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AI-Assisted Text Capture from Paper Census Forms

Accountable

Statistics Canada (StatCan)

Functional Modes

Sensing (Perceptive AI)

Human decides

Purpose

Inform

Input Dataset

Sensitive personal information Identifiable data

Algorithm or Model

Computer Vision

Output Dataset

Sensitive personal information Identifiable data

Details

This system uses Microsoft Azure AI to read handwritten and printed text from paper census questionnaires, converting them into digital data for Statistics Canada. It processes personal information that Canadians provided on their census forms. The use of AI in this data-capture step is disclosed, and the system is currently under development.