Ancient-Script.org

AI researchers, Historians, and Genealogists

AI researchers, Historians, and Genealogists

working together to rediscover our common history using advanced AI technology, commercially free for the greater good.

About

During my family history research, I encountered handwritten documents in unfamiliar, hard-to-read scripts and languages I neither spoke nor read (German). Thanks to the generous assistance of many community members, I was able to transcribe these records and uncover my family's past.

Inspired to give back to the community and delve deeper into my family's history, I began experimenting with advanced AI techniques. These include Language Model Transformers, Mask R-CNN, Contrastive Learning, and Multi-Modal models, among others. Once again, I received generous support from both academia and enthusiasts.

Ancient-Script.org is both a passion project and a testbed for AI innovation. While not a production-grade commercial solution, it has already proven valuable to fellow genealogy enthusiasts and historians researching German handwriting from the 1600s to 1900s.

The tool is freely available for use, and we welcome user feedback. We're particularly eager to collaborate with experts in paleography and historical linguistics to further refine our AI models.

How to

Steps to transcribe a file.