Piecing Together an Ancient Epic Was Slow Work. Until A.I. Got Involved.

In 1872, in a quiet second-floor room at the British Museum, George Smith, a museum employee, was studying a grime-encrusted clay tablet when he came across words that would change his life. In the ancient cuneiform script, he recognized references to a stranded ship and a bird sent in search of ...

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