"AI Deciphers Ancient Roman Texts Charred by Vesuvius Eruption"
Three students have won a $700,000 prize for using AI to decipher a 2,000-year-old scroll charred during the Mount Vesuvius eruption in 79AD, believed to have belonged to Julius Caesar's father-in-law. The breakthrough has revealed writings by the Greek philosopher Philodemus discussing music and food, and experts believe it marks a revolution in Greek philosophy. The AI model has deciphered 2,000 Greek characters from one of the four scrolls, with hopes to eventually translate all 800.