. The
digital human not only responds to specific questions on the topics
found in the oral and written productions, but also offers the
possibility of generating feedback on the answers given, making the
interaction bidirectional.
"Pensiero Liberale, Dialogo Attuale" is part of a broader
program by the Einaudi Foundation, initiated in 2021 with the
digitisation of its historical archive. The program aims to enhance
the precious historical-cultural heritage contained in the library,
making knowledge increasingly accessible to current and future
generations. The foundation is aware that an open-ended heritage
and the expansion of forms of enjoyment, accompanied by the
multiplication of the use of resources related to the heritage
itself, will promote the broadest reach possible.
"What strikes me about Artificial Intelligence (AI) is the speed
of its spread and the depth of the recent debate. In the spring and
even in the summer months of this year, AI was a topic for the few.
Today, it is on everyone's lips and has captured the attention of
all the media”, said Domenico Siniscalco, President of the
Einaudi Foundation. "At the Einaudi Foundation, with the
technological support of Reply and the decisive financial backing
of the Compagnia di San Paolo, we had started working on it in the
spring, taking advantage of the digitisation of the archive and the
publication of the first volumes of Einaudi's writings for the
relevant National Edition, which were produced thanks to the Bank
of Italy. The idea was to utilise that archive of writings,
letters, and notes that was, to say the least, endless. It only
took a few months and our project, which we are presenting here
today, became one of many applications of AI for knowledge sharing.
The project revolves around the liberal thought of Luigi Einaudi
and it has certain characteristics, as it wants to make accessible
all of Einaudi's writings in the Foundation and on the web. This is
a radical innovation that makes a leap forward in productivity and
research possible, and also an expansion of the sources that can be
used. I believe it will help keep the figure and thought of the
President alive. In this sense, the project should not be used to
look at the past, but to look forward, to the future."
The project 'Liberal Thought, Current Dialogue' is in line with
our interest and commitment in a strategic area to support the
development of our country, in line with what is foreseen by the
European agenda. Just think of the Digital Europe Programme or Next
Generation EU, initiatives that involve a national declination in
the strategic program for artificial intelligence 22-24. It's a
moving train, but above all a great development opportunity that,
as a country, we are called to seize," said Francesco
Profumo, President of the Compagnia di San Paolo Foundation.
"Faced with the multiple challenges that await us as a Foundation,
we therefore confirm our commitment to providing answers to some of
the social, environmental, technological, and economic challenges
faced by philanthropic foundations. In particular, this project
integrates the cultural heritage of Luigi Einaudi - economist, one
of the masters of liberal thought, and the second president of the
Italian Republic - with Artificial Intelligence and represents a
step forward in the integration between cultural heritage and
advanced technology."
"Artificial intelligence," said Tatiana Rizzante, CEO of
Reply, "is rapidly permeating every aspect of our society, opening
the door to new opportunities. Knowledge management is one of the
areas to which Reply is paying particular attention. Managing
knowledge with artificial intelligence means not only transforming
the way data is accessed and information is extracted but also
rethinking decision-making processes and the way people work. To
support this change, we have conceived and developed MLFRAME Reply,
a framework that integrates a proprietary methodology for database
analysis with tools for creating conversational generative models
applicable to specific domains of knowledge. This same framework
today represents the intelligence component of Luigi Einaudi's
digital human, to which our team working on 3D real-time
technologies has given a face and an image, this in essence being
the creation of hyper-realistic digital humans. This synergy of
skills and technologies has allowed us to extend the access to
knowledge to a wider audience, creating an engaging connection
between culture and people.
Visit the Foundation Einaudi website to start a conversation
with Luigi Einaudi.
Fondazione Luigi Einaudi onlus The Luigi Einaudi
Foundation is closely intertwined with the memory of the economist
President of the Republic, insofar as his intellectual elaboration,
the materials collected over a long period of work - starting with
the precious library and personal archive - and the scholarships he
allocated in 1959, were the basic elements around which the
institution was built. From the very beginning, the nature of the
Foundation was the intertwining of its multiple activities: the
conservation of cultural heritage, the promotion of research, a
place of education and stimulation of cultural debate on both a
national and city level. Particular care is devoted to the
preservation and enhancement of its archival and book heritage,
which has grown over the decades on the basis of Luigi Einaudi's
donation, and in making this heritage available to the public. Over
the years, its library has continued to grow, through purchases and
donations, until now it holds over 270,000 volumes. Similarly,
research has been supported with the awarding of over 1,200
scholarships to young scholars. Since 2021, it has embarked on a
path in the acquisition of skills and services in order to develop
a digital transition involving the assets it owns in order to
disseminate them more widely.
Fondazione Compagnia di San Paolo Since 1563, we have
been working for the common good, placing people at the heart of
our actions. The well-being of each individual depends on and
contributes to that of the community; therefore, we focus on
dimensions that touch individuals and society: the economy, social
aspects, culture, and the environment. We believe in subsidiarity,
dialogue as a method, and philanthropy that activates ideas and
projects.
Human development and sustainability: The United Nations' Agenda
2030 has presented a significant challenge, outlining the
Sustainable Development Goals to which everyone must contribute in
a collaborative effort. We have embraced this challenge and
organized ourselves to align and work even more effectively at the
local, European, and international levels. We study, devise
projects, experiment, evaluate, and promote replicability, forming
networks with institutions, our instrumental entities, and all
expressions of society. We organize our commitment around three
Objectives: Culture, People, and Planet. To ensure maximum impact,
we have identified fourteen Missions, each contributing to
achieving one of the three Objectives. All of this is made possible
by the existence of our heritage, which we commit to preserving and
growing for future generations. This is our commitment, for the
common good and the future of all.
Reply Reply [EXM, STAR: REY] specialises in the design
and implementation of solutions based on new communication channels
and digital media. As a network of highly specialised companies,
Reply defines and develops business models enabled by the new
models of AI, big data, cloud computing, digital media and the
internet of things. Reply delivers consulting, system integration
and digital services to organisations across the telecom and media;
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