Claudia Carroll
@claudia42.bsky.social
Postdoctoral Research Associate at WashU's Transdisciplinary Institute of Applied Data Sciences. Working on digital humanities, AI text models, and computational literary studies. Read more at: aihumanities.wustl.edu
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Claudia Carroll
@claudia42.bsky.social
· Jan 10
‘Written in the Style of’: ChatGPT and the Literary Canon
doi.org
The first research paper from WashU's AI Humanities Lab, which I co-direct with Gabi Kirilloff, is available now in the Harvard Data Science Review! Read to learn more about how (badly) current LLMs are at replicating literary style: doi.org/10.1162/9960...
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The college at which I'm employed, which has signed a contract with the AI firm that stole books from 131 colleagues & me, paid a student to write an op-ed for the student paper promoting AI, guided the writing of it, and did not disclose this to the paper. www.thedartmouth.com/article/2026...
College approached and paid student to write op-ed in The Dartmouth
The Dartmouth ran the article on Nov. 17 without knowledge that the College had been involved.
www.thedartmouth.com
January 29, 2026 at 10:40 PM
The college at which I'm employed, which has signed a contract with the AI firm that stole books from 131 colleagues & me, paid a student to write an op-ed for the student paper promoting AI, guided the writing of it, and did not disclose this to the paper. www.thedartmouth.com/article/2026...
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"We analyze all papers published at ACL, NAACL, and EMNLP in 2024 and 2025... nearly 300 papers contain at least one HalluCitation... Notably, half of these papers were identified at EMNLP 2025 ... indicating that this issue is rapidly increasing."
https://www.arxiv.org/abs/2601.18724
https://www.arxiv.org/abs/2601.18724
HalluCitation Matters: Revealing the Impact of Hallucinated References with 300 Hallucinated Papers in ACL Conferences
Recently, we have often observed hallucinated citations or references that do not correspond to any existing work in papers under review, preprints, or published papers. Such hallucinated citations pose a serious concern to scientific reliability. When they appear in accepted papers, they may also negatively affect the credibility of conferences. In this study, we refer to hallucinated citations as "HalluCitation" and systematically investigate their prevalence and impact. We analyze all papers published at ACL, NAACL, and EMNLP in 2024 and 2025, including main conference, Findings, and workshop papers. Our analysis reveals that nearly 300 papers contain at least one HalluCitation, most of which were published in 2025. Notably, half of these papers were identified at EMNLP 2025, the most recent conference, indicating that this issue is rapidly increasing. Moreover, more than 100 such papers were accepted as main conference and Findings papers at EMNLP 2025, affecting the credib
www.arxiv.org
January 28, 2026 at 5:40 PM
"We analyze all papers published at ACL, NAACL, and EMNLP in 2024 and 2025... nearly 300 papers contain at least one HalluCitation... Notably, half of these papers were identified at EMNLP 2025 ... indicating that this issue is rapidly increasing."
https://www.arxiv.org/abs/2601.18724
https://www.arxiv.org/abs/2601.18724
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Join our dynamic, interdisciplinary faculty. We're hiring for the following teaching-track positions:
•Assistant Professor, Library & Information Science: apply.interfolio.com/179591
•Assistant Professor, Information Mgmt. & Information Systems: apply.interfolio.com/179688
Please share widely!
•Assistant Professor, Library & Information Science: apply.interfolio.com/179591
•Assistant Professor, Information Mgmt. & Information Systems: apply.interfolio.com/179688
Please share widely!
January 27, 2026 at 8:33 PM
Join our dynamic, interdisciplinary faculty. We're hiring for the following teaching-track positions:
•Assistant Professor, Library & Information Science: apply.interfolio.com/179591
•Assistant Professor, Information Mgmt. & Information Systems: apply.interfolio.com/179688
Please share widely!
•Assistant Professor, Library & Information Science: apply.interfolio.com/179591
•Assistant Professor, Information Mgmt. & Information Systems: apply.interfolio.com/179688
Please share widely!
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"I want statisticians and data scientists to be more honest and explicit about the rhetorical role of statistical inference. No one in introductory statistics tells you that they are teaching a language of persuasion with numbers."
Statistical inference is a rhetoric of counts.
Debate me bro
Statistical inference is rhetoric.
www.argmin.net
January 26, 2026 at 5:57 PM
"I want statisticians and data scientists to be more honest and explicit about the rhetorical role of statistical inference. No one in introductory statistics tells you that they are teaching a language of persuasion with numbers."
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A MacArthur foundacioun grant to go to Silicon Valley businesses and explayne the concept of "cautionarye tale" so thei kan understande movyes and bookes
January 22, 2026 at 4:35 AM
A MacArthur foundacioun grant to go to Silicon Valley businesses and explayne the concept of "cautionarye tale" so thei kan understande movyes and bookes
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Updated my DH syllabus for the upcoming semester! I've made substantial changes to the readings to incorporate exciting new work since the 2024 iteration, while still intentionally keeping 60 readings by 60 different first authors to reflect the diversity of DH: wenyi-shang.github.io/files/Syllab...
wenyi-shang.github.io
January 22, 2026 at 8:48 PM
Updated my DH syllabus for the upcoming semester! I've made substantial changes to the readings to incorporate exciting new work since the 2024 iteration, while still intentionally keeping 60 readings by 60 different first authors to reflect the diversity of DH: wenyi-shang.github.io/files/Syllab...
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[Job 📣] Are you curious about #AI applications in the #humanities? My Print and Probability research group (@print-and-prob.bsky.social) is hiring a postdoc! Come help us develop computational methods for identifying clandestine early modern printers!
cmu.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/CMU/job/Pitt...
cmu.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/CMU/job/Pitt...
January 22, 2026 at 10:00 PM
[Job 📣] Are you curious about #AI applications in the #humanities? My Print and Probability research group (@print-and-prob.bsky.social) is hiring a postdoc! Come help us develop computational methods for identifying clandestine early modern printers!
cmu.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/CMU/job/Pitt...
cmu.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/CMU/job/Pitt...
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👋 We're kicking off the spring semester with the return of our Modeling Culture program! Join us on February 2 for "Modeling ‘Worth by Association’ in U.S. Book Reviews, 1905–1925" with Matthew J. Lavin, Assistant Professor of Humanities Analytics at Denison U.
cdh.princeton.edu/events/2026/...
cdh.princeton.edu/events/2026/...
Modeling ‘Worth by Association’ in U.S. Book Reviews, 1905–1925
Modeling ‘Worth by Association’ in U.S. Book Reviews, 1905–1925
cdh.princeton.edu
January 21, 2026 at 9:22 PM
👋 We're kicking off the spring semester with the return of our Modeling Culture program! Join us on February 2 for "Modeling ‘Worth by Association’ in U.S. Book Reviews, 1905–1925" with Matthew J. Lavin, Assistant Professor of Humanities Analytics at Denison U.
cdh.princeton.edu/events/2026/...
cdh.princeton.edu/events/2026/...
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Did you miss the call for papers for #CCLS2026 in Potsdam, but still want to participate with a contribution? Our call for posters is still open until March 3: jcls.io/site/ccls202....
January 20, 2026 at 6:20 PM
Did you miss the call for papers for #CCLS2026 in Potsdam, but still want to participate with a contribution? Our call for posters is still open until March 3: jcls.io/site/ccls202....
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This call is currently open for a Humanistica-satellite event, that might interest people in computational humanities (and not only). It is supported by CultureLab and welcomes long papers as well as lightning talks and posters.
📢 CfP now open for the Computational Cultural Science Workshop (Paris, 18-19 May 2026) until 16 February.
Topics of interest:
*️⃣AI and cultural datasets
*️⃣Theory-driven humanities research
*️⃣Document-based modelling of historical and social processes
*️⃣Cultural analytics
👉 c2s.sciencesconf.org
Topics of interest:
*️⃣AI and cultural datasets
*️⃣Theory-driven humanities research
*️⃣Document-based modelling of historical and social processes
*️⃣Cultural analytics
👉 c2s.sciencesconf.org
Computational Cultural Science Worshop - Sciencesconf.org
Workshop description
c2s.sciencesconf.org
January 20, 2026 at 4:09 PM
This call is currently open for a Humanistica-satellite event, that might interest people in computational humanities (and not only). It is supported by CultureLab and welcomes long papers as well as lightning talks and posters.
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Squirrel Appreciation Day is almost here! 21 January every year!
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#SquirrelScrolling #sqrlpix
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#SquirrelScrolling #sqrlpix
January 19, 2026 at 2:30 PM
Squirrel Appreciation Day is almost here! 21 January every year!
✨🐿️✨🐿️✨🐿️✨🐿️✨🐿️✨🐿️✨
#SquirrelScrolling #sqrlpix
✨🐿️✨🐿️✨🐿️✨🐿️✨🐿️✨🐿️✨
#SquirrelScrolling #sqrlpix
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I am actually very optimistic about the long-run outcome of genAI for the humanities but the reaction *from* humanities specialists is going to delay the benefits to their fields.
It's really good when ppl suddenly have a bunch of tools they interact with via effective use of *natural language*.
It's really good when ppl suddenly have a bunch of tools they interact with via effective use of *natural language*.
One thing that is very interesting in the topic of writing in particular, is that even if you accept the premise that AI is an incredibly powerful and useful tool, the *way you communicate with that tool* is by writing.
The technology of AI makes written communication skills more valuable, not less
The technology of AI makes written communication skills more valuable, not less
Even though I absolutely hate reading AI writing, I am getting negatively polarized by the stunning incuriosity of so much of the professoriate about the objectively strangest technology in the last hundred years
January 18, 2026 at 12:50 AM
I am actually very optimistic about the long-run outcome of genAI for the humanities but the reaction *from* humanities specialists is going to delay the benefits to their fields.
It's really good when ppl suddenly have a bunch of tools they interact with via effective use of *natural language*.
It's really good when ppl suddenly have a bunch of tools they interact with via effective use of *natural language*.
Reposted by Claudia Carroll
I've put together a list of the most helpful activities/visualizations/tools I've found for introducing students to the mechanics of LLMs (which I do every year). miriamposner.com/blog/introdu...
Introducing beginners to the mechanics of machine learning – Miriam Posner
miriamposner.com
January 12, 2026 at 10:04 PM
I've put together a list of the most helpful activities/visualizations/tools I've found for introducing students to the mechanics of LLMs (which I do every year). miriamposner.com/blog/introdu...
Reposted by Claudia Carroll
This is the first time I'm teaching this class since GPT became ubiquitous - talking to CS colleagues, it seems like hand-written quizzes are a good idea to ensure students are really learning to code, and not just using GPT, but I'm curious if anyone else has ideas. Constant quizzing seems tedious!
January 12, 2026 at 5:57 PM
This is the first time I'm teaching this class since GPT became ubiquitous - talking to CS colleagues, it seems like hand-written quizzes are a good idea to ensure students are really learning to code, and not just using GPT, but I'm curious if anyone else has ideas. Constant quizzing seems tedious!
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New paper in AI & Society w/ @hoytlong.bsky.social + @teddyroland.bsky.social! We simulated 101 "AI authors" to see how LLMs imagine creativity & cultural distinction + compared them to real historical authors. What do AI authors want & how do they pursue success? link.springer.com/article/10.1...
The social AI author: modeling creativity and distinction in simulated cultural fields - AI & SOCIETY
This article examines generative AI models as sociocultural actors, focusing on how they reproduce and constrain notions of authorship and identity within the contemporary U.S. literary field. Through...
link.springer.com
January 5, 2026 at 6:26 PM
New paper in AI & Society w/ @hoytlong.bsky.social + @teddyroland.bsky.social! We simulated 101 "AI authors" to see how LLMs imagine creativity & cultural distinction + compared them to real historical authors. What do AI authors want & how do they pursue success? link.springer.com/article/10.1...
The first research paper from WashU's AI Humanities Lab, which I co-direct with Gabi Kirilloff, is available now in the Harvard Data Science Review! Read to learn more about how (badly) current LLMs are at replicating literary style: doi.org/10.1162/9960...
‘Written in the Style of’: ChatGPT and the Literary Canon
doi.org
January 10, 2026 at 9:14 PM
The first research paper from WashU's AI Humanities Lab, which I co-direct with Gabi Kirilloff, is available now in the Harvard Data Science Review! Read to learn more about how (badly) current LLMs are at replicating literary style: doi.org/10.1162/9960...