**Exciting Update: The First Step of Conversion is Complete!**

I am thrilled to share that we have officially completed the **first step of the document conversion process** for **JFK ME**!

In this step, we successfully **transformed all the PDF files from the JFK archive into high-quality images**. This is a **critical milestone** as these images are much easier to process and more **accurate** for the following steps, allowing us to extract data in a more reliable way.

 **Automated Code for Scraping & Processing is Now Live!**

In addition, I am excited to announce that the **code to automatically scrape and process the documents** has also been completed. This means that when new documents drop, I can **simply run the tool**, and it will continue to scrape, download, and process them without manual intervention. This is a huge time-saver and ensures that as new materials become available, the system is ready to handle them efficiently.

**Next Focus: Converting Images to Machine-Readable Text**

This week, I am focused on tackling the **hardest part of the conversion process** for the **first version of the tool (the free one)**. Many of the documents in the archive are **handwritten notes** or **poor photocopies of photocopies**, which makes them **difficult to read**.

But we are making great progress! The code to **convert the images into machine-readable text** is already underway, and **some of the initial coding has been completed**. My goal is to have this process completed by **Wednesday or Thursday of this week**—so we're **getting closer** to having the first version of JFK ME up and running!

**Storage Issues: We Need Your Help!**

As always, there are a few challenges along the way. One of the major ones is that **I am running into storage capacity issues on my machine**. The **large volume of data** being processed requires significant storage, and **your donations will help fund high-capacity drives** so I can **continue storing all the data** needed for this project.

Because of this limitation, I’ve had to **pause scraping secondary data sources**, such as the **JFK Presidential Library archives**, until I can get more storage space. But once the new drives are purchased, I’ll be able to pick up right where we left off with the secondary data sources.

**Looking Ahead: What’s Next?**

With your support, we can make this happen! The **first version** of JFK ME will be available **for free via a custom GPT**, and all you’ll need to access it is a **ChatGPT account**.

As we continue to raise funds, the **second version** will be completed, which will include:

🔹 **A much larger dataset**

🔹 **Improved methodologies** for retrieving data from vector databases

🔹 **The computing power** necessary to run the **large-scale calculations** needed for accurate data retrieval

 **Thank You for Your Support!**

I can’t thank you all enough for your continued support of this project. We are making great strides, and it’s all thanks to **your generosity**. Together, we are making **history accessible to everyone** and uncovering the truth about one of the most significant events in American history.

Thank you again, and **God bless** you all! Have a wonderful week ahead!

### **Update: The Document Conversion Process Has Begun!**

The next major step in bringing **JFK ME – The AI-Powered Truth Engine** to life is officially underway: **document conversion.**

Processing the **millions of pages of declassified JFK files** isn’t just about making them available—it’s about making them **searchable, analyzable, and structured** in a way that allows AI to uncover hidden connections. That begins with a **multi-phase document conversion process**, and today, we’ve successfully started **Phase 1**.

#### **Phase 1: Converting Multi-Page PDFs into Individual Image Files**

Much of the JFK archive consists of **photocopied government reports, handwritten notes, and intelligence memos**, all stored as **multi-page PDF files**. These documents are **not natively searchable**, and many contain degraded text, faded ink, and inconsistent formatting that makes data extraction challenging.

To properly process them, we **must first break them down** into **individual image files—one per page**.

✅ **Why is this necessary?**

- **OCR (Optical Character Recognition) Requires Images** – The open-source OCR tool we are using for **text extraction** operates on image files, so each page must be an individual image before it can be processed.

- **Granular Control Over Processing** – Splitting PDFs into **single-page images** allows for **more precise handling** in later phases, including AI-powered cleanup, metadata tagging, and vectorization.

- **Preserving Document Integrity** – By treating each page separately, we can **apply different processing techniques** based on its format (typed reports vs. handwritten notes).

This is a **critical first step** in transforming **millions of pages of historical records** into a fully AI-powered, structured research database.

🚀 **What’s Next?**

Now that the document conversion process has begun, we will be moving forward with **Phase 2**—applying OCR technology to extract text from these images. This is where the real magic starts, as the AI begins **reading, interpreting, and making sense of decades of declassified intelligence reports.**

Thank you for your continued support! Every contribution helps **push this project forward, accelerate processing, and bring us closer to making JFK ME available to the world.**

📂 **Support the project & help us make history accessible:**

So far we have scraped nearly 80,000 documents from the JFK Archive that includes all of the previous releases of documentation by the US Government.

Next we will be gathering a few other sources of data and getting our systems ready for the newest set of data when it is available.

Our goal is to have everything ready and prepped for when the new releases become public.

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