Thrilled to see our article "Taking the Helm: #Collaborative Approaches to Ethical #AI Practice in #AncientLanguage Learning" is now published in Digital Culture & Education! www.digitalcultureandeducation.com/volume-163-p...

Taking the Helm: Collaborative Approaches to Ethical AI Practice in Ancient Language Learning — Digital Culture & Education (ISSN: 1836-8301)

Written By: Edward A. S. Ross, Jackie Baines, Jacinta Hunter, Fleur McRitchie Pratt, & Nisha Patel Abstract: As generative artificial intelligence tools (GenAI) are becoming more ingrained in ...

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We are thrilled to announce that the programme for #iGAIAS2026 is now available. Take a look at the full list of talks, workshops, and speakers here: edwardasross.wordpress.com/events/ai-li...

iGAIAS 2026 CONFERENCE PROGRAMME

Above: Image generated by Microsoft 365 Copilot Designer (24 February 2026 version) on 10 March 2026. Prompt: “An Ancient Greek hero in armor chasing an anthropomorphic AI. Black-figure pottery sty…

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We're thrilled that our collaboration with Black Athena on Stegi Radio is live. Listen to interviews with @edwardasross.bsky.social, Prof. Emma Aston, @samagbamu.bsky.social, and Dr. Dylan James on ancient interconnections and exchanges in and beyond the Mediterranean. stegi.radio/serie/black-...

Thrilled that this article in now out!

The Digital Orientalist@digitalorientalist.bsky.social · 5mo ago

In our new article, "Loss by Omission: GenAI Summarization Tools and History Knowledge", Edward A. S. Ross critically examines text summarization with different commercial models (ChatGPT 5.1, Claude 4.5, M365 Copilot), using the Pali Milindapañhā as the test case. Link below ⬇️

This February, Reading Classics is collaborating with Black Athena on Stegi Radio to discuss Greek/non-Greek interactions in antiquity. The first interview is with @edwardasross.bsky.social on Friday, February 6th, 2026 at 11 AM (UK Time). Listen on Stegi 1 here: stegi.radio/schedule

We have a new blog! Several of our Classics staff were recently nominated and awarded for their teaching, research, and outreach work. We are thrilled to celebrate them. Read more here: blogs.reading.ac.uk/classics-at-...

Classics Staff awarded for Teaching, Research, and Outreach

As we come to the end of the 2024-2025 academic year, we would like to take a moment to celebrate the recent successes of UoR Classics staff for their teaching, research, and outreach work.   …

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There is one week left to register for in-person attendance to #iGAIAS2025 @uniofreading.bsky.social. Registration: www.store.reading.ac.uk/conferences-... #digitalhumanities #classics #ancienthistory #genimageAI #Latin #Greek #Chinese #Tibetan #AIethics #sustainability @uorclassics.bsky.social

🗃️What can a marble foot fragment from Aï Khanoum tell us about #AI? 📜 @edwardasross.bsky.social‬ puts Deep Research models to the test in Part 3 of his series on generative AI and #Hellenistic Central Asia 🤖🏺 #digitalhumanities #history #llm digitalorientalist.com/2025/05/27/h...

Thrilled that my third piece as a contributor for @digitalorientalist.bsky.social was just posted. Have a look to see how #DeepResearch AI models identify the #AiKhanoum foot. digitalorientalist.com/2025/05/27/h... #AI #AgenticAI #AIBias #ancienthistory #centralasia #hellenistichistory #classics

Hellenistic Central Asia through the Eyes of GenAI – Part 3: Deep Research

This is part three of a three-part series on the biases about Hellenistic Central Asia in generative artificial intelligence (AI) datasets. In this final part, I planned to discuss how Hellenistic …

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Had a wonderful time at Università degli Studi di Parma speaking at the Intensive ENCODE Spring School on #generativeAI #ethics and #teaching #AncientLanguages! It was fantastic to discuss digital competencies for ancient writing cultures to so many brilliant students and scholars.

Very happy to share that the programme and registration for #iGAIAS2025 @uorclassics.bsky.social is now available. Our keynote speaker, Federica Lucivero (@ethoxcentre.bsky.social), will discuss "Environmentally (un)sustainable AI: rethinking responsibilities for Ancient World Studies?".

Absolutely thrilled that the iGAIAS project has won the 2025 University of Reading Collaborative Award for Outstanding Contribution to Teaching and Learning. Looking forward to continuing our work promoting #AIethics, #AIliteracy, and exploring #AI's impact @uorclassics.bsky.social!

Had a great time presenting at the Southampton Branch of the Classical Association about our work on #GenAI in #AncientGreek and #Latin learning and #GenImageAI yesterday! It was lovely to see some @uorclassics.bsky.social students and alumni as well!

🚨FINAL #CFP: (Generative) Artificial Intelligence and Teaching the #AncientWorld Conference - June 25-26, 2025, @uniofreading.bsky.social. Abstracts Due: February 7, 2025 Full Details: edwardasross.wordpress.com/events/gener... #AI #Classics #Teaching @ics.bsky.social @classicsforall.bsky.social

🗃️ Part 2 of @edwardasross.bsky.social's series on 🌍 Hellenistic Central Asia and AI 🤖 explores how generative #AI tools represent ancient music 🎵 #DigitalHumanities #ArtificialIntelligence #HellenisticHistory #CentralAsia digitalorientalist.com/2025/01/28/h...

Come see our exhibit while it is still open! If you can't, there is an online version here: collections.reading.ac.uk/ure-museum/e...

Classics@UnivReading@uorclassics.bsky.social · 2y ago

We have a new blog! Check out the Distorted History exhibit @uremuseum.bsky.social before it closes on February 7th! blogs.reading.ac.uk/classics-at-... #classics #ancienthistory #AI #distortion #GenAI

If you have a professor/teacher who impacted you in a positive way, send them a short email and let them know and tell them what you’re doing these days. Teaching can be a thankless and exhausting job but one note can energize an educator for a year.

Yes, this is what some people told me defensively, and its the most ridiculous thing ever. No, the AI industry's environmental toll is not something we can look past. And no, we shouldn't be allowing our students to train the machines for trillionaire techbros instead of getting an education.

Kevin Gannon (now a Moo Deng fan account)@thetattooedprof.bsky.social · 2y ago

Detecting a shift in the higher-ed dicourse on GenAI; an emergent line of argument seems to be "we already use a lot of other tools with shitty data privacy, and AI isn't the only thing w energy concerns, so choosing not to use it is basically meaningless." Which feels like "oberying in advance" tbh

I may be a millennial who needs three types of liquids simultaneously but even I drink less water than AI when writing an email

Quick reminder that there are 3 weeks left to submit an abstract for (Generative) Artificial Intelligence and #Teaching the #AncientWorld! Check out the full #CFP here: edwardasross.wordpress.com/2024/12/02/c... #GenAI #AI #classics #buddhism #history @ics.bsky.social @uorclassics.bsky.social

#CFP (Generative) Artificial Intelligence and Teaching the Ancient World - June 25-26, 2025 - hybrid/University of Reading UK - edwardasross.wordpress.com/events/gener... Due by Feb 7

(GENERATIVE) ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND TEACHING THE ANCIENT WORLD

Above: Image generated by ChatGPT-4o (22 November 2024 version) on 26 November 2024. Prompt: “An ancient Indian statue with intricate carvings and a serene expression, seamlessly blended with advan…

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Looking forward to Jackie Baines and my presentation at #AIASCS2025 on #GenAI images and the #AncientWorld! Thanks to the Digital Classics Association for organizing the panel!

2024 #Academic Year-in-Review: ✅ #PhD Complete ✅ 4 grants received ✍️ 2 articles published 🏦 1 museum exhibit opened ❌ 17 fellowship/grant rejections 📜 8 conference presentations 📚 65 seminar classes taught #ecr #AcademicChatter #classics #GenAI #buddhism #NormalizeRejection #AncientBluesky

#CFP: (Generative) Artificial Intelligence and #Teaching the #AncientWorld Conference - June 25-26, 2025, @uorclassics.bsky.social. Abstract Submissions Due: February 7, 2025 Further Details: edwardasross.wordpress.com/events/gener... #AI #GenAI #Classics #Edusky #AIinEdu #AncientBluesky

heady mix of labor retaliation and divestment from humanities, with a jubilant redirection of resources towards AI. futures of meaningful and critical work replaced with water and energy devouring artificial intelligences www.insidehighered.com/news/admissi...

BU suspends admissions to humanities, other Ph.D. programs

The university didn’t announce its decision in a news release and hasn’t fully explained it, but two deans blamed a new grad workers’ union contract for the cutbacks to a dozen programs including Engl...

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Noticed that I was blocked by academics I was excited to follow during their migration and have discovered that I'm on an #AI apologist #blocklist. To be clear, my work is solely #CriticalAI studies related to the #ancientworld. I hope this reaches those that blocked me through this list. #edusky

Bluesky academics, let's get to know each other! Quote this & tell me: 1) a project you are working on & 2) an odd idea/theory you aren't working on but keep thinking about. 1) fine-tuned AI tutors for Ancient Greek, Latin, and hieroglyphs 2) receptions of Chapter 23 of the Lotus Sutra in China

Dr. Paula R. Curtis@paularcurtis.bsky.social · 2y ago

Bluesky academics, let's get to know each other! Quote this & tell me: 1) a project you are working on & 2) an odd idea/theory you aren't working on but keep thinking about. 1) a book on metal caster artisan organizations in medieval Japan 2) public historical engagement through random rock art

Join us for the last #GenAI and #AncientWorld Studies talk at Reading Classics by Dr. Thea Sommerschield (Nottingham) on "Between Machines and Stones: 15 years of AI for Epigraphy, from statistical methods to the Generative Turn" Nov. 13 from 4-5:30 PM (GMT).

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What a great day for @beinghumanfest.bsky.social at the Ure Museum of Greek Archaeology! It was brilliant to speak to so many people about #GenAI ethics and #ancientworld bias. Enjoy a couple highlights from our participants' generations:

And so it begins! @beinghumanfest.bsky.social #classics #ancientworld #genai #aiimages #classicsbluesky