Click Here to Read: How AI is unlocking ancient text —and could rewrite history: From deciphering burnt Roman scrolls to reading crumbling cuneiform tablets, neural networks could give researchers more data than they’ve had in centuries By Jo Marchant on the Nature website on December 30, 2024.

Sumerian account of silver for the govenor (background removed) . Image: Gavin.collins  Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons.