arXiv:2607.17849cs.HCcs.CL2026-07中稿 · The Innovation 202…被引 1

用仿人类工作流的AI破解甲骨文,提升解读效率与准确性

AlphaOracle: Oracle bone script decipherment via human-workflow-inspired deep learning

  • 模仿专家解字流程,分四步解析字形、语义与历史背景
  • 在86位专家测试中分析时间减少64%,读解准确率高
  • 可解释性强,适合古文字学与跨学科研究者使用

约4,500个甲骨文字符中仍有3,000个未被破译,主要因铭文残缺且证据稀少。当前AI方法难以复现专家结合字形分析、上下文语义和文献推理的工作流程。本文提出AlphaOracle,一种受人类工作流启发的框架,基于迄今最大的数字化甲骨文语料库构建。其多阶段流程包括:(i) 拓片解析;(ii) 基于部首的形态分析与历时建模;(iii) 上下文检索与语义对齐;(iv) 对照经典文献的文献验证。每阶段生成带置信度的证据链,最终输出可解释报告供学者验证。在多个测试字符上,其解读与专家意见高度一致。对86名领域专家的评估显示,分析时间平均减少64%,79%参与者认为工具极具价值。特别地,该模型将‘老’字定为地名或族名,为商代行政与社会结构提供了具体修正。结果表明,贴近语文学实践的计算方法可有效助力甲骨文研究,并为其他未破译文字研究提供范式参考。

原文摘要 · Abstract (English)

Approximately 3,000 of the 4,500 oracle bone script (OBS) characters remain undeciphered due to fragmentary inscriptions and sparse evidence. Current AI approaches fail to replicate expert workflows that integrate form analysis, contextual semantics, and philological reasoning. We introduce AlphaOracle, a human-workflow-inspired framework that systematizes OBS decipherment using the largest digitized corpus to date. Its multi-stage pipeline comprises: (i) rubbing parsing; (ii) radical-based morphological analysis with diachronic modeling; (iii) contextual retrieval with semantic alignment; and (iv) philological validation against classical sources. Each stage generates explicit, confidence-weighted evidence chains, culminating in interpretable reports for scholarly verification. Across multiple test characters, AlphaOracle's readings strongly agreed with expert interpretations. In a study of 86 domain specialists, it reduced analysis time by 64% and 79% of participants rated it highly useful. Notably, AlphaOracle resolves the character "Lao" as a toponymic or clan designation, offering concrete revisions to Shang administrative and social interpretations. These results suggest that computational methods aligned with philological practice can facilitate OBS research and provide a conceptual reference for studies of other undeciphered scripts.

甲骨文AI考古可解释性古文字

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