Wouter Haverals
@wouterhaverals.bsky.social
Associate Research Scholar @princetoncdh.bsky.social | Computational Humanities
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🗓️ The #CHR2025 programme is online! Browse what’s on the menu here: 2025.computational-humanities-research.org/programme/
Proceedings are coming soon as well. Don’t forget: registration closes on 20 November! #computationalhumanitiesresearch
Proceedings are coming soon as well. Don’t forget: registration closes on 20 November! #computationalhumanitiesresearch
November 14, 2025 at 4:29 PM
🗓️ The #CHR2025 programme is online! Browse what’s on the menu here: 2025.computational-humanities-research.org/programme/
Proceedings are coming soon as well. Don’t forget: registration closes on 20 November! #computationalhumanitiesresearch
Proceedings are coming soon as well. Don’t forget: registration closes on 20 November! #computationalhumanitiesresearch
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I curated some readings for class on "data tensions" and the list felt worth sharing. Come on a tour of datasets, books, the web, and AI with me...
We'll start with this piece on the Google Books project: the hopes, dreams, disasters, and aftermath of building a public library on the internet.
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We'll start with this piece on the Google Books project: the hopes, dreams, disasters, and aftermath of building a public library on the internet.
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Torching the Modern-Day Library of Alexandria
“Somewhere at Google there is a database containing 25 million books and nobody is allowed to read them.”
www.theatlantic.com
November 14, 2025 at 4:39 PM
I curated some readings for class on "data tensions" and the list felt worth sharing. Come on a tour of datasets, books, the web, and AI with me...
We'll start with this piece on the Google Books project: the hopes, dreams, disasters, and aftermath of building a public library on the internet.
1/n
We'll start with this piece on the Google Books project: the hopes, dreams, disasters, and aftermath of building a public library on the internet.
1/n
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📣 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 🧵
arxiv.org
October 13, 2025 at 1:56 PM
📣 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 🧵
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 👇
📣 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 🧵
arxiv.org
October 13, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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 👇
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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/
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
October 2, 2025 at 3:33 PM
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/
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/
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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
CDH Launches Modeling Culture: New Humanities Practices in the Age of AI
cdh.princeton.edu
September 15, 2025 at 7:13 PM
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👇
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"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.
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
The Incompatibilities Between Generative AI and Art: Q&A with Ted Chiang
cdh.princeton.edu
August 14, 2025 at 2:21 PM
"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.
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.
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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)
April 9, 2025 at 1:57 PM
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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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-...
aclanthology.org/2024.nlp4dh-...
aclanthology.org
December 22, 2024 at 4:35 PM
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-...
aclanthology.org/2024.nlp4dh-...
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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 :) )
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 :) )
December 14, 2024 at 9:25 AM
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 :) )
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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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
🎖"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
December 11, 2024 at 10:44 AM
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
🎖"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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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!
Best Short Paper 🌟
"Automated Image Color Mapping for a Historic Photographic Collection"
by Taylor Arnold and @nolauren.bsky.social
"Automated Image Color Mapping for a Historic Photographic Collection"
by Taylor Arnold and @nolauren.bsky.social
ceur-ws.org
December 6, 2024 at 3:39 PM
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!
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! 🇱🇺✨
December 6, 2024 at 6:08 PM
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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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!
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
Best Long Paper 🌟
"Integrating Visual and Textual Inputs for Searching Large-Scale Map Collections with Cip"
by Jamie Mahowald and @bcgl.bsky.social
#chr2024
ceur-ws.org
December 6, 2024 at 4:17 PM
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!
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🎥 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! 🕘
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! 🕘
December 6, 2024 at 6:13 AM
🎥 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! 🕘
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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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.
December 5, 2024 at 5:24 PM
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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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!
December 4, 2024 at 10:39 AM
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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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.
"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
2024.computational-humanities-research.org
December 5, 2024 at 12:44 PM
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.
"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.
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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?
🎉 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/
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/
November 25, 2024 at 6:42 PM
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?
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🎉 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/
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/
November 22, 2024 at 3:30 PM
🎉 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/
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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🎉 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/
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/
November 22, 2024 at 3:31 PM
🎉 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/
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/
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/
Register here: events.au.dk/chr2024/
CEUR-WS.org/Vol-3834 - Computational Humanities Research 2024
ceur-ws.org
November 20, 2024 at 3:21 PM
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/
Register here: events.au.dk/chr2024/
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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
ceur-ws.org
November 20, 2024 at 9:55 AM
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/
Reposted by Wouter Haverals
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
dcagreeklatin.web.rug.nl
November 14, 2024 at 12:38 PM
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)