Let’s face it, some documents are pretty boring. Official forms like tax rolls, death certificates, and prison registers don’t tell the same kind of stories that letters or diaries do. But that doesn’t mean there are no stories behind the people and events represented in these government forms. In many cases these documents might be the only record of the names of people who … [Read more...] about Introducing AI Drafts for Field Based Transcription
Introducing Accessible PDF Exports in FromThePage
We’re pleased to introduce accessible PDF exports in FromThePage. For public libraries, public universities, and other state and local institutions, the Department of Justice has established WCAG 2.1 Level AA as the accessibility standard for web content—including documents such as PDFs. Compliance deadlines are now April 2027 or April 2028, depending on the size of the … [Read more...] about Introducing Accessible PDF Exports in FromThePage
AI in FromThePage
AI in FromThePage is always optional, transparent and tentative – we don’t run AI on your material without explicit permission, and we flag and log every use of AI in transcriptions. Our terms of use with our AI service provide explicitly state "Content not used to improve our products." In other words, your material is not used to train their models. AI technology -- and … [Read more...] about AI in FromThePage
We Thought This Transcriber Was a Bot
An institution recently emailed and asked: “Are you doing some AI experiment on my collection without telling me? I see this one transcriber who really feels like they are using AI.” I started typing a standard response: Of course we’re not testing AI on your collection without telling you. Have you checked the suspicious behaviors dashboard? Have you considered turning … [Read more...] about We Thought This Transcriber Was a Bot
The AI Encyclical and the Question of Efficiency: When "Easier" isn't "Better"
AI is changing so fast, and so is FromThePage. Here’s a look at the AI features we currently offer. Last week, I was corresponding with my friend Laura Morreale about the results of Gemini transcription on this Crusader-era manuscript. The differences between the AI results and Laura’s are fairly interesting: there are some mis-readings, … [Read more...] about The AI Encyclical and the Question of Efficiency: When "Easier" isn't "Better"