
【慈幼通訊社 ─ 2024 年11月 27 日意大利羅馬訊】 ─ 羅馬慈幼宗座大學(UPS)的鮑思高研究中心(CSDB)學者積極參與各種人工智能(AI)項目的討論、研究和發展,旨在通過數碼方式提供教育、歷史和慈幼式的相關資源,來陪伴和支持研究員和學生。
CSDB 正參與以下項目:
– 國際慈幼會人工智能委員會(ISCAI)
– 關於人工智能在歐洲慈幼高等教育機構(IUS)整合的倫理挑戰與機遇研究項目
– 人工智能開發者論壇(BAIF)
鮑思高研究中心推動一個務實社群,支持開發能夠響應當今慈幼家庭使命的人工智能產品。目前它已開發了兩項有趣的產品。
第一個產品是「慈幼會與鮑思高神父的研究」(https://chatgpt.com/g/g-9wRyga7yM-salesian-don-bosco-research),這是一個個性化的 GPT 模型(生成預訓練變換器),由Michal Vojtáš神父開發。讓我們探索聖方濟.沙雷氏留給慈幼會的傳統且豐富的遺產、教育法和神修,並在聖若望.鮑思高創立的慈幼家庭中實現。該程式提供有關慈幼會歷史、教育法和青年牧民的見解,利用慈幼會傳統的文本,涵蓋以下範疇:
- 慈幼會的資料:包括鮑思高神父的著作及相關文獻,以深入了解他的生活、使命及慈幼家庭的擴展;
- 慈幼會及母佑會的歷史;
- 慈幼會預防教育法系統,在幾個世紀中的發展;
- 從聖方濟.沙雷氏和聖若望.鮑思高而啟發的慈幼神修;
- 從最新版本的慈幼青年牧民指引而啟發的當代慈幼青年牧民方向;
- 在不同文化和語言背景下的慈幼式教育和牧民指引;
這個 GPT 是教育工作者、學者和慈幼家庭成員的重要工具,提供具體的指引,通過原有資料和當代分析,幫助使用者更好地理解價值觀、教學方法和歷史發展。
第二個產品是 Vulgate(通俗)(https://www.vulgate.ai/):一個由人工智能驅動的數碼圖書館平台。這是一個由「長鬚」團隊的天主教人工智能開發者所開發的創新圖書館平台,並根據慈幼研究的需求進行了定制。這個圖書館利用多種人工智能技術,包括生成式人工智能、電腦演算和自然語言處理,為慈幼圖書館提供以下功能:
- 神經搜索:Vulgate 使用基於人工智能的神經搜索,能夠語義理解請求,並根據意圖和上下文提供更相關的結果;
- 跨語言搜索:使用者可以在一種語言中搜索,並獲得其他語言的資料,顯著擴展多語言圖書館的效果;
- 關鍵字搜索:Vulgate 還提供經典的關鍵字搜索,根據文件文本中語句的出現來檢索結果;
- 文本自動摘要:通過生成式人工智能,Vulgate 讓使用者能夠輕鬆總結圖書館內容中的關鍵段落或章節;
- 機器翻譯:Vulgate 使用強大的人工智能翻譯技術,讓使用者能夠在閱讀不熟悉的語言內容;
- 個人圖書館:每位使用者可以創建個人圖書館,保存自己喜愛的文本或搜索結果,並可以對內容進行評論、標註和分享。
透過這些工具,鮑思高研究中心及慈幼宗座大學展示了他們對科學研究的使命,並能夠與教會、修會及當前時代保持和諧共融。
Research and ongoing projects of “Salesian AI”
(ANS – Italy–Rome, 27 November 2024) – Scholars at the Don Bosco Study Centre (CSDB) at the Pontifical Salesian University (UPS) in Rome actively participate in the discussion, research and development of various Artificial Intelligence (AI) projects, with the aim of accompanying and supporting researchers and students by offering relevant scientific resources in the fields of education, history and Salesian spirituality in the digital age.
The CSDB is involved in the following projects:
– the International Salesian Commission on Artificial Intelligence (ISCAI);
– the Research Project on Ethical Challenges and Opportunities for the Integration of AI in Salesian Higher Education Institutions (IUS) in Europe
– and the Artificial Intelligence Developers Forum (BAIF).
The Don Bosco Study Centre, in turn, promotes a pragmatic community, committed to supporting the development of AI products that respond to the mission of the Salesian Family in today’s world. For example, it has already developed two interesting products.
The first is “Salesian & Don Bosco Research“, a personalised model of GPT (Generative Pre-trained Transformer – Generative Artificial Intelligence based on deep learning), developed by Fr Michal Vojtáš, SDB. This programme was designed to explore the rich heritage, educational methods and spirituality of the Salesian tradition inspired by St Francis de Sales and made real in the Salesian Family founded by St John Bosco. Designed to offer insights into Salesian history, pedagogy and youth ministry, it makes use of fundamental texts of the Salesian tradition, covering the following areas:
– Salesian sources: including writings by and about Don Bosco, for an in-depth understanding of his life, his mission and the expansion of the Salesian Family;
– History of the Salesians of Don Bosco and the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians;
– the Preventive System in Salesian education and pedagogy, in developments over the centuries;
– Salesian Spirituality, inspired by St Francis de Sales and St John Bosco;
– contemporary Salesian Youth Ministry, inspired by the latest edition of the Salesian Youth Ministry Framework document;
– Salesian educative and pastoral planning in different cultural and linguistic contexts;
A valuable tool for educators, scholars and members of the Salesian Family, this GPT offers contextualised indications, helping users to better understand values, teaching methods and historical development, both through primary sources and through contemporary analyses.
The second product is Vulgate: a Digital Library Platform powered by Artificial Intelligence. It is an innovative library platform developed by the “Longbeard” team of Catholic AI developers and customised for the needs of Salesian Studies. This library leverages several AI technologies, including Generative AI, computer vision and Natural Language Processing, to offer the following features to the Salesian library:
– Neural search: Vulgate uses AI-based neural search, which semantically understands the request and provides more relevant results based on intent and context;
– Interlingual searches: it is possible to search in one language and obtain materials in other languages, significantly expanding the results from a multilingual library;
– Keyword search: Vulgate also offers a classic keyword search which retrieves results based on the presence of terms in the text of documents;
– Automatic summaries of texts: through Generative AI, Vulgate allows users to easily summarise key passages or chapters of the library’s contents;
– Machine translation: Vulgate uses powerful AI translation technology to make content written in languages unknown to them accessible to users;
– Personal library: each user can create a personal library where they can save their favourite texts or search results, as well as comment, highlight and share content.
With these tools, the Don Bosco Study Centre and the entire Pontifical Salesian University demonstrate that they adhere to their vocation for scientific research and know how to move in harmony with the Church, the Congregation and current times.