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Episode 51

November 2025 was the most intense month in AI since ChatGPT launched. New episode of AI for the Humanities covers:
• GPT-5.1's controversial "warmer" personality
• Gemini 3's record-breaking 1501 Elo score
• Nano Banana Pro's troubling watermark system
• Chinese hackers using Claude for cyberattacks
• $650B in new infrastructure investments
• Why humanities perspectives are more crucial than ever
https://youtu.be/algk3QP8XjE

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Episode 50

Grace Gulick (CS + Art major at UD) breaks down MidJourney—the creative possibilities, the copyright mess, and why prompt engineering actually matters. AI image generators aren't disappearing, so how do we use them without screwing over artists?

https://youtu.be/ZhvgVzsszD4

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Episode 49

Exploring Grok's potential for humanities education—from image analysis to deep research. But are we critically examining the biases & Western-centric perspectives these AI tools bring to our classrooms? New video diving into both the promise & pitfalls. 🤖📚

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZYatTl34dlU

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Episode 48

AI is becoming infrastructure, not tool. From Pulse organizing your day before you ask, to Comet completing assignments in Canvas, to Chrome embedding Gemini invisibly—the question shifts from "should students use AI?" to "how do we teach when AI is always present?" New episode explores what this means for humanities education.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0lLSAhozIo&t=1971s

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Episode 47

How does Microsoft Copilot handle cross-cultural research? Criminal Justice major Ajah Edwards demonstrates translation and analysis tools while tackling the ethics of AI bias, documentation, and preserving community voices in digital heritage work.

https://youtu.be/xQ4ZyUm1t8Y

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Episode 46

In episode 46 of AI for the Humanities, research assistant Emilia Cortale returns to test Llama 3.3 (Meta’s open-source LLM) on Plácido’s “La flor de la caña,” then unpacks what AI-assisted reading means for the Humanities: access vs. depth, dialect and historical nuance, hallucinations, authorship, and ethics in education and the environment. Practical guardrails included: prompt documentation, source verification, dialect awareness, and sustainability reflection.

https://youtu.be/yX8Z3JL2Dxo

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Episode 45

Episode 45 of News in AI for the Humanities (July-August 2025) is live: “Ambient AI” is here—GPT-5, GPT-OSS open weights, Gemini Deep Think, Google AI Mode/Canvas, NotebookLM, agentic browsers, deepfake risks, publisher traffic shocks & the White House AI plan. Classroom takeaways inside. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wc4-M6GFRAk #AIHumanities #AmbientAI #DigitalLiteracy

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Episode 43

From grant writing to parenting advice? Claude is pushing the boundaries. In this follow-up video, Riley Bell returns to explore Claude’s new features, raise ethical concerns, and reflect on the AI-human divide. A must-watch for educators.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ptEaxV2gjw

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Episode 35

What is ChatGPT? How does it work? What does it mean for education, ethics & the humanities? In this sharp & accessible video, Elizabeth Kirsch unpacks the tech, tackles the concerns, and shows what it can—and can’t—do for educators. https://youtu.be/NJ5ZJvUgw-I #AIliteracy #ChatGPT

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Episode 32

In this episode of AI for the Humanities, University of Delaware intern Logan Elkins explores Grok, the headline-making large language model developed by Elon Musk’s company, xAI. Logan breaks down what Grok is, how it integrates with X (formerly Twitter), and highlights some of its most notable features, including the “DeepSearch” function, image generation through its Aurora model, and a wide range of quirky personas.

https://youtu.be/B7oZ10dgeaQ#AIandArt#MidJourneyAI#AIForTheHumanities

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