Technology
Wednesday, 6/24, 08:40 PM
Ancient words from a charred scroll: AI reads a Herculaneum papyrus sealed since Vesuvius
- Artificial intelligence is recovering text from a carbonized papyrus scroll that has sat sealed since Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 AD — identifying its author, its title and words including the ancient Greek for 'disgust,' without anyone unrolling it.
- Researchers are presenting the latest results at a conference in Naples this week.