November 2024 - NGM Single Copy
NGM NOVEMBER 2024
THE AI REVOLUTION
The AI Revolution looks at the possibility of AI in deciphering ancient languages and writing systems that we still don’t understand, including Linear A (the language of the Minoans), the Indus Valley script, the Meroitic language of ancient Kush, and the Rongorongo script of Easter Island. This issue will address the issues that researchers are running into (not enough examples, digitization of text and artifacts, etc.) and what we stand to learn if and when any of these languages are deciphered.
Other features in this issue include:
• A look at world-class climbers Alex Honnold and Tommy Caldwell’s trek deep into the Alaskan backcountry to climb the Devil’s Thumb
• A showcase of cacti, a stunningly diverse family of plants
• A peak into how Europeans are learning to live alongside wild animals and predators again