www.nytimes.com3 weeks agoOMG scienceAncient Tablets Foretold Doom Awaiting Babylonian KingsEclipses during a king's reign in ancient Babylonia could signal dire consequences, leading to his temporary replacement and possible sacrifice. [ more ]
Mail Online9 months agoArtificial intelligence5,000-year-old Middle Eastern text can finally be decoded thanks to AINew program uses AI to decipher ancient cuneiform tablets Program allows for digitization and assembly of larger libraries of ancient texts Could unlock previously unknown details about ancient life [ more ]
ScienceDaily9 months agoArtificial intelligenceAI: Researchers develop automatic text recognition for ancient cuneiform tabletsResearchers have developed AI software that can decipher difficult-to-read texts on cuneiform tablets using 3D models. The new AI system provides more reliable results compared to previous methods and allows for searching through the contents of multiple tablets. This breakthrough enables researchers to compare cuneiform tablets and opens up new research opportunities. [ more ]
Mail Online9 months agoArtificial intelligence5,000-year-old Middle Eastern text can finally be decoded thanks to AINew program uses AI to decipher ancient cuneiform tablets Program allows for digitization and assembly of larger libraries of ancient texts Could unlock previously unknown details about ancient life [ more ]
ScienceDaily9 months agoArtificial intelligenceAI: Researchers develop automatic text recognition for ancient cuneiform tabletsResearchers have developed AI software that can decipher difficult-to-read texts on cuneiform tablets using 3D models. The new AI system provides more reliable results compared to previous methods and allows for searching through the contents of multiple tablets. This breakthrough enables researchers to compare cuneiform tablets and opens up new research opportunities. [ more ]