Cohere launches an open source voice model specifically for transcription

Relatively light at just 2 billion parameters, the model is meant for use with consumer-grade GPUs for those who want to self ...
IEEE

An End-to-End Approach for Handwriting Recognition: From Handwritten Text Lines to Complete Pages

Abstract: Handwritten Document Recognition (HDR) has emerged as a challenging task integrating text and layout information recognition to tackle manuscripts end-to-end. Despite advancements, the ...
The New York Times

Coach K shared a handwritten practice plan. It told us about more than basketball

Mike Krzyzewski shared one of his practice plans from the 2008 Team USA men's basketball team. Illustration: Dan Goldfarb / The Athletic; Andrew D. Bernstein / Getty Images Peak newsletter | A version ...
IEEE

On the Generalization of Handwritten Text Recognition Models

Abstract: Recent advances in Handwritten Text Recognition (HTR) have led to significant reductions in transcription errors on standard benchmarks under the i.i.d. assumption, thus focusing on ...
The Daily Californian

Cal diving heads to Zone E NCAA Championships hungry for more

Fresh off securing its second straight ACC title, the Cal men’s swimming and diving team now turns its focus to the three-day NCAA Zone E Diving Championships in Flagstaff, Arizona. This meet serves ...
USA Today

Cursive handwriting is making a big comeback. Here's why

Many people of a certain age remember practicing loops and waves, moving our small hands clutching pencils across pages with light blue dotted and solid lines. But in many schools, that elementary ...