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Episode 55

Stanford extracts 95% of Harry Potter from AI (verbatim!), Courts compel release of 20M ChatGPT logs, AI exaggerates research findings 73% of the time, Mental health crisis demands humanistic response

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Meghan McInnis-Dominguez Meghan McInnis-Dominguez

Episode 54

Transform your humanities classroom with AI! Lauren Lamonsoff shares the ALIVE protocol—a practical framework for creating differentiated materials, assessments & feedback while protecting student privacy. Essential viewing for ALL humanities educators!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2a8qCMLBNTs

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Meghan McInnis-Dominguez Meghan McInnis-Dominguez

Episode 53

Deep dive into Google Gemini for humanities work! UD senior Catherine Komp demos Deep Research, custom Gems & image analysis—plus crucial guidance on ethics, bias & citation. https://youtu.be/OUFEQ83OCZs

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Episode 52

How is AI affecting our children's development? Recent UD grad Elizabeth Kirsch explores ChatGPT's impact on young minds—from personalized learning benefits to risks of addiction, grooming & eroded human connection. https://youtu.be/K8vd2C1VdX0

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Meghan McInnis-Dominguez Meghan McInnis-Dominguez

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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Meghan McInnis-Dominguez Meghan McInnis-Dominguez

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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Meghan McInnis-Dominguez Meghan McInnis-Dominguez

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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Meghan McInnis-Dominguez Meghan McInnis-Dominguez

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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Meghan McInnis-Dominguez Meghan McInnis-Dominguez

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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Meghan McInnis-Dominguez Meghan McInnis-Dominguez

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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