Episode 12

News in AI for the Humanities 11/3/24

This episode examines recent transformative developments in AI technology and their implications for humanities scholarship. Meghan McInnis-Dominguez analyzes Anthropic's Claude 3.5 Sonnet with its novel computer use capabilities, OpenAI's new search features, and Perplexity's innovative research tools, exploring how these advances are reshaping scholarly research methodologies. The episode also covers Google's Project Jarvis, Disney's AI creative initiatives, and the uncertain future of the US AI Safety Institute, considering how these developments affect knowledge production, artistic creativity, and research ethics. For humanities scholars, these changes present both opportunities and challenges, raising fundamental questions about human agency, artistic authenticity, and the future of academic inquiry in an AI-augmented world.