AI for Archives in Portugal
How AI is helping Portuguese museums and government agencies digitize and categorize centuries of history.
Published: 2026-01-25Category: GovernmentAuthor: Digiton Engineering
Portugal has a vast and rich history, but much of it remains locked in physical archives. AI is now providing the tools to bring this history into the digital age at scale.
Automated Digitization
Automated Digitization
AI models can transcribe handwritten documents from the 16th century with higher accuracy than human scholars, and at 1000x the speed. This allows for the rapid creation of searchable digital libraries.
Smart Categorization
By using [RAG systems](/blog/how-to-automate-business-with-ai-agents-2026), we can create AI brains that
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