Keynote
Unicode
From Clay to Code: The Story of Encoding
For millennia, humanity has been encoding language. From marks on clay and papyrus, brushstrokes on bark, knotted cords, and telegraph codes, each innovation has shaped how we communicate and preserve meaning.
Claude Shannon’s information theory revealed that any form of written ancient or modern communication can be represented as binary, laying the foundation for today’s digital era.
Join us for this special keynote tracing the evolution of encoding and exploring how AI may open new possibilities for digitally disadvantaged languages.