The ancient words, sealed in ash for 2,000 years, have been brought to light by artificial intelligence.
For centuries, the words inside a set of ancient scrolls buried by Mount Vesuvius in A.D. 79 were thought to be lost forever. The fragile papyrus was carbonized by volcanic heat, making it impossible to unroll without destroying it. Now, thanks to artificial intelligence and advanced imaging, researchers have finally read portions of the text. The decoded words from the so-called Herculaneum scrolls are offering historians an extraordinary glimpse into the thoughts of ancient Roman philosophers.
