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КыргызчаSmart Libraries: AI as the New Librarian
Smart Libraries: AI as the New Librarian
Handwriting Recognition (HTR)
Handwriting Recognition (HTR)
Optical Character Recognition (OCR) works for print, but fails on hand
Optical Character Recognition (OCR) works for print, but fails on handwriting. New AI models can read medieval script or the scribbles of famous authors, making centuries of handwritten letters searchable by keyword for the first time. This is a goldmine for historians.
Frequently asked questions
What allows library users to ask questions like ‘Find me 19th-century texts about women’s rights in Manchester’?
Instead of searching for exact titles, library users can now ask semantic questions ("Find me 19th-century texts about women's rights in Manchester"). The AI understands the intent and scans the full text of the digitized collection to return relevant results, acting as a super-powered research assistant.
How is AI changing access to historical information?
AI is dusting off the archives, making human knowledge more accessible than ever before.
© 2024 UK Artificial Intelligence Landscape Report
© 2024 UK Artificial Intelligence Landscape Report
▶ Try it live
Everything above runs in your browser — open Hash Function Avalanche Visualizer and change the parameters while it is running. Nothing is installed, nothing is uploaded, the whole model lives in one tab.