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Finding and calculating dates in text with an AI assistant

This guide shows how to find dates hidden in documents. You will learn how to use an AI assistant to spot the date parts, and then use regular software to calculate the exact calendar day.

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“Date extraction” by TypeSafe AI. Read the original source.

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This project helps people find specific dates mentioned in written documents, like a contract deadline or a survey closing date. It is useful for turning messy text, including phrases like tomorrow or next Thursday, into exact calendar days without reading every page yourself.

The setup uses Jev, an AI tool that chooses from options rather than writing an answer, to spot the date parts. It asks Jev multiple-choice questions about the month, day, and year. Then, regular software takes those pieces and calculates the final calendar date.

This method is helpful for people sorting through forms or contracts. The AI assistant only reads the text and cannot do calendar math. Software must calculate the final date and flag uncertain answers for a person to check before the system records the information.

Key takeaways

  1. Ask the AI assistant to find specific date parts instead of doing calendar math.
  2. Use regular software to figure out what phrases like tomorrow mean based on today's date.
  3. Always have a person check the final date if the software is unsure about the answer.

The AI assistant treats dates as regular text. Do not ask it to compare dates or figure out the time between them.

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