Yves Ubelmann: Saving our heritage, one digital twin at a time

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​ Yves Ubelmann is a technologist, artist, and architect who is on a mission to digitally preserve the world’s cultural and natural heritage. He is the founder and CEO of Iconem, a company that creates stunning 3D models of endangered sites and environments.

In this episode, Brad and Yves take a boat trip through Venice, touring the subject of his most ambitious project: an AI-generated digital twin of one of the world’s most magnificent cities. Inspired by his grandfather’s work to restore war-damaged heritage sites in France, Yves shares how he is using AI to memorialize the world’s heritage in 3D and raising awareness of the effects of climate change on our planet.

Chapters:
Guest intro – 0:00
Using AI to help people understand the world – 1:45
Creating a digital twin of Venice to prepare for climate change – 9:52
Digitally preserving the Vatican – 14:49
End Credits – 18:56

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