In our conversations about AI's applications, we've unearthed a small but interesting trend: the most adept prompt writers often hold Ph.D.s in history. Why? Skilled historians are articulate and bring a depth of context that enhances LLM (Large Language Model) interactions significantly. Particularly those with a hacker's mindset – those ready to experiment and adapt – excel … [Read more...] about Who Are the Best Prompt Writers? A Surprising Insight from the Humanities
Key Takeaways on AI in Libraries from the Charleston Conference
I recently had the opportunity to attend the Charleston Conference, an annual gathering of library leaders and industry partners. The event featured a lot of content on artificial intelligence in the library and information science landscape. It also featured vendors as partners, with most sessions being a combination of a librarian and a vendor, which is not as common in the … [Read more...] about Key Takeaways on AI in Libraries from the Charleston Conference
What We've Learned About HTR
We’ve spent the last 6 months working with our AI Assist Development Partners using their large variety of archival documents to gather feedback on both our AI Assist and AI Draft features, as well as what kinds of documents are good candidates for handwritten text recognition using Transkribus’ super models. Today, we’re sharing some of our interesting findings on the second. … [Read more...] about What We've Learned About HTR
Subject Spotter: Our NEH Grant for LLM Aided Entity Recognition and Identification
We’re excited to announce that with our collaborators from the Civil War and Reconstruction Governors of Mississippi (CWRGM) Project, Lindsey R. Peterson of the University of South Dakota and Elizabeth La Beaud from the Mississippi Digital Library, we’ve received a National Endowment for the Humanities Digital Humanities Advancement Grant for “Subject Spotter: Automation & … [Read more...] about Subject Spotter: Our NEH Grant for LLM Aided Entity Recognition and Identification
Animatronic GPTs at Museums?
Ben and I were recently in San Jose, California for a wedding. We stopped by the Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum for an afternoon visit, and were surprised to find an astonishing use of ChatGPT: A responsive, animatronic Thoth! You step up to a microphone, and ask Thoth a question, and he lectures – in this he resembles the know-it-all ChatGPT– tying your question to a … [Read more...] about Animatronic GPTs at Museums?