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Category: AI

Editor’s Digest May 2026: Digital Humanities in General
AI, Ancient Near Eastern Studies, Apps, Central Asian Studies, Coding, DH in General, DH in Practice, Editor's Digest, New Post, Ottoman Studies, South Asian Studies, Workflow

Editor’s Digest May 2026: Digital Humanities in General

Introduction This year’s pieces for Digital Humanities in General have covered various aspects of the practice and theory of Digital … Continue reading Editor’s Digest May 2026: Digital Humanities in General

Artificial Intelligence Hegemony: What is it and How Can We Resist as Humanity Researchers
AI, DH in General, New Post

Artificial Intelligence Hegemony: What is it and How Can We Resist as Humanity Researchers

This contribution is based on a presentation given at The Digital Orientalist’s Virtual Conference 2025 (AI and the Digital Humanities) … Continue reading Artificial Intelligence Hegemony: What is it and How Can We Resist as Humanity Researchers

AI-Generated Feedback: Preliminary Thoughts
AI, DH in General, New Post

AI-Generated Feedback: Preliminary Thoughts

A colleague recently posted on social media about their experience using paperreview.ai (Stanford Agentic Reviewer), an AI tool that is … Continue reading AI-Generated Feedback: Preliminary Thoughts

Buddhism and AI: Another Look
AI, Buddhist Studies, Central Asian Studies, New Post

Buddhism and AI: Another Look

In recent months, I have come to identify as a neo-Luddite or, as a colleague said in jest, “a technophobe … Continue reading Buddhism and AI: Another Look

Loss by Omission: GenAI Summarization Tools and History Knowledge
AI, Central Asian Studies

Loss by Omission: GenAI Summarization Tools and History Knowledge

As artificial intelligence (AI) tools become ubiquitous in our society, AI functions are more accessible and visible. When you use … Continue reading Loss by Omission: GenAI Summarization Tools and History Knowledge

When the Machine Listens: How an AI Chatbot is Transforming Chinese Language Learning
AI, New Post, Sinology, Teaching

When the Machine Listens: How an AI Chatbot is Transforming Chinese Language Learning

This is the first entry in a multi-part series on English-Chinese AI chatbot design experience. More to come. Speaking a … Continue reading When the Machine Listens: How an AI Chatbot is Transforming Chinese Language Learning

Suggesting a Language-Specific Gender Perspective for AI Translation Research
AI, Conference Proceedings, Japanese Studies, LLM

Suggesting a Language-Specific Gender Perspective for AI Translation Research

This contribution is based on a presentation given at The Digital Orientalist’s Virtual Conference 2025 (AI and the Digital Humanities) … Continue reading Suggesting a Language-Specific Gender Perspective for AI Translation Research

An Introduction to Conference Proceedings You May Have Missed: Unaccompanied Videos
AI, Conference Proceedings, HTR, LLM, OCR

An Introduction to Conference Proceedings You May Have Missed: Unaccompanied Videos

Since November 2025, we have been publishing the proceedings of The Digital Orientalist’s Virtual Conference 2025 (AI and the Digital … Continue reading An Introduction to Conference Proceedings You May Have Missed: Unaccompanied Videos

Voices from the Past: Retrieval-Augmented Dialogues with Chinese Historical Figures
AI, DH in Practice, LLM, New Post, Sinology, Teaching

Voices from the Past: Retrieval-Augmented Dialogues with Chinese Historical Figures

This post was co-authored with Prof. Du Chunmei (Lingnan University, Department of History). History can feel like a silent discipline, … Continue reading Voices from the Past: Retrieval-Augmented Dialogues with Chinese Historical Figures

AI Bias-Cancelling for the Interpretation of a Late Qing Dynasty Text
AI, Chinese Language, New Post, Sinology

AI Bias-Cancelling for the Interpretation of a Late Qing Dynasty Text

This contribution is based on a presentation given at The Digital Orientalist’s Virtual Conference 2025 (AI and the Digital Humanities) … Continue reading AI Bias-Cancelling for the Interpretation of a Late Qing Dynasty Text

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