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History => Ancient and Medieval History => Topic started by: Imperial Dave on Feb 15, 2025, 04:56 PM

Title: Medieval manuscript in shoebox
Post by: Imperial Dave on Feb 15, 2025, 04:56 PM
https://www-bbc-co-uk.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c8j84gm90ldo.amp?amp_gsa=1&amp_js_v=a9&usqp=mq331AQGsAEggAID#amp_tf=From%20%251%24s&aoh=17396384644954&csi=0&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com

Off to take a shufties in the loft  :)
Title: Re: Medieval manuscript in shoebox
Post by: Erpingham on Feb 15, 2025, 05:24 PM
Interesting place, the Bar convent. A historical site with guesthouse just outside the city walls by Micklegate Bar. They have a saint's hand relic too. Short walk from station, convenient for several pubs and restaurants.
Title: Re: Medieval manuscript in shoebox
Post by: Nick Harbud on Feb 16, 2025, 08:47 AM
Are we sure the manuscript was written by a monk and not by an AI?

 ???
Title: Re: Medieval manuscript in shoebox
Post by: Imperial Dave on Feb 16, 2025, 09:21 AM
 ::)
Title: Re: Medieval manuscript in shoebox
Post by: Jim Webster on Feb 16, 2025, 09:59 AM
Quote from: Nick Harbud on Feb 16, 2025, 08:47 AMAre we sure the manuscript was written by a monk and not by an AI?

 ???


It's an illuminated manuscript so you might be able to tell from the artwork  8) 

The font might be a give away ;)
Title: Re: Medieval manuscript in shoebox
Post by: Nick Harbud on Feb 16, 2025, 11:30 AM
Nah - doing fonts is a piece of cake for even the dumbest AI! 

Any moment now, we will probably see Jon's response on how he asked his AI to generate its Punic Wars ruleset in Latin.

 :P
Title: Re: Medieval manuscript in shoebox
Post by: Keraunos on Feb 16, 2025, 11:37 AM
What would be really neat would be a Punic Wars ruleset in Punic!
Title: Re: Medieval manuscript in shoebox
Post by: Erpingham on Feb 16, 2025, 11:48 AM
Quote from: Keraunos on Feb 16, 2025, 11:37 AMWhat would be really neat would be a Punic Wars ruleset in Punic!

Even more of a niche market, I would think.
Title: Re: Medieval manuscript in shoebox
Post by: Adrian Nayler on Feb 16, 2025, 01:34 PM
Quote from: Keraunos on Feb 16, 2025, 11:37 AMWhat would be really neat would be a Punic Wars ruleset in Punic!

The potential difficulty with such an eventuality would be that the Romans would act according to the rules laid down in their AI Latin rulebook. This would undoubtedly simulate the outcomes of the ancient world we have lost very much better than any rulebook written and published by a modern today. Sadly, I don't see it in any way diminishing disputes over rules interpretation.
Title: Re: Medieval manuscript in shoebox
Post by: Ian61 on Feb 16, 2025, 04:23 PM
Quote from: Adrian Nayler on Feb 16, 2025, 01:34 PM......... Sadly, I don't see it in any way diminishing disputes over rules interpretation.

We are treading very near VAR territory here, a clear demonstration of how the act of 'using technology to help' can get it so badly wrong when trying to reinvent what others already have working well.
Title: Re: Medieval manuscript in shoebox
Post by: Jon Freitag on Feb 16, 2025, 04:27 PM
Quote from: Nick Harbud on Feb 16, 2025, 11:30 AMNah - doing fonts is a piece of cake for even the dumbest AI! 

Any moment now, we will probably see Jon's response on how he asked his AI to generate its Punic Wars ruleset in Latin.

 :P

That might be a fun exercise!
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