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SUMMARY:Hands-on digitizing texts with machine learning and AI
DESCRIPTION:\n\nAre you interested in extracting text from scanned 
 images—even poor-quality images—and learning more about new advances in 
 optical character recognition (OCR)? Join us for a 3-hour workshop on 
 utilizing machine learning and large language models to programmatically 
 OCR images of text. The workshop will take participants through running 
 Python code in collaborative notebooks to access a variety of tools used to 
 OCR texts\, including texts that might be poorly scanned or otherwise 
 difficult to read.\n\nThis is a participatory workshop and you will have 
 the opportunity to practice along with the instructors\, as well as 
 applying skills in exercises on your own. Our goal is that you walk away 
 with the confidence and skills to use the software and address challenges 
 as they arise.\n\nThe workshop is open to all VT community members. Some 
 experience with Python is recommended\, and you will need access to a 
 Windows\, Mac\, or Linux computer. Instructions for setting up accounts 
 necessary to run the code notebooks will be provided before the 
 workshop.\n\n\n\nIf you are an individual with a disability and desire an 
 accommodation\, welcome! Please email 
 library-event-accessibility@groups.office365.vt.edu at least 10 days prior 
 to the event.
LOCATION:Newman 207A\, Blacksburg Campus
ORGANIZER;CN="Jesse Sadler":MAILTO:jrsadler@vt.edu
CATEGORIES:Workshop, Data Science
CONTACT;CN="Jesse Sadler":MAILTO:jrsadler@vt.edu
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URL:https://calendar.lib.vt.edu/event/15041273
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