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Early modern text transcription revolutionized by ethical machine learning tools (infosec.pub)

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Early modern text transcription revolutionized by ethical machine learning tools

Over recent years, digitization efforts have made sixteenth- and seventeenth-century printed books more widely available than ever before. Scholars are now able to search digital transcriptions for keywords without leaving their desks or having to visit physical archives...

More information: https://archaeologymag.com/2025/07/early-modern-text-transcription-machine-learning-tools/

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[–] dandylover1@someplace.social 1 points 5 days ago

@archaeology@mstdn.social @archaeology@mstdn.social This is excellent for those of us who use screen readers, provided the transcriptions are accessible and not simply images of handwriting, etc.