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Tuesday, August 19, 2025

An artificial-intelligence system has read a Babylonian law tablet at 98 percent character accuracy ...

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The breakthrough is described in a study uploaded on 7 May 2025 to the open-access arXiv server by University of Dubai researchers Shahad Elshehaby, Alavikunhu Panthakkan, Hussain Al-Ahmad and Mina Al-Saad.

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There will be a lot of invoices, bills of lading, receipts, mundane stuff in there ... but, who knows, maybe another Gilgamesh or other intriguing, written fragments emanating from ancient experiences. Kudos to the researchers.

#1 | Posted by Doc_Sarvis at 2025-08-18 06:21 AM | Reply

Until capitalism steps in.

#2 | Posted by fresno500 at 2025-08-18 11:36 AM | Reply

Already been done

#3 | Posted by easy_meat at 2025-08-19 12:25 PM | Reply

try The Voynich manuscript now

#4 | Posted by easy_meat at 2025-08-19 12:26 PM | Reply

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