Egyptian Startup TokenAI Releases Multimodal Models That Read and Translate Ancient Hieroglyphics
Alexandria-based AI startup TokenAI released two multimodal models, Horus Hiero (9B) and Horus Hiero Mini (4B), that read, translate and reason about Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics and modern Arabic dialects. The models are open-weight, feature a 128,000-token context window, and were developed without external funding.