Channelling the power of LLMs to unlock ancient archives | AI Now Summit 2026

Discover how Mistral and the Austrian Academy of Sciences are using AI to unlock the secrets of 180,000 unpublished ancient papyri. This groundbreaking project combines domain-specific LLMs and a token-free approach to accelerate the deciphering of historical texts. Key themes: - AI for ancient Greek papyri: Overcoming data scarcity - Token-free approach for cursive handwriting, abbreviations, and damaged text - "Scholar in the loop" design: AI suggestions + human expertise - Future goals: Vision-language models and expansion to Latin, Sanskrit, and more #AI #History #AncientPapyri #MistralAI #LLM #Archaeology #DigitalHumanities Subscribe: ‪@MistralAIOfficial Follow on X: https://x.com/MistralAI Follow on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/mistralai/