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AI-Assisted Transcription of Insect Collection Labels

Accountable

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)

Functional Modes

Sensing (Perceptive AI)

Human decides

Purpose

Research & Development

Input Dataset

About a measurement Anonymized data

Algorithm or Model

Language Models

Output Dataset

Operational data Anonymized data

Details

This system uses generative AI to automatically read and transcribe the labels attached to insect specimens in Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada's scientific collection, covering approximately 100,000 specimens. It extracts text from photographed labels — both printed and handwritten — and structures the content for direct entry into a central insect database. The system is used by Government of Canada employees and does not process any personal information. Users are informed that AI is involved in the process.