A.I. used to decipher ancient scrolls from 2,000 years ago

Researchers say ancient scrolls from almost 2,000 years ago, which were buried under layers of volcanic ash from the eruption of Italy's Mount Vesuvius, have been decoded thanks to a team of engineers and papyrologists who managed to decipher some of the hidden text with the help of artificial intelligence.

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[Lordoftheapes]

So, the first thing we find is a note basically saying, "No. I'm not buying your over priced crap." Words to live by in all ages.

[mydogsareneat]

On behalf of humanity, just as one voice.

I am so proud of those who made this happen. This is just impressive.

[Ethcleanser]

“We’ve been trying to reach you about your cars extended warranty”

[joelface]

It would be SO incredibly beyond fathoming for the author of that particular scroll to imagine THIS YouTube video news report about this incredible discovery.

[blazayblazay]

THERE SHOULD BE STORIES LIKE THIS EVERY WEEK

[chrisvielle]

This is an extraordinary event. I can't wait to see what the correspondence was back then. Over a thousand scrolls? Wowzers

[dorfmanjones]

It would be fabulous to find some unknown Aeschylus, Aristophanes, Euripides, or Sophocles. They wrote a lot more than what has survived.

[dillonblackwood]

That's cooler than flying cars. We are in the future people. 🤯

[tritun]

This is so amazing. We have the tech to do this. It’s insane

[phat-kid]

how do we know the ai didn't just "hallucinate" it?

[jaymanfly]

Dude, I would have imagined that ink would be totally absorbed by now, That's amazing they were able to do this!

[TreCayUltimateLife]

where can we go to read what has been translated from these scrolls?

[Michael-itgb]

Finally. I was waiting to see some results for the last couple years. Now some text are readable. Pretty incredible.

[danielmcdermott]

Amazing. And wouldn’t it be a gift to the world if even one of these were Aristotles.

[HandyMan]

Ai is amazing, terrifying and amazing.

[Holy.HannaH]

Seems to be a several thousand year long theme of "we have no desire to partake in this game where you think collecting rarities gives you power over the lives of others, the earth is abundant and provides."

[jussiniemi]

Wow!!! I remember reading about this project few months ago. And I thought that it would take them much longer to accomplish this. Really good news.

[hawkeyy]

This is what AI should be used for, not for human things like art

[DukeofBlasphemy]

*AI used to guess what ancient scrolls said. How do we have any confirmation this is ACTUALLY what it says?

[MasterKoala]

Now please decipher the Voynich Manuscript using AI 🙂