Salesian AI

The Scholars of the Centre for Don Bosco Studies participate in the discussion, research and development of several Artificial Intelligence projects aimed to accompany and assist researchers and students with relevant and consistent scientific resources in the field of Salesian education, history and spirituality in the digital age. We participate in these projects:

  1. ISCAI – International Salesian Commission on Artificial Intelligence

  2. IUS Research project on Ethical Challenges and Opportunities of Ai Integration in the European Salesian Institutions of Higher Education

  3. BAIF – Builders Artificial Intelligence Forum

The Centre for Don Bosco Studies fosters a community of practice dedicated to supporting the development of AI products that serve the mission of the Salesian Family in today’s world:

Salesian & Don Bosco Research: Multilingual Assistant in Salesian Education, Spirituality and History

Salesian & Don Bosco Research, is a custom Gpt designed by Michal Vojtáš specifically for exploring the rich heritage, educational methods, and spirituality of the Salesian tradition established by St. John Bosco. Tailored for in-depth insights into Salesian history, pedagogy, and pastoral practices, it draws from seminal Salesian texts such as:

  • Salesian Sources: Including writings by and about Don Bosco, providing a foundational understanding of his life, mission, and the growth of the Salesian family

  • History of the Salesians of Don Bosco and Daughters of Mary Help of Christians

  • Salesian Educational System and Pedagogy in its developments through the centuries

  • Salesian Spirituality inspired by St. Francis de Sales and St. John Bosco

  • Contemporary Salesian Youth Ministry inspired by the last edition of the Frame of Reference

  • Salesian Educational-Pastoral Planning in different cultural and linguistical contexts

It is a valued tool for educators, scholars, and members of the Salesian Family, this GPT provides reliable, contextualized responses, guiding users to better understand Salesian values, teaching methods, and historical development from primary sources and contemporary analysis.

Vulgate: Library Platform Powered by Artificial Intelligence

Vulgate is a innovative library platform developed by Longbeard and customized to the needs of Salesian Studies. The library utilizes several AI technologies such as Generative AI, Computer Vision, and Natural Language Processing to provide to the Salesian library the following features:

  • Neural search: Vulgate uses neural search powered by AI, which intelligently understands your query and provides more relevant results based on intent and context.

  • Cross-language queries: search in one language can be used to search materials in other languages. This often significantly expands the search results from a library that consists of books in many languages.

  • Keyword search: Vulgate also offers a classic keyword search, which retrieves results based on the presence of those keywords in documents.

  • AI text summaries: Vulgate utilizes Generative AI to enable users to easily summarize key passages or chapters of your library contents.

  • Machine translation: Vulgate uses AI translation technology to make accessible to users content written in languages unknown to them.

  • Personal library: Every user can create a personal library where they can save their favorite texts or search results as well as comment, highlight, and even share texts.