Editor’s Summary: The question of scale is something that has been troubling many humanities disciplines even before the popularization of computational technologies. In the field of DH, we often perceive that there is an additional layer of abstraction between the researcher and subject because of the digital “screen” and scale of analysis that our technological […]
There’s a fascinating piece of research out from Anthropic. Agentic Misalignment: How LLMs could be insider threats. Maybe you’ve seen it doing the rounds this weekend as it landed on Friday I think. There’s a lot of hyperbolic reaction, even for something that merits serious concern. Nevertheless, it seems these things aren’t ready to be […]
“Diversity” has become a managerial directive for the twenty-first century university in the United States. In its endless pursuit of diversity, the contemporary academy has required faculty, staff, and administrators to perform diversity work, marshaling the labor of employees to undertake diversity initiatives, often in addition to their stated job descriptions. Participating in diversity work […]
