Ancient scrolls from Herculaneum, buried for centuries, have started to reveal their secrets. Using AI technology, a computer science student and a data science graduate have made breakthroughs in deciphering the charred papyrus. They have identified the word “porphyras” using different AI techniques. The competition to understand the Herculaneum scrolls is heating up, thanks to the Vesuvius Challenge. These developments suggest that the $700,000 grand prize for reading passages from intact scrolls may soon be claimed. Machine learning is proving valuable in decoding ancient texts.
Another researcher identifies singed text from the Herculaneum scrolls
The ancient scrolls from Herculaneum, buried for nearly 2,000 years following the eruption of Mount Vesuvius, have begun revealing their secrets.
Thanks to AI technology, a 21-year-old computer science student, Luke Farritor, has deciphered a word from the charred papyrus: “porphyras,” the Greek term for “purple.”
Using 3D X-ray scans, Farritor trained an AI model to detect nearly invisible ink-like patterns on the scrolls. The result was a clear identification of porphyras.
A second breakthrough came from Youssef Nader, a data science graduate, who discovered the same word using a different AI technique to detect possible letter shapes.
The Vesuvius Challenge, an open-source contest designed to decipher the scrolls, provided the platform for these researchers to experiment with innovative machine learning solutions.
With these latest developments, the Vesuvius Challenge’s grand prize of $700,000 might soon be claimed. It’s awarded to anyone who can read four passages from two intact scrolls by the close of 2023.
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