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Archivists Turn to LLMs to Decipher Handwriting at Scale

General-purpose LLMs are increasingly capable of transcribing historical handwriting, outperforming specialized tools like Transkribus in accuracy, speed, and cost, opening up previously inaccessible archival collections.

SourceIEEE Spectrum AIAuthor: IEEE Spectrum
Archivists Turn to LLMs to Decipher Handwriting at Scale
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  • LLMs can now transcribe historical handwriting with character error rates below 2%, surpassing specialized software.
  • The technology is being used by historians, archivists, and institutions like the Federal Reserve to unlock hidden data.
  • Tools like Archive Pearl aim to democratize access, allowing researchers to process hundreds of pages in minutes.

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