AI helps read papyrus scroll burnt to crisp during Vesuvius eruption (opens original article in a new tab)

AI and X-ray imaging allowed researchers to read a burnt papyrus scroll from Herculaneum, revealing Stoic philosophy texts that were previously inaccessible.

• Researchers used AI to read a burnt papyrus scroll from Herculaneum without physically unrolling it
• The scroll contains Stoic philosophy on ethics and human behavior, possibly by Chrysippus
• The Vesuvius Challenge uses AI and X-ray imaging to decode carbonized scrolls