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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] 0 points 2 years ago (3 children)

I don't see the point, I've never seen an AI that can translate better than a human

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

Regardless of capability a human will have a bias. So maybe have multiple humans of varying beliefs and then have the AI train to remove the bias?

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