Category: AI
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Blog Post #3
This week, we were asked to use generative AI to produce an essay and a transcription of a historical document. We then were to review AI’s effectiveness and accuracy in producing these. The AI used in my responses is Microsoft CoPilot’s “Smart” setting. Prompt #1 (Essay): Generate a two-page essay on the experiences of soldiers…
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III — alternative assignment
I. Manually transcribe a full manuscript page from the Fredericksburg National Cemetery materials. II. Write a blog post that reflects on the challenges of handwritten document transcription, discusses how AI transcription tools work and their documented limitations, and considers what is gained or lost when transcription is automated. Transcript: Written Page 1, Fredericksburg National Cemetery…