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AI reads text from ancient Herculaneum scroll for the first time (www.nature.com)
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Machine-learning technique reveals Greek words in CT scans of rolled-up papyrus.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Very cool!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Now this is a good use of AI/ML.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Reminds me of fiction.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago

Yay! I hope this opens up the other ones to! If I'm remembering correctly, I think we have an enormous trove of scrolls that were previously unreadable.