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AI reads text from ancient Herculaneum scroll for the first time (www.nature.com)
submitted 2 years 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] 11 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (8 children)

I want an AI based translation of allthe Dead Sea Scrolls as long as we can remove the bias from the training data. Bonus points of it can additionally qualify reasoning for translations. So we can error check.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

I want an AI based translation of all the Dead Sea Scrolls as long as we can remove the bias from the training data.

Emphasis mine. So then you don't want an AI based translation of all the Dead Sea Scrolls?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago

i dont want the translation to be informed by the human understanding of the significance of the content, nor the subjective expectations of what a holy scripture would intent to say, based on a personal understanding of faith.

i dont think this should be controversial.

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