How is the Hephaestus program changing the art world?

It's all about using Artificial Intelligence to verify the authenticity of art works.

In Greek mythology, Hephaestus was the god of the forge, and therefore responsible for using that technology to create many things, as does any blacksmith.

The art world has had to contend with both authentication of works, as well as forgeries.

Hephaestus is also the name of a software tool aimed at consolidating the authentication process in the art world, using modern technologies. This involves research, scientific analysis and machine learning. The latter is enhanced by the use of blockchain technology in creating immutable digital certificates.

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