Google launches hieroglyphics translator that uses AI to to decipher images of Ancient Egyptian script

Daily Mail (and I need a break so I wanna be a Paperback Writer) ^ | Monday, July 20, 2020 | Jonathan Chadwick

[SunkenCiv]

The online tool for mobile and desktop is divided into three sections - called 'Learn', 'Play' and 'Work'.

Users can 'Learn' about the language of ancient Egypt by following a short educational introduction in six steps that become increasingly difficult.

The first step lets the user trace hieroglyphics with their cursor as accurately as possible for the machine learning to identify.

The new Google Arts & Culture tool Fabricius lets anyone interactively discover the hieroglyphic language by means of three dedicated gateways - Learn, Play and Work

Learn takes the user through six interactive steps to introduce you to Egyptian hieroglyphs. This first step allows users to trace a hieroglyph well enough for the machine learning to identify

Each drawing is instantly compared to more than 800 different hieroglyphic symbols using Google's machine learning platform.

Learn's other interactive tasks include having to draw hieroglyphics from memory and restore badly damaged hieroglyphics well enough for the machine learning to be able to identify them.

Secondly, 'Play' allows users to translate their own words and messages into hieroglyphics ready to be shared with your friends and family.

[SunkenCiv]

s/b "Google launches hieroglyphs translator that uses AI to to decipher images of Ancient Egyptian script." Hieroglyphics is an incorrect term, like "orientated". I'd have let it go, but you know the Grammar/Spelling/Sidewalksuperintendent squadron will storm in here otherwise.

[ConservativeMind]

Last translation: “Eat At Joe’s”

[SunkenCiv]

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[SunkenCiv]

Dr Bob Brier

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Pharaoh didn’t kill himself...

[mairdie]

It really doesn’t get any better than this. I could almost cry for how wonderful I find this idea.

[Stravinsky]

Google AI translation of inscription found on King Wokenkhamun’s sarcophagus: Black Lives Matter.

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks for the link!

[BenLurkin]

“Translate this into hieroglyphs, ‘your sandy vagina’s got the seven year itch.’” - Marilyn Monroe (to Cleopatra)

[Theoria]

[wally_bert]

No ad for Biff’s?

[cquiggy]

Maybe they can be hired to translate what Joe Biden is babbling about.

[yesthatjallen]

Reed spear feather feather goose. Sphinx hook falcon snail feather standing duck snake.

Gooose spear feather hook hook kneeling palm vulture.

[Castlebar]

R-E-M-E-M-B-E-R-T-O-E-A-T-O-V-A-L-T-I-N-E

[Phillyred]

Bit it still can’t let.me tyoe a dentence corewclty.

[Trillian]

I’ve always wanted to learn Ancient Egyptian. I still have some charts saved from when I was a little kid. I figured I’d try after finishing Latin.

[mairdie]

Love, M.

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[bitt]

Pharaoh didn’t kill himself...

HAHAHA!!!

[CJ Wolf]

I am in. got lots of ancient Egyptian stuff I’d like to translate. Does it do cuneiform too?