History depends on the written word. But how can a historian interpret a text if its authorship or age are uncertain, and indeed some of those words are missing? The problem is not a new one. But ...

At its best, AI is a tool, not an end result. It allows people to do their jobs better, rather than sending them or their colleagues to the breadline. In an example of "the good kind," Google DeepMind ...

Researchers used AI to predict text missing from a fragment of a bronze Roman military diploma, currently on view at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Metropolitan Museum of Art/Google DeepMind People ...

Around 1,500 Latin inscriptions are discovered every year, offering an invaluable view into the daily life of ancient Romans—and posing a daunting challenge for the historians tasked with interpreting ...

Researchers in Germany have been working on the Thesaurus Linguae Latinae since the 1890s. They hope to finish in 2050, but that might be optimistic. By Annalisa Quinn MUNICH — When German researchers ...