AI has unlocked hidden text from 2,000-year-old carbonized scrolls buried by Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. Part of an ancient library in Herculaneum, these fragile papyri were previously unreadable without destruction. Through the Vesuvius Challenge, researchers used X-ray imaging and AI to virtually unwrap one complete scroll (PHerc. 1667), revealing ~1.5 meters of ancient Greek … Continue reading News: AI Decodes Herculaneum Scrolls →