Ugly construction spoiling the view of an icon? Don’t fix it with AI
Don’t fix it with AIMichael RufflesDeputy state topic editorJuly 27, 2026 — 5:00amJuly 27, 2026 — 5:00amSaveYou have reached your maximum number of saved items.Remove items from your saved list to add more.ShareAAAIt was a bright, cold day in December and the Pope was putting up his Christmas tree. Well, someone was: Leo XIV himself was out of town that day, but a 25-metre spruce was standing in the middle of St Peter’s Square.There were also two cranes to add decorations. For the tourists that morning, the work on the tree marred the otherwise uninterrupted view of Vatican City and spoiled the vision Michelangelo had in mind.Illustration: Jamie BrownWhile it was easy enough for the eye and mind to filter the cranes out and focus on the travertine, they were there in the photographs.
- ▪Don’t fix it with AIMichael RufflesDeputy state topic editorJuly 27, 2026 — 5:00amJuly 27, 2026 — 5:00amSaveYou have reached your maximum number of saved items.Remove items from your saved list to add more.ShareAAAIt was a bright, cold day
- ▪Well, someone was: Leo XIV himself was out of town that day, but a 25-metre spruce was standing in the middle of St Peter’s Square.There were also two cranes to add decorations.
- ▪For the tourists that morning, the work on the tree marred the otherwise uninterrupted view of Vatican City and spoiled the vision Michelangelo had in mind.Illustration: Jamie BrownWhile it was easy enough for the eye and mind to filter the
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| Publication time | Mon, 27 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +1000 |
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