Of Bookish ThingsFriedman is a tech entrepreneur based in Silicon Valley, and one of the people behind the #VesuviusChallenge — a quest to read what was written on #pages of #papyrus that were fused together when #MountVesuvius erupted in AD 79 and now resemble pieces of coal.
They're offering up a $1 million US cash prize to anyone who can "make history by reading an unopened #HerculaneumScroll for the very first time."
#DecipheringText #Text #MachineLearning #AI #History #Archaeology #Scrolls #LostBooks
https://www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens/vesusius-scroll-decipher-challenge-1.6785894
Think you can decipher an ancient scroll? You could win a million bucks | CBC Radio
A Silicon Valley tech entrepreneur is one of the people behind the Vesuvius Challenge — a quest to read what was written on pages of papyrus that were fused together when Mount Vesuvius erupted in AD 79 and now resemble pieces of coal.