Luke Farritor career path: How this AI whiz landed up in Musk-led DOGE while cracking ancient scrolls

Luke Farritor, a University of Nebraska undergrad, made headlines by decoding ancient Herculaneum scrolls using artificial intelligence, winning the Vesuvius Challenge’s $700,000 Grand Prize in February 2024. Farritor, blending his love for history and expertise in tech, became the first to extract Greek words from charred papyrus scrolls, unlocking texts from ancient philosophers. His work bridges the past and future, and he now tackles government inefficiency with Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency.