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Vesuvius Challenge

@scrollprize
The Vesuvius Challenge is a machine learning, geometry and computer vision competition to read the Herculaneum Papyri.
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  • @scrollprize
    Vesuvius Challenge
    @scrollprize
    Aug 18
    Want $50K for discovering the first letters in an ancient papyrus scroll? We've published a new article that walks you through one possible way to win our First Letters Prize
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    From CT Scan to Ancient Text: A First Letters Prize Workflow
    From scrollprize.substack.com
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  • @scrollprize
    Vesuvius Challenge
    @scrollprize
    Aug 11
    Have we found a squashed bug in the scrolls?
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  • @scrollprize
    Vesuvius Challenge
    @scrollprize
    Aug 5
    This month we awarded $33,500 in progress prizes to 13 different winners! The top submission got $20,000, and we will keep awarding $20,000 to the best contribution of the month till June 2027! Join us, help us read the scrolls, write history and win prizes!
  • @scrollprize
    Vesuvius Challenge
    @scrollprize
    Jul 21
    I still can’t believe we’re reading Greek text from this piece of coal! Every month, we’ll award $20,000 to contributors who help us recover more text from other pieces of coal like this one. Join our Discord: discord.gg/V4fJhvtaQn
    PHerc. Paris 4
    Text extracted from PHerc. Paris 4
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  • @scrollprize
    Vesuvius Challenge
    @scrollprize
    Jul 15
    A new phase BEGINS! 🚀 🏆 $1M Grand Prize 💰 $2M+ in open prizes 👑 $20K awarded every month to the best submission scrollprize.org Will you read the next scroll? 👀 Spread the word and repost! 🔁
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    Vesuvius Challenge — Reading the Herculaneum Scrolls with AI
    From scrollprize.org
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