Artificial humanities is emerging as a field, with observatories, books and degree programs
begusgasper · x · 2026-07-21
The post says “artificial humanities” is starting to look like a real academic field.
According to the quoted text, scholars have already:
- launched an observatory
- published new books and a book series
- built courses, minors, and majors
- seen researchers begin to identify with the label
The tone is partly celebratory and partly playful, ending with a joke that the author should get on with building the field.
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