A generation of Americans never learned cursive. So Philly historians are teaching AI to transcribe it.
The American Philosophical Society in Old City is using AI to transcribe thousands of Revolutionary-era documents. The decline of formal penmanship has no doubt pained old-fashioned letter writers everywhere, but it poses a particular threat to Philadelphia historians. Those humble servants of 18th-century antiquary tasked with preserving and interpreting the private musings and public pronouncements […]