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Posts by Justin Tonra

The longer I spend in digital humanities, the more I am obsessively drawn to analog technologies and convinced we must actively and intently teach them or the digital world loses its color, texture, and depth.

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HEA launches online learning resources to support AI literacy in higher education | Higher Education Authority

Disappointing to see the HEA--a public body responsible for governance and regulation of higher education in Ireland--launching courses on "AI Fluency" that were co-designed by Anthropic. Their involvement is a clear and obvious conflict of interest. hea.ie/2026/04/01/h...

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Congratulations, Amy: great news!

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“If you wanted to create a tool that would enable the destruction of institutions that prop up democratic life, you could not do better than AI. Authoritarian leaders & tech oligarchs are deploying AI systems to hollow out public institutions with an astonishing alacrity.”

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Congrats, Máiréad! Is that a Harry Clarke on the cover?

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Needs more vocoder.

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2026 Call for Proposals | UK-Ireland Digital Humanities Association

⏰30 January⏰ is the deadline for the #CallForPapers for the UK-Ireland DH Association's 2026 Annual Event (15-16 June, University of Southampton & online). Theme: #Sustainability

We look forward to receiving your proposals! digitalhumanities-uk-ie.org/2026-annual-... #DigitalHumanities

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I've just updated my preprint on short personal reviews of novels on #ResearchIntegrity , which now covers 35 titles. bit.ly/409E5ff
Please attend me to novels which you believe to belong to this list, but are not yet included.

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UK-Ireland DH Association 2026 Annual Event - CFP Information Session

There are just 3 weeks left to submit your proposal for the 2026 Annual Event, to be held at the University of Southampton, 15-16 June. Theme: Sustainability. digitalhumanities-uk-ie.org/2026-annual-...

Questions about the CFP? Join our drop-in session on Wednesday www.sas.ac.uk/digital-huma...

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Venue for a graduation ceremony? Woah.

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2026 Call for Proposals | UK-Ireland Digital Humanities Association

Call for Proposals!🔔 We're pleased to announce the CFP for the 2026 Annual Event (15-16 June, University of Southampton). Theme: Sustainability digitalhumanities-uk-ie.org/2026-annual-...
Info session 16 Dec
Abstract submission by 30 Jan
EOI for peer review by 2 Feb
Notification of acceptance 16 Mar

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Great work, James: congrats!

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Congrats, Claire: I can't wait to read it!

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Enhancing research and teaching capacity through collaboration: building a UK–Ireland Digital Humanities Association Abstract. This article discusses the development of a Digital Humanities (DH) Association for the UK and Ireland. It explores processes for evidence gather

Want to know how to start a #DH association? Probably not - but lots about building sustainable orgs that support researchers, practitioners & students.

Thanks @jfwinters.bsky.social for guiding the process & @jtonra.bsky.social for working on the implementation section w/ me! @ukiedh.bsky.social

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Enhancing research and teaching capacity through collaboration: building a UK–Ireland Digital Humanities Association Abstract. This article discusses the development of a Digital Humanities (DH) Association for the UK and Ireland. It explores processes for evidence gather

How do you start a Digital Humanities association?

You can now read our answer to the question on everyone's lips, open-access in DSH: academic.oup.com/dsh/advance-...

It's a real pleasure to be in the company of great co-authors, writing about a great association!

@ukiedh.bsky.social

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Learn with ChatGPT - App Store Generative AI technology has revolutionised how we approach our daily tasks, with ChatGPT being one of the… Learn more tips and how-tos on the App Store.

And they are actively targeting students now, right in time for assessment season: apps.apple.com/ie/story/id1...

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"Tech companies do everything to turn inevitability into a lived experience, as they pollute their applications with ‘AI assistants’ and make opting out quite a cumbersome task for technology users. The inevitability myth is powerful. So powerful, I nearly got trapped." 👏

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Outrageous and antidemocratic that fried is overlook while Johnny-come-latelies like hash browns and hassleback [sic] make the ballot.

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Thanks a million, @richardacarter.bsky.social: this is really helpful! 🙏

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Recommendations please: I'm looking for an LLM that can be downloaded and run on a local machine. User-friendliness of installation and use much more important than power or parameter size.

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How to use ChatGPT at university without cheating: ‘Now it’s more like a study partner’ The ubiquitous AI tool has a divisive effect on educators with some seeing it a boon and others a menace. So what should you know about where to draw the line between check and cheat?

Obviously one expects no less from the university rankings industrial complex, but this is absolutely dire, willfully-naive AI boosterism.
www.theguardian.com/education/20...

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Just realised that Robert Frost's "Putting in the Seed" has a winking emoticon:

(Soft petals, yes, but not so barren quite,
Mingled with these, smooth bean and wrinkled pea;)

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You can use ChatGPT instead of your own brain to write your paper if I can talk about ChatGPT instead of you in your letter of reference

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The CLS INFRA project has officially concluded. After four transformative years, our work in building infrastructure for computational literary studies is complete. Thank you for being part of this journey!

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Similar resistance in the Netherlands: bsky.app/profile/oliv...

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Opinion: We are lecturers in Trinity College Dublin. It is our responsibility to resist AI Even if all the known issues were magically resolved, we would still not want our students to use GenAI

And a response to the original opinion piece today: www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025... (unpaywalled: archive.ph/l0f3k).

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Students hate that I base 50% of their grade on their "rich inner life" but this is the only way to be sure they are not using LLMs

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Herbert's 'Redemption'? Not an elegy, though.

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Opinion | The University’s Best Weapon Against A.I.: The 14th Century

Today, happily, brings a more thoughtful and considered opinion: www.nytimes.com/2025/08/26/o...

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Blithely dismissing "transitional worries about cheating" reveals a misunderstanding of the serious and fundamental threat posed to the integrity of degrees and other qualifications.

And uncritical boosterism undermines the "policies and institutional guidelines" that the piece mentions.

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