Japan Gov spotlights miwo, the AI app that reads 1,000-year-old kuzushiji script
tkasasagi · x · 2026-11-15
The Japanese government's official account featured miwo, an AI app that recognizes kuzushiji (cursive classical Japanese script). The piece is based on an interview with developer Tarin, a Thailand-born researcher captivated by Japanese literature, who built the app to make Japan's 1,000-year-old documents accessible to everyone, not just specialists.
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