[1]https://www.inverse.com/science/ai-code-break

   "It is one of the seminal texts of world literature — and an
   exceedingly rare example of an ancient written story that made it to
   modern times. The reason why is not to do with production: Many ancient
   peoples were just as interested in documenting their histories as
   modern humans (although perhaps not to the extent of the Twitterati).
   Yet cracking the few, often fragmented pieces of writing we have left
   from the ancient world is difficult — especially in places devastated
   by colonialism."

   "In Odysseus’s time, many people wrote on [2]papyrus, but some would
   also directly inscribe messages onto metal, stone, and pottery. These
   engraved texts are technically called inscriptions. As with much of
   ancient literature, we only have fragments of some inscriptions — many
   are lost to wear and tear."

   "But Odysseus’ Ithaca now lends its name a neural network — essentially
   a kind of algorithm — that has one purpose: To restore ancient,
   fragmented inscriptions, and then read them. In a
   new [3]paper published last week in the journal Nature, the scientists
   behind [4]the AI reveal how it works to crack archaic codes."

References

   1. https://www.inverse.com/science/ai-code-break
   2. https://www.inverse.com/article/5600-scientists-will-attempt-to-resolve-gospel-of-jesus-wife-debate
   3. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-022-04448-z
   4. https://mitmrsec.mit.edu/nanophotonic-particle-simulation-and-inverse-design-using-artificial-neural-networks