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Wouter Haverals @wouterhaverals.bsky.social · 2d

no worries! thx for reskeeting! :)

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Wouter Haverals @wouterhaverals.bsky.social · 2d

haha, what a plot twist, AI achieves consciousness through self-doubt

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Meredith Martin @mmvty.bsky.social · 2d

📣 New preprint! We know humans are biased against AI-creativity. But what about LLMs, now often judging creativity in various contexts? Do they replicate, transform, or amplify this bias? We tested it. Turns out: AI is 2.5X more biased against its own work than humans. arxiv.org/pdf/2510.08831 🧵

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Wouter Haverals @wouterhaverals.bsky.social · 2d

Can AI be creative if it doesn't believe it can? We asked 556 humans and 13 LLMs to judge creative writing. Then we lied about who wrote what. Result: AI has learned to distrust itself, showing 2.5× stronger bias than humans against AI-labeled creativity. Proud of this work with @mmvty.bsky.social 👇

Meredith Martin @mmvty.bsky.social · 2d

📣 New preprint! We know humans are biased against AI-creativity. But what about LLMs, now often judging creativity in various contexts? Do they replicate, transform, or amplify this bias? We tested it. Turns out: AI is 2.5X more biased against its own work than humans. arxiv.org/pdf/2510.08831 🧵

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Melanie Walsh @mellymeldubs.bsky.social · 13d

I made a lil game inspired by the Wordle universe. It's called Versedle (pronounced Verse-a-dle). You guess who wrote famous lines of literature.

As my parents can attest, it's hard! I made them an Easy Mode, but it's still kinda hard. Maybe you'll like it!

▶️ 📚: melaniewalsh.github.io/versedle/

VERSEDLE

Test your literary knowledge with Versedle!

melaniewalsh.github.io

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Center for Digital Humanities @princetoncdh.bsky.social · Sep 15

Modeling Culture explores AI not only as a technology to critique, but as a new mode of inquiry for research and interpretation. Three interconnected components will unfold in 2025-26: a faculty and grad seminar, a public lecture series, and an open-access curriculum. Public talk details in thread👇

CDH Launches Modeling Culture: New Humanities Practices in the Age of AI

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Center for Digital Humanities @princetoncdh.bsky.social · Aug 14

"Writing an essay is hard because it forces you to use your brain in ways you haven't before, and that is precisely why it's useful."

For our August feature, we invited science fiction writer Ted Chiang to respond to a series of questions related to AI and its impact on humanities scholarship.

The Incompatibilities Between Generative AI and Art: Q&A with Ted Chiang

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fortext lab @fortextlab.bsky.social · Apr 9

Last week, @evelyngius.bsky.social presented at the 40th Annual International Conference on Narrative, hosted by the Science & Fiction Lab at Florida International University. She joined a roundtable discussion exploring computational approaches to narrative studies in the age of AI. (1/5)

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Pieter Beullens @pieterbeullens.bsky.social · Dec 22

This paper on LLM and Authorship Attribution picks up my 2024 article with @wouterhaverals.bsky.social & @rantyben.bsky.social, though the authors miss the finer point that our article is actually about "Translator" Verification - not entirely the same problem!
aclanthology.org/2024.nlp4dh-...

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Thibault Clérice @ponteineptique.bsky.social · Dec 14

CATMuS 1.6.0 will see the light of the day in January.
If all goes well, we should see roughly 40 to 50 new manuscripts, with 1 to 10 pages per manuscripts, in:
- Italian
- Latin
- Spanish
- Occitan (New to the group :) )

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Computational Humanities Research @comphumresearch.bsky.social · Dec 11

And the runner ups of the Best Short Paper Award:

🎖"Abbreviation Application: A Stylochronometric Study of Abbreviations in the Oeuvre of Herne’s Speculum Scribe" by Caroline Vandyck & @mikekestemont.bsky.social

🎖"SCIENCE IS EXPLORATION" by @rmmhicke.bsky.social & Ross Deans Kristensen-McLachlan

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Wouter Haverals @wouterhaverals.bsky.social · Dec 7

hygge vibes and bike lanes — Aarhus, you’ve been a delightful host for #CHR2024

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Lauren Tilton @nolauren.bsky.social · Dec 6

Thank you to the @comphumresearch.bsky.social for the #chr2024 Best Short Paper recognition. Taylor and I are deeply appreciative, and grateful to be a part of this wonderful community!

Maria Antoniak @mariaa.bsky.social · Dec 6

Best Short Paper 🌟

"Automated Image Color Mapping for a Historic Photographic Collection"

by Taylor Arnold and @nolauren.bsky.social

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Wouter Haverals @wouterhaverals.bsky.social · Dec 6

Truly honored to have served as Programme Chair for #CHR2024 alongside @laurejt.bsky.social and Marijn Koolen! Thank you to all participants, organizers, and reviewers for making this conference such a success!! See you all next year in Luxemburg! 🇱🇺✨

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Ben Lee @bcgl.bsky.social · Dec 6

Truly honored to receive the Best Long Paper award at #chr2024 with @jammahowald.bsky.social! So grateful to have had the opportunity to work with Jamie (who has an incredible research career ahead of him!), and thank you to @comphumresearch.bsky.social for organizing such a fantastic conference!

Maria Antoniak @mariaa.bsky.social · Dec 6

Best paper awards!

Best Long Paper 🌟

"Integrating Visual and Textual Inputs for Searching Large-Scale Map Collections with Cip"

by Jamie Mahowald and @bcgl.bsky.social

#chr2024

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Computational Humanities Research @comphumresearch.bsky.social · Dec 6

🎥 Sneak Peek: Lauren Klein at #CHR2024

Don’t miss @laurenfklein.bsky.social’s keynote speech titled "When Theory Leads: Towards a Humanities-Forward Model of Computational Research" at 9 o’clock this morning! 🕘

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Center for Digital Humanities @princetoncdh.bsky.social · Dec 5

Shoutout to our CDH team at #CHR2024 @suttonkoeser.bsky.social, @laurejt.bsky.social, & @wouterhaverals.bsky.social! If you want to follow along, here's a great "feed of posts and replies about the Computational Humanities Research (CHR) 2024 conference in Aarhus" organized by @mariaa.bsky.social.

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Computational Humanities Research @comphumresearch.bsky.social · Dec 4

We’re back and bigger than ever! 🎉 The #CHR2024 conference has officially started at Aarhus University. More submissions, more papers, and more participants than ever before. Let’s make it an unforgettable week!

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Maria Antoniak @mariaa.bsky.social · Dec 5

Time for the LLMs session at #chr2024!

"Remember to Forget: A Study on Verbatim Memorization of Literature in Large Language Models" presented by Olga Seminck

They replicated @kentkchang.bsky.social's name cloze task for books memorization, using English and French books.

Computational Humanities Research 2024

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Lauren Klein @laurenfklein.bsky.social · Nov 25

Getting excited for CHR 2024 and hygge and the chance to talk about humanities-forward approaches to AI/ML research. It's a topic I've been thinking a lot about in the past few months/years and in this talk maybe, just maybe, it's coming together into a thing?

Computational Humanities Research @comphumresearch.bsky.social · Nov 22

🎉 Final Call for Registrations! 🚀

The #CHR2024 Conference is just around the corner, and registration is closing soon!

📅 Registration Deadline: November 25 (local time)
📍 Event Dates: December 4-6
🌐 Register here: events.au.dk/chr2024/

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Computational Humanities Research @comphumresearch.bsky.social · Nov 22

🎉 Final Call for Registrations! 🚀
The #CHR2024 Conference is just around the corner, and registration is closing soon!

📅 Registration Deadline: November 25 (local time)
📍 Event Dates: December 4-6
🌐 Register Here: events.au.dk/chr2024/

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Computational Humanities Research @comphumresearch.bsky.social · Nov 22

🎉 Final Call for Registrations! 🚀

The #CHR2024 Conference is just around the corner, and registration is closing soon!

📅 Registration Deadline: November 25 (local time)
📍 Event Dates: December 4-6
🌐 Register here: events.au.dk/chr2024/

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Wouter Haverals @wouterhaverals.bsky.social · Nov 20

Thrilled to share that the CHR2024 proceedings are now live! 🚀 This incredible collection reflects the hard work of so many in the Computational Humanities community. Excited to see these papers presented at the conference in December! 🎉📚
ceur-ws.org/Vol-3834/
Register here: events.au.dk/chr2024/

CEUR-WS.org/Vol-3834 - Computational Humanities Research 2024

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Computational Humanities Research @comphumresearch.bsky.social · Nov 20

Our proceedings are out! 🚨 They include no less than 78 papers that reflect the diverse and innovative research happening within the Computational Humanities. Take a dive here: ceur-ws.org/Vol-3834/

CEUR-WS.org/Vol-3834 - Computational Humanities Research 2024

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Ben Nagy @rantyben.bsky.social · Nov 14

The example problem is based on work I did with @wouterhaverals.bsky.social and Pieter Beullens in 2023 regarding a couple of medieval translations where the translator is undetermined. (we will be revisiting this issue later this month in Leuven dcagreeklatin.web.rug.nl/2024-edition/ with new toys)

Computational Approaches to Ancient Greek and Latin Workshop

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