AI’s writing ability has gotten all the attention in campus discussions. But AI’s ability to see is just as big a deal. In my series on vibe coding, for example, I noted that AI’s killer feature is its ability to see what’s on your screen (via a screenshot or direct browser access through something like […]
The University of Florida, the University of North Florida, the Universidad San Francisco de Quito, and the Transborder DH Center and Consortium (TBDH) at the University of Texas San Antonio (UTSA) will host the fourth annual Latin American & Caribbean Digital Humanities Symposium from September 8-10, 2026, in person at UT San Antonio. The symposium […]
This issue was curated by Colleen Nugent McLean, DHNow Project Manager, and Rachel Hogan, DHNow Guest Editor. This week, our Editors’ Choice selections are considering different use cases for AI in Digital Humanities. The first Editors’ Choice is an article that introduces WOKIE, a tool to aid in automatic translation of SKOS (Simple Knowledge Organization […]
The English edition of Programming Historian seeks proposals for new original lessons or translations to be considered for publication in 2026. Submissions Open: 15 November 2025Submissions Close: 15 February 2026A Programming Historian lesson is a learn-by-doing resource that empowers readers to develop new, practical knowledge of a computational method or digital tool. Our aim is […]
The Resources for African Indigenous Languages (RAIL) workshop provides an interdisciplinary platform for researchers working on resources such as data collections and annotations, Human Language Technologies (HLT) and Natural Language Processing (NLP) tools, and their applications, specifically targeted towards African indigenous languages. In particular, it aims to create the conditions for the emergence of a […]
The Responsible AI Afterlives Workbook is a practical resource supporting cultural organisations considering the use of AI to ‘revive’ collections and engage visitors. It was produced in consultation with cultural professionals, and is informed by a deep understanding of heritage work and responsibilities. This resource is designed for: See full post.
This talk is a call to participate in the newly reformed IIIF AI community group. The International Image Interoperability Framework Consortium (IIIF-C) formed an AI/ML Community Group in 2023. The utility of IIIF in these contexts is clear, but the best practices in this domain are less so, and awareness of the full extent of […]
This issue was curated by Colleen Nugent McLean, DHNow Project Manager, and Lívia Clarete, DHNow Guest Editor. This week, our first two Editors’ Choice selections are concerned with text analysis. The first Editors’ Choice is an article that considers the emotional impact of design choices on data visualizations. The author creates a visualization of the […]
More than a decade after its launch, the Science Blogs Web Archive continues to grow and evolve. In this interview, Jennifer “JJ” Harbster reflects on building and maintaining the collection, while intern Yahir Brito brings a fresh perspective on updating and expanding it. Together, they share a few of their favorite blogs and discuss why […]
I have believed since 2022, and still believe, that generative AI models have considerable potential as tools for augmenting traditional humanistic research. Two use cases that deserve special attention: 1) classifying, sorting, and otherwise extracting metadata from large corpora of public domain historical sources (one example, appropriate to the season: you can provide an LLM […]
