MyNote - When is AI going to step up to the plate?
A million-dollar challenge to crack the script of early Indians
Every week, Rajesh PN Rao, a computer scientist, gets emails from
people claiming they've cracked an ancient script that has stumped
scholars for generations.
These self-proclaimed codebreakers - ranging from engineers and IT
workers to retirees and tax officers - are mostly from India or of
Indian origin living abroad. All of them are convinced they've
deciphered the script of the Indus Valley Civilisation, a blend of
signs and symbols.
"They claim they've solved it and that the 'case is closed'," says Mr
Rao, Hwang Endowed Professor at the University of Washington and
author of peer-reviewed studies on the Indus script.
Adding fuel to the race, MK Stalin, the chief minister of southern
India's Tamil Nadu state, recently upped the stakes, announcing a $1m
prize for anyone who can crack the code.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c70q44zn18wo
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