AI“復活”蒙娜麗莎
Her eyes are said to follow art lovers around the room and the Mona Lisa's enigmatic smile gives her a strangely life like quality that captivates those who gaze upon her.
據說無論在房間的哪個角度，藝術愛好者們都會覺得蒙娜麗莎（Mona Lisa）在看着自己。她謎一般的笑容使她看起來出奇地逼真，欣賞她的人無不爲之傾倒。
But now computer technology has been used to bring the Mona Lisa to life like never before.
但現在人們利用電腦技術史無前例地“復活”了蒙娜麗莎。
An interactive version of the famous painting by Leonardo da Vinci allows her to turn her head, pucker her lips, frown and even breathe.
在這幅列奧納多·達·芬奇（Leonardo da Vinci）的名作的交互版中，蒙娜麗莎可以扭頭，抿嘴，皺眉甚至呼吸。
The Living Mona Lisa project uses artificial intelligence (AI) to transform the oil painting into a living, moving work of art.
“會動的蒙娜麗莎”項目利用人工智能(AI)將這幅油畫轉變爲一個栩栩如生、會動的藝術作品。
While it does not perhaps tell us anything new about the woman in the painting – thought to be Lisa Gherardini – it perhaps lets viewers see her as da Vinci did while she posed for him.
儘管這可能無法告訴我們關於油畫中的女子什麼新信息，但也許可以讓觀賞者擁有跟當初達芬奇看着她擺好姿勢爲她畫像時一樣的體驗。畫中的女子據信是麗莎·蓋拉爾迪尼。
The living painting uses motion sensing devices to pick up movements in the room, triggering reactions and 'mood' changes in the digital Mona Lisa.
這幅會動的畫使用了動作感應裝置，使數碼版的蒙娜麗莎可以捕捉房間裏的動作，及時做出迴應以及產生“情緒”變化。
Unlike the original painting, which hangs in the Louvre museum in Paris, art lovers will also be able to take home their own digital living Mona Lisa for themselves.
與掛在巴黎盧浮宮的原畫不同，任何喜愛它的藝術愛好者都可以把數碼版的會動的蒙娜麗莎帶回家。
The team behind the project, which consisted of 40 technicians and artists, plan to produce digital Mona Lisas in a variety of sizes and formats, including miniature versions that can be placed on pendants.
這個項目團隊由40名技術人員和藝術家組成。他們打算推出一系列不同大小樣式的數碼版蒙娜麗莎，其中迷你版可以鑲嵌在掛墜上。
Florent Aziosmanoff, who came up with the original concept, said: 'This is primarily an artistic project, not a commercial one, but we want to make paintings cheap enough for tourists to buy and take home as a souvenir.'
該創意的發起人弗洛倫特·阿齊奧斯馬諾夫（Florent Aziosmanoff）說：“從根本上來講，這是個藝術項目，而不是商業項目，但我們也希望我們版本的蒙娜麗莎能便宜到讓遊客可以當做紀念品買回家。”
The team also plans to release a smartphone app that will allow people to carry around a living version of the Mona Lisa with them in their pockets.
該團隊還打算推出一款智能手機應用，使大家可以隨身攜帶會動的蒙娜麗莎，將它裝在口袋裏。
To create their digital version of the painting, the team first used specialised computer software to capture a three dimensional wire frame image of the portrait.
爲了創作這幅名畫的數碼版，這支團隊首先利用專門的電腦軟件捕捉了這幅肖像的三維線稿圖。
They used computer technology that aims to mimic real-life movement so that when the figure moves, it appears to do so in three dimensions.
他們利用電腦技術來模仿真實的人物動作，使得蒙娜麗莎動起來時猶如在三維空間裏行動。
They have combined this with the kind of motion sensing and facial recognition devices used on video game consoles.
他們還融合了視頻遊戲機中應用的動作感應和麪部識別裝置。
This allows the digital painting to tell when a viewer is looking directly at it. When no one is looking, the painting poses in profile as if lost in thought.
這使數碼版的蒙娜麗莎可以辨別出觀賞者是否在直視這幅畫。當沒人觀看時，她就會露出側臉，擺出一副陷入“沉思”的樣子。
However, when the view looks directly at the digital Mona Lisa, it offers a slightly questioning smile.
一旦發現有人看過來，她便會露出略帶疑惑的微笑。
If the algorithms feel the viewer is behaving in a way it does not like, however, the painting will darken and turn away.
不過，如果程序算法“覺得”觀賞者的行爲令其不喜，她便會沉下臉，轉頭看向別處。
Mr Aziosmanoff and his colleagues said this gives the painting emotions, moods and a personality thanks to the artificial intelligence technology used to drive it.
阿齊奧斯馬諾夫和他的同事說，多虧了人工智能技術才使蒙娜麗莎動起來，而且有了表情、情緒和個性。
Vocabulary
pendants：掛件；垂飾
video game console：視頻遊戲機
