Vesuvius Challenge
Vesuvius Challenge (EduceLab / Nat Friedman / Daniel Gross)
An open, ongoing machine learning and computer vision competition to virtually unroll and read the carbonized Herculaneum papyrus scrolls using AI, with over $1.8 million awarded in prizes to date. Progress Prizes are awarded monthly for open-source contributions, alongside larger prizes for major breakthroughs like decoding full letters or titles.
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Who can apply
Open to any individual or team worldwide capable of submitting a working, documented method; winning methods must be released open source under a permissive license.
How to prepare
Read the technical write-ups of past Progress Prize winners on scrollprize.org and join the project's Discord to see current open problems and datasets.
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