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Direkt36

1 verified, source-linked AI implementation documented in 2025.

HungaryEuropeLocal / Independent
Cases
1
Active since
2025
Peak stage
3
Controversies
0

Where the AI sits

Editorial Production1

AI implementations

2025

Used OpenAI and Google Gemini to extract structured data from 1,400+ scanned official…

Used OpenAI and Google Gemini to extract structured data from 1,400+ scanned official government documents (hospital department closure decisions, 2020 onwards); OCR converted PDFs; AI extracted closure reasons, hospitals, durations; 5 editors verified and corrected AI-generated ~1,250-row database; investigation """"Kivérző kórházak"""" revealed systemic collapse of Hungarian hospitals";" published jointly with Telex""

Research & Investigation3 – Proficiency2 – AI-Assisted Human
Tool: OpenAI / Google Gemini / OCR / PythonSource ↗

Context

Direkt36 is one of 9 organizations in Hungary documented in the index, which holds 12 cases from the country. Its work spans 1 function type, including Research & Investigation, documented across 131 organizations worldwide.

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