What is Document Intelligence

Definition

Document intelligence is the use of AI to automatically extract structured data from documents such as forms, invoices, and receipts, recognising text, layout, and key fields so that information trapped in documents becomes accurate, usable structured data without manual entry.

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Automatically extracts structured fields from documents and forms
Eliminates slow, error-prone manual data entry
Handles varied layouts including invoices, receipts, and contracts
Feeds extracted data directly into downstream systems

Real World Example

An accounts-payable team uses document intelligence to read incoming invoices, automatically extracting vendor, amount, and line items into its system, replacing hours of manual keying with reviewed, structured data.

FAQs

What does document intelligence extract?

Text, key-value fields, tables, and layout from documents like forms, invoices, receipts, and contracts.

How does it differ from basic OCR?

OCR converts images to text, while document intelligence also understands layout and structure to extract meaningful fields and relationships.

What are common use cases?

Automating invoice processing, form digitisation, receipt capture, and contract data extraction.