Researcher Uses LLMs to Decode 17th Century Alchemical Letters

A researcher has explored using large language models (LLMs) to trace alchemical knowledge and interpret letters from the 17th century. The work highlights a growing intersection between artificial intelligence and historical research. The author argues that AI laboratories should begin dedicating funding toward historical and humanities scholarship. The piece, published on the Res Obscura Substack, suggests that LLMs offer meaningful utility for decoding archaic texts and tracing intellectual lineages across centuries.