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AI gives first tantalising look inside a 2,000- year-old Roman scroll
The contents of a 2,000-year-old burnt scroll from the Roman town of Herculaneum have been seen for the first time with the help of artificial intelligence (AI) and X-ray imaging. The document is ...
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How Artificial Intelligence Is Making 2,000-Year-Old Scrolls Readable Again
How Artificial Intelligence Is Making 2,000-Year-Old Scrolls Readable Again When Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 C.E., it covered the ancient cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum under tons of ash.
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A former SpaceX intern and 2 other students won $700,000 for deciphering a 2,000-year-old papyrus scroll using AI. Here's what it said.
deciphered text on a 2,000-year-old papyrus scroll, winning them $700,000 of prize money in the process. The scroll is just one of hundreds that were first excavated in 1752. Named the Herculaneum ...