PRACTICE · PILOT
pilotFragmented archival records, collection metadata, images, publications, provenance evidence, and scholarly sources become a continuously auditable knowledge graph.
WHAT WE BUILD IT FOR
Catalogue raisonné · provenance · archives · artist estates · collections · exhibitions · bibliography · visual research.
EIGHT MODULES
Each module is technical by necessity and plain by design.
Born-digital records, scans, handwriting, artwork photography, catalogues, invoices, conservation records, auction data, and bibliography are read into one searchable body of evidence.
OCR / HTR · vision-language models · layout analysis · metadata extractionPeople, artworks, galleries, institutions, places, exhibitions, publications, and ownership events are reconciled across historical records.
identity resolution · temporal graphs · relationship inference · Linked ArtEmbedding pipelines identify duplicate scans, alternate photography, recto and verso relationships, studies, variants, reproductions, and potentially related works.
cross-modal embeddings · image retrieval · perceptual hashingOwnership, exhibition, consignment, acquisition, and transfer events become temporally ordered, evidence-backed provenance graphs.
event extraction · uncertainty intervals · source-weighted evidenceResearch agents independently investigate chronology, provenance, bibliography, exhibitions, archive references, visual relationships, and conflicting evidence.
parallel orchestration · recursive investigation · model routingA dedicated agent challenges every high-consequence assertion by searching for counter-evidence, alternative readings, and source inconsistencies.
falsification · contradiction mining · multi-model verificationClaims stay connected to supporting and contradictory evidence, confidence, provenance, version history, and human review status.
claim-evidence graphs · traceability · epistemic provenanceExperts review high-consequence conclusions with sources, contradictions, confidence levels, and reasoning visible in one place.
confidence-gated escalation · expert adjudication · review provenanceTHE RESULT
Research preparation · pilot target
Repetitive processing automated · pilot target
Human-controlled consequential decisions
Approved assertions linked to evidence
Targets until validated through institutional pilots.
TWO CATALOGUES
The working catalogue can hold uncertainty, incomplete provenance, possible duplicates, hypotheses, and contradictions. The scholarly catalogue contains only assertions that cross the institution’s approval threshold.
Candidate CR-1974-0182 · confidence 0.96 · 17 supporting sources · 1 contradiction · 4 related works · estimated human review: 6 minutes
Illustrative interface. Identifiers and values are not real.
WHERE THE MACHINE STOPS
If no person or instrument has examined an object, the system may not assert its paper, dimensions, watermark, or condition. The machine can prepare the evidence. The decisions remain human.
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