Eh, Singaporeans, got PDFs piling up like your kopi peng orders? Ever wish you could instantly turn those documents into usable data? Then listen up! The game is changing, and it’s time to level up your tech skills. We’re talking about the power of Gemini 2.0 to revolutionize how we process PDFs, and it’s already making waves in the local scene.
The PDF Revolution: What’s the Hype?
- Gemini’s OCR power
“Gemini was so darn easy to use and it worked with minimal effort.”
- Faster Processing
“Processing time went from something like 12 minutes on average to 6s on average”
- Cost efficiency
“price was significantly cheaper.”
- Local Adoption: Fintech firms in Singapore are already adopting Gemini 2.0
- Global Impact: The ease of use and multi-modal capabilities are leading to global adoption
“I can recommend it for the use case presented in this blog”
OCR Chaos: Overcoming Hurdles
- Accuracy Limitations:
“hallucinate constantly the second you get past perfect 100% high-fidelity images.”
- Complex documents, like those with tables and charts, still pose challenges
“There’s a long tail of issues beyond just tables – this includes fonts, headers/footers, ability to recognize charts/images/form fields”
- Cost Concerns:
“input is much more expensive in Gemini 2.0”
- Model Complexity:
“DIY’ing your own pipeline to run a VLM at scale to parse docs is surprisingly challenging.”
Gemini 2.0: The Singapore Solution
- Segment-Level Processing:
“work at a segment level rather than a page level…you get amazing layout-aware chunking that takes ~10ms.”
- Object Detection:
“You use an object detection model trained on documents to find the bounding boxes of each document section as _images_”
- Modular Architecture: Integrate different OCR models for optimal results.
- Fine-tuning and Customization:
“fine-tuning pipelines that turn reviewed corrections —> custom models”
So, whether you’re a startup or a big player in the Singapore tech scene, Gemini 2.0 offers a powerful way to unlock the data trapped in your PDFs. Don’t be a dinosaur; embrace the future!
