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Data retrieval from local heritage books—Is artificial intelligence the solution?

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is rapidly transforming all scientific disciplines. Among its many applications, AI can facilitate data retrieval from a wide range of sources. We evaluate the performance of large language models in extracting data from local heritage books—valuable sources for economic...

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Published in:Historical Methods Vol. 59; no. 1; pp. 1 - 20
Main Authors: Stelter, Robert, Biehler, Rafael
Format: Article
Published: Taylor & Francis Ltd Jan-Mar2026
Subjects:
Data extraction
Python programming language
Demography
Textbooks
Economic history
Information retrieval
Language models
Artificial intelligence
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