Austrian Academy of Science to release Apollo, first advanced Greek language model

Researchers say the tool could speed up the painstaking work of reconstructing fragmented documents. Professors Stephen Colvin (UCL) and Anna Dolganov (Austrian Academy) note that Apollo can adapt to dialects such as Doric and supplement Homeric Greek. While the model is not expected to overturn broad historical narratives, it may reveal new details about everyday life in antiquity. Critics warn that relying on probabilistic predictions could introduce errors, so Apollo presents multiple word options for human experts to choose from. If successful, the approach could be extended to other ancient languages like Latin or Egyptian.