Why CER still matters for manuscript transcription models, despite its limits
wjb_mattingly · x · 2026-09-04
In a follow-up on his 0.8B Qwen 3.5 medieval-manuscript finetune, the author explains CER errors on the model are mostly understandable stylistic/orthographic issues, but CER was instrumental for tracking performance and conforming to CATMuS guidelines — while agreeing evaluation has gotten more complex.
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