AI just cracked the code: Ancient Roman messages erased for centuries are finally revealed

Centuries after the Roman Empire left its mark across, many of its stories still sit locked inside damaged stone and pottery. In recent years, researchers faced the daunting problem of reading ancient Latin inscriptions where much of the text had been lost to time. These fragments, once etched for the public or to honour the dead, are now more like half-finished sentences. For historians, each is a puzzle with missing pieces.

AI helps fill in the blanks
Now, a fresh approach is taking shape. Historians have teamed up with Google DeepMind to create a new tool,