AI is changing so fast, and so is FromThePage. Here’s a look at the AI features we currently offer. We recently hosted a webinar entitled "10 Ways AI Will Change Archives," and today, we're sharing the insights from that presentation with you. AI is a transformative force, and often scary. Today, though, we’re sharing specific examples of using AI for good – allowing more … [Read more...] about 10 Ways AI Will Change Archives
ChatGPT, Microsoft, and the Development of Guardrails
When we were running experiments with ChatGPT this summer, we kept running into guardrails; things that ChatGPT wouldn’t say. None of us wants a chatbot to be racist or sexist, but those of us studying history might want it to be able to speak from the perspective of a 19th century slave holder. (And it won’t.) At the time, we chalked this limitation up to “OpenAI doesn't want … [Read more...] about ChatGPT, Microsoft, and the Development of Guardrails
Make Review Easier Part 3: Exporting & Scanning Spreadsheets Of Data
We've been talking about review & quality control in the last couple of newsletters. Today, we're going to talk about one of the simplest ways to do a quick review for quality: scanning spreadsheets of transcribed data. Our very first field-based transcription project was the World War I Service Cards project at the Alabama Department of Archives and History. When we … [Read more...] about Make Review Easier Part 3: Exporting & Scanning Spreadsheets Of Data
What is Responsible AI?
I recently returned from the AI4LAM/Fantastic Futures conference, where the goal of ethical or responsible AI was a theme in a number of the presentations. For an implementer like me, however, responsible AI can't be just a call for action. I need examples, criteria, how-tos on how to build ethical AI solutions. At this stage of the AI game, that's not always obvious -- to me, … [Read more...] about What is Responsible AI?
Make Reviewing Easier
People often worry about the quality of crowdsourced transcriptions – and we get it. Strangers, from the internet, working on your material? Yikes! But here’s the deal: many of them won’t be strangers long. The intrinsic motivation our volunteers have and their understanding of how important your material is to historians and genealogists, makes them take a lot of care – more, … [Read more...] about Make Reviewing Easier