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AI reads text from ancient Herculaneum scroll for the first time (www.nature.com)
submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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A student, as part of a contest, used a machine-learning algorithm and CT scans to analyse on closed scrolls, buried by Mount Vesuvius in October AD 79. The breakthrough could unlock the contents of hundreds of never-before-seen writings.

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

That doesn't mean one doesn't exist. Think of how far video transcription has come in the last decade. AI will absolutely surpass human ability to quickly and very accurately translate text.