Wed Nov 27 09:40:00 UTC 2024: ## NEC to Launch AI-Powered Service for Data Extraction from Complex Charts and Diagrams

**Tokyo, Japan** – NEC Corporation announced today that it will launch a new service in January 2025 designed to automatically extract data from complex charts and diagrams without losing crucial information. This service aims to significantly expand the types of data usable with generative AI, leading to broader application across various industries.

The service addresses a long-standing challenge: accurately converting information from intricate visual data, such as those found in manuals and catalogs. Existing AI solutions often struggle with the nuances of layout and context, requiring time-consuming manual intervention. NEC’s new technology overcomes this limitation by considering the meaning and format of the diagrams, accurately interpreting even complex relationships between text and graphical elements.

The technology supports a wide range of input formats including handwritten documents, charts (like organization charts and Gantt charts), images, graphs, and complex tables with merged cells or missing borders. This capability will accelerate the use of generative AI for documents rich in visual data, increasing the accuracy of AI outputs and unlocking new applications.

Furthermore, NEC highlights the service’s potential in specialized fields. By processing documents like profit and loss statements, process flow diagrams, and organizational charts, the extracted data can be used for AI fine-tuning and Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG), enabling the creation of highly specialized AI solutions for complex tasks previously beyond the reach of automation.

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