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Researchers use AI to decipher unreadable ancient scroll

Season 2024 Episode 58 | 2m 48s

Ancient scrolls that were buried in volcanic ash during the eruption of Mount Vesuvius are now being deciphered two thousand years later thanks in part to artificial intelligence. Martin Stew of Independent Television News reports from Oxfordshire, England.

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