New AI Project Translates 5,000-Year-Old Cuneiform With Only a Push of a Button

A new AI-powered translation program is now allowing for the instant translation of tens of thousands of digitalized tablets. In a report by The Times of Israel, archaeologists and computer scientists hope this program can assist in cuneiform interpretation.

Currently, more than half a million clay tablets are inscribed with Cuneiform. The problem is that there are very few Akkadian readers, as the language has been dead for over 2,000 years. But with this Google Translate-type program, there is new …

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