Illustration: Elizabeth Brockway/The Daily Beast This month, three computer scientists won the Vesuvius Challenge, a competition that used artificial intelligence to uncover four ancient Greek passages hidden for 2,000 years inside a charred scroll. The artifact was found in Herculaneum, a Roman resort town destroyed by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. “This… Read More »
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. After using artificial intelligence to uncover the first word to be read from an unopened Herculaneum scroll, a team of researchers has uncovered several nearly complete passages from the ancient text that shed light on… Read More »
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. After using artificial intelligence to uncover the first word to be read from an unopened Herculaneum scroll, a team of researchers has uncovered several nearly complete passages from the ancient text that shed light on… Read More »