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One word read on Vesuvius-burned scroll

Started by Duncan Head, October 12, 2023, 07:25:18 PM

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Duncan Head

October 12, 2023, 07:25:18 PM
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2023/oct/12/researchers-use-ai-to-read-word-on-ancient-scroll-burned-by-vesuvius

With a bit of luck, AI will find this sort of thing more interesting than taking over the world.
Duncan Head

Keraunos

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October 12, 2023, 07:40:23 PM
Yes indeed, a great use for AI.  Let's just hope that they are not all household account rolls!

Jon Freitag

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October 12, 2023, 08:07:11 PM
Quote from: Duncan Head on October 12, 2023, 07:25:18 PMhttps://www.theguardian.com/science/2023/oct/12/researchers-use-ai-to-read-word-on-ancient-scroll-burned-by-vesuvius

With a bit of luck, AI will find this sort of thing more interesting than taking over the world.
Yes, this is much more useful task for AI than World Domination.

Nick Harbud

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October 15, 2023, 08:49:54 PM
Just one word?  Even my 4-year old grandson can do better than that (but not in Latin.)

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Nick Harbud
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