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fromArs Technica
3 weeks ago

College student's "time travel" AI experiment accidentally outputs real 1834 history

Grigorian's project joins a growing field of researchers exploring what some call "Historical Large Language Models" (HLLMs) if they feature a larger base model than the small one Grigorian is using. Similar projects include MonadGPT, which was trained on 11,000 texts from 1400 to 1700 CE that can discuss topics using 17th-century knowledge frameworks, and XunziALLM, which generates classical Chinese poetry following ancient formal rules. These models offer researchers a chance to interact with the linguistic patterns and thought processes of past eras.
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fromMedievalists.net
4 months ago

Scribes, Not Just Authors: New Study Uncovers Editorial Brilliance in Medieval Syriac Manuscripts - Medievalists.net

Syriac manuscript scribes were active agents in literary culture, shaping texts through excerpting techniques, revealing their editorial role in history.
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