janpaul123
janpaul123 t1_jcg1w91 wrote
Reply to comment by Disastrous_Elk_6375 in [N] A $250k contest to read ancient Roman papyrus scrolls with ML by nat_friedman
Yes, see for example the "carbon phantom scroll" used in this paper: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0215775
Though I don't think attempts at the same resolution (4-8µm) have been made.
janpaul123 t1_jcdw68q wrote
Reply to comment by Username912773 in [N] A $250k contest to read ancient Roman papyrus scrolls with ML by nat_friedman
Yes! We've released the CT scans (model input) and binary ink mask (ground truth) for 3 fragments of scrolls.
janpaul123 t1_jcg2kqk wrote
Reply to comment by mostancient in [N] A $250k contest to read ancient Roman papyrus scrolls with ML by nat_friedman
Given that the villa was likely owned by a Roman consul and senator, that could make for some exciting accounting!