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#ancient greek #apollo #artificial intelligence #austrian academy of science #berkeley #brent seales #digital unwrapping #douglas seiler #herculaneum scrolls #historical restoration #language model #manuscript preservation

AI unlocks secrets hidden in ancient Greek papyrus
A new language model trained on 600 million ancient Greek words helps scholars restore damaged manuscripts faster than ever before.
WIRED · 1m
Scientists crack the code on ancient Herculaneum scrolls
Researchers made their own charred papyrus scrolls to find which ancient texts are easiest to read.
Ars Technica · 1m