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> I'm guessing zero. There’s your problem: guessing. Knowing how to write cursive is a useful skill even if underutilised, heck, it’s a useful skill even if just for the artistry of it. It might be niche, it might be unnecessary, but saying it is a “waste of time” is just ridiculous.
> Knowing how to write cursive is a useful skill No, it's not. At all
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Cursive was and still is a fast way to write by hand. If you want to be illiterate without a computer, then you don't want to learn handwriting. But if you don't want to be illiterate without a computer, learning cursive is a fast and efficient way to do it.
Literacy and cursive have nothing to do with each other.
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> I'm guessing zero. There’s your problem: guessing. Knowing how to write cursive is a useful skill even if underutilised, heck, it’s a useful skill even if just for the artistry of it. It might be niche, it might be unnecessary, but saying it is a “waste of time” is just ridiculous.
> Knowing how to write cursive is a useful skill No, it's not. At all
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I had ChatGPT translate some old, handwritten French legal documents for family history purposes. It was far more accurate than I expected. At scale, with better models, we might have a way to clear out the old archives. Not only could you translate, you could ask it to triage the discoveries. "Would the average person find this noteworthy?"
I have a ton of handwritten German stuff from the 19th century. My grandmother could make a fair stab at it, but nobody left can read it. I've shown modern Germans and they are at a loss. Thanks for your idea, I will give it a look. Any tips on model/method/training?
If I were doing it today, I'd probably do it in codex or code, have it develop a plan, look for better tools, etc.
Report back if you have success!