AI Peers Inside Burned 2,000-Year-Old Vesuvius Scroll, Finds ‘Disgust’

AI Peers Inside Burned 2,000-Year-Old Vesuvius Scroll, Finds ‘Disgust’

With the help of X-ray imaging and artificial intelligence, scientists have peered inside a 2,000-year-old Roman papyrus scroll scorched when Mt. Vesuvius erupted — and they’re thrilled by what they see.

“This scroll contains more recoverable text than we have ever seen in a scanned Herculaneum scroll,” said University of Kentucky…

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https://www.forbes.com/sites/lesliekatz/2025/02/07/ai-peers-inside-burned-2000-year-old-vesuvius-scroll-and-finds-disgust/