AI Revolutionizes the Study of Ancient Roman Inscriptions

Google DeepMind has developed an AI tool called Aeneas that helps historians reconstruct and interpret damaged or incomplete Latin inscriptions from ancient Rome. The model can predict missing words and provide context for centuries-old texts, significantly improving the accuracy and speed of historical research. Historians working with the AI saw a 44% increase in accuracy, and the collaboration between human experts and AI yielded the best results. This breakthrough allows researchers to fill in gaps in our knowledge of Roman history and better understand the daily lives and thoughts of ancient Romans. The technology is being hailed as transformative for the field of humanities and historical studies.