📢 CfP for #CHR2027 is out! Submissions on all aspects of computational humanities research welcome; all details available here: 2027.computational-humanities-research.org/cfp/ And yes, CHR2027 will take place a little later than usual. So you *could* start later… but we suggest starting now!

For the HERAtlas project at the University of Amsterdam (Netherlands) we are looking for a Postdoc to combine data science, psychology, and digital history to uncover the "invisible" women of art history! More info at: werkenbij.uva.nl/en/vacancies...

📢 The #CHR2025 proceedings are out! 97 papers, ~1600 pages of computational humanities 🔥 Now published via the new Anthology of Computers and the Humanities, with DOIs for every paper. 🔗 anthology.ach.org/volumes/vol0... And don’t forget: registration closes tomorrow (20 Nov)!

Edited by Taylor Arnold, Margherita Fantoli, and Ruben Ros

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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

Look at our lovely autumn/winter @ihr.bsky.social Digital History seminar schedule, including talks from @bamcshane.bsky.social @jeroenputtevils.bsky.social @rubenros.bsky.social @thomassmits.bsky.social @melvinwevers.bsky.social and more! #dhist

📢 Don’t miss the first articles from CHR’s themed issue, Expanding the Toolkit: Large Language Models in Humanities Research! Read the issue #openaccess here: 📚 cup.org/4lvH2Ow #computationalhumanities #CHR @comphumresearch.bsky.social @nolauren.bsky.social @folgertk.bsky.social

The submission deadline for #CHR2025 is fast approaching! Authors, you have until Friday, 18 July, to submit your short and long papers, lightning talk abstracts, and workshop ideas. ⚠️ Please note: there will be NO extension of this deadline. 🔗 2025.computational-humanities-research.org/cfp/

⚡ CFP: a themed issue in Computational Humanities Research! Meaning, Form, and History in Computational Poetics: if you work on all things verse, all things form, in any language, consider submitting! for questions reach out to me or @nmhouston.bsky.social ! www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

In an age of failing economies and a neofascist backlash, what we need is Marxism. To free ourselves from our technofeudal overlords, we must think like Karl Marx. The corporations are asset-stripping our brains, but we can take back control. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

We are looking for a host for #CHR2026! Read the Call for Bids on our website, and submit your proposal by November, 10. computational-humanities-research.org/hosting/

What impact is AI having on jobs in the tech industry? I've been collecting stories from tech workers—from engineers at giants like Google to content mods at TikTok to coders at small startups—to find out. Here, in their words, is how AI is transforming, degrading, and yes, replacing their jobs.

How AI is killing jobs in the tech industry

Tech workers at TikTok, Google, and across the industry share stories about how AI is changing, ruining, or replacing their jobs.

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Both funny and scary idea in this paper that authors might insert hidden text into their papers instructing LLM peer reviewers to say how great the paper is and recommend acceptance. arxiv.org/html/2412.01...

While you share that arXiv preprint that does not say what you think it does, I'll just leave this peer-reviewed Nature paper here: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

The effect of ChatGPT on students’ learning performance, learning perception, and higher-order thinking: insights from a meta-analysis - Humanities and Social Sciences Communications

Humanities and Social Sciences Communications - The effect of ChatGPT on students’ learning performance, learning perception, and higher-order thinking: insights from a meta-analysis

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We are proud to have @miguelev.bsky.social (@cssh-nus.bsky.social, National University of Singapore) and Els Lefever (LT3 Language and Translation Technology, Ghent University) as keynote speakers at our CHR2025 conference in December. More: 2025.computational-humanities-research.org/news/keynote...

Come do a PhD or postdoc with us! Generously ERC funded salaries, at the intersection of computational social science/humanities/DH, corpus linguistics, ML/AI, sustainability studies. Deadline 15th May (if interested but that's too short, or in the process of graduating, talk to me) Topics&links👇

It was a real pleasure to chat with Jack Tame on Q+A about why now is the time to think seriously about reducing our reliance on US tech companies and what to make of Elon Musk’s alliance with Donald Trump. He hosts a great programme and I was really happy to be invited on.

Paris Marx: US tech giants dominate life. Why people must take control | Q+A 2025

YouTube video by Q+A with Jack Tame

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🚨 Our Call for Papers is out! 🚨 We continue our tradition of providing a dedicated platform for presenting computational work that bridges formal methods and traditional inquiry in the arts and humanities. Check out the website for all details: 2025.computational-humanities-research.org/cfp/

We've got news! The new CHR website is live - your go-to place for all things CHR: computational-humanities-research.org Also, welcome to @lucy3.bsky.social (Proceedings Officer) and @jbrottrager.bsky.social (Early Career Representative), our new board members!

Goedzo Wat ze ook nu al kunnen doen: niet meer alle Kamerstukken in Microsoft Word-format aanbieden. Er zijn genoeg open standaarden die prima werken, en het scheelt nog belastinggeld ook

Rolf Oldejans@rolfoldejans.bsky.social · 2y ago

Tweede Kamer wil een ‘rijkscloud’ om los te komen van Amerikaanse big tech www.volkskrant.nl/tech/tweede-...

We zien steeds meer door AI gegenereerd beeld om ons heen, maar hoe bevooroordeeld zijn de achterliggende AI-systemen? @nanne.bsky.social, @melvinwevers.bsky.social en Eftychia Stamkou gaan dat samen met partners uit de culturele sector onderzoeken: www.uva.nl/shared-conte...

Hoe beïnvloedt AI de beelden die het genereert?

Nu iedereen met behulp van AI afbeeldingen kan creëren, zien we steeds meer door AI gegenereerd beeld om ons heen. Tegelijkertijd is er maar weinig bekend over hoe de achterliggende AI-systemen werken...

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Recently, I have been awarded a grant from the UvA's Responsible Digital Transformations Programme. Together with Nanne van Noord en Eftychia Stamkou. Together with a postdoc we will examine the Visual Imaginaries of GenAI concerning Gender. More info here: rdt.uva.nl/research/res...

Visual Imaginaries of Gender: The potentials and limitations of GenAI - Responsible Digital Transformations

This project investigates the gender imaginaries of Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) for image generation. Whilst prior research has demonstrated that GenAI defaults to masculine when prompt...

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Zhivar Sourati, Farzan Karimi-Malekabadi, Meltem Ozcan, Colin McDaniel, Alireza Ziabari, Jackson Trager, Ala Tak, Meng Chen, Fred Morstatter, Morteza Dehghani The Shrinking Landscape of Linguistic Diversity in the Age of Large Language Models https://arxiv.org/abs/2502.11266

Nieuw en schandalig dieptepunt in de Nederlandse houding ten opzichte van de mensenrechten van Palestijnen en iedereen die zich daarover uitspreekt. Een agressieve en lasterlijke pro-Israëlische lobby heeft met behulp van o.a. de VVD, de uitnodiging van Albanese laten intrekken.

NOS@nieuws.nos.nl · 2y ago

Tweede Kamer wil VN-rapporteur Albanese deze week toch niet ontvangen #Politiek

After publishing our conference proceedings with CEUR for 5 years, we need a new venue. 🚨 How do we ensure that the CHR proceedings remain free, accessible, and interdisciplinary? 🖥️ Join the discussion and share your thoughts here: discourse.computational-humanities-research.org/t/call-for-i...

Call for input: finding a new publication venue for our conference proceedings

Dear Computational Humanities Research Community, As many of you know, we have been publishing our conference proceedings with CEUR Workshop Proceedings since the first edition of CHR back in 2020. C...

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Fining big tech might look like we are holding them accountable but it doesn't leave a dent at all as this great post from @proton.me shows: proton.me/blog/big-tec...

Big Tech earns enough in less than 3 weeks to pay all 2024 fines | Proton

Big Tech fines reached more than $8 billion in 2024. Unfortunately, not even this fine will give Big Tech pause. But progress is being made.

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Biden warns of an oligarchy taking shape, of a tech industrial complex. He also just signed an executive order to lease federal lands to tech companies to build more data centers for AI. That tech oligarchy is already here, and Dems are still enabling it. www.bloodinthemachine.com/p/the-tech-o...

The tech oligarchy has been here for years

What really drove the rise of Biden's 'tech industrial complex', and how to stop it

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Ik ben vooral benieuwd hoe dit debat en argumentatie veranderde in de twintigste eeuw. Met begeleider @melvinwevers.bsky.social onderzocht ik daarom specialisering zoals die zichtbaar is in het spreken van politici.

CHR Board Openings: Early Career Rep & Proceedings Officer positions available. Please help us shape the future of computational humanities research. Apply by Feb 21, 2025. Details: 2024.computational-humanities-research.org/announcement...

New favourite razor

The world's richest man has joined a growing chorus of right-wing voices attacking Wikipedia as part of an intensifying campaign against free and open access information. Why do they hate it so much?

Elon Musk and the right’s war on Wikipedia

The world's richest man has joined a growing chorus of right-wing voices attacking Wikipedia as part of an intensifying campaign against free and open access information.

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