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A handwritten page from the 1950 United States census population schedule
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How AI Indexed the Handwritten 1950 US Census

When the 1950 US Census opened in April 2022, its name index had been built by AI reading the handwriting of 140,000 census takers. The National Archives warned it wouldn't be perfect and asked the public to help fix it. What worked, what didn't, and what it teaches about handwriting AI.

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William Buechler
Jan 1, 1970

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