May 2026
Smart extraction.
From OCR to adaptive systems: turning document chaos into data you can trust.
In this issue
Three perspectives.
Industry insights
Turning Document Chaos into Real Business Value
The journey of smart extraction, from basic but reliable traditional methods to today’s intelligent, adaptive systems, and what it means for organisations buried under paperwork.
Business perspective
Automation You Can Trust
Document automation isn’t just about speed. By combining OCR with validation, exception handling, and human oversight, organisations can scale automation confidently while maintaining accuracy, compliance, and trust.
Technical and product
The Value of Human-in-the-Loop in Document Automation
Document automation works best when speed is balanced with oversight: high-confidence documents flow automatically while exceptions are routed to users.
Also in this issue
Discoveries we found interesting
Baidu’s PaddleOCR-VL
A new, compact AI model that accurately extracts text, tables, formulas, and other details from scanned documents, PDFs, and photographs, even when they are skewed, faded, or poorly lit. It runs quickly and efficiently, making document processing far simpler for everyday use.
Here’s a fun fact
From 60% to 99%
Traditional document scanning often achieved only around 60 percent accuracy, even on clear pages. Modern intelligent document processing now reaches up to 99 percent accuracy when extracting text, tables, and details from scans, PDFs, and even handwritten forms.
Be inspired
One of the greatest speeches ever
Steve Jobs shares three personal stories: connecting the dots, love and loss, and death. Do what you love, embrace failure as part of growth, and remember that time is limited, so use it meaningfully.
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