Javier Cha
@javiercha.bsky.social
Canadian in Hong Kong.
Work: digital historian @ HKU.
Research: medieval Korea, Neo-Confucianism, historical networks, data centres, infrastructure studies, and historical applications of AI.
Team: Big Data Studies Lab https://bigdatastudies.net/
Work: digital historian @ HKU.
Research: medieval Korea, Neo-Confucianism, historical networks, data centres, infrastructure studies, and historical applications of AI.
Team: Big Data Studies Lab https://bigdatastudies.net/
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Our first project, with @norabenedict.bsky.social and @mellymeldubs.bsky.social, focuses on Borges' speculative writing.
Our second project, with Idris Brewster, Frank Leon Roberts, and Kinfolk Tech, explores James Baldwin's archives.
Grateful for this funding, excited for these projects!
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Our second project, with Idris Brewster, Frank Leon Roberts, and Kinfolk Tech, explores James Baldwin's archives.
Grateful for this funding, excited for these projects!
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February 16, 2026 at 2:52 PM
Our first project, with @norabenedict.bsky.social and @mellymeldubs.bsky.social, focuses on Borges' speculative writing.
Our second project, with Idris Brewster, Frank Leon Roberts, and Kinfolk Tech, explores James Baldwin's archives.
Grateful for this funding, excited for these projects!
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Our second project, with Idris Brewster, Frank Leon Roberts, and Kinfolk Tech, explores James Baldwin's archives.
Grateful for this funding, excited for these projects!
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I’m honored to be selected as a Humanities and AI Virtual Institute (HAVI) development awardee, with seed funding from @schmidtsciences.bsky.social, as a co-PI on two of eleven interdisciplinary teams exploring AI, human history, and culture.
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February 16, 2026 at 2:52 PM
I’m honored to be selected as a Humanities and AI Virtual Institute (HAVI) development awardee, with seed funding from @schmidtsciences.bsky.social, as a co-PI on two of eleven interdisciplinary teams exploring AI, human history, and culture.
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I'm incredibly honored to be selected, as one of 11 teams, for a 2026 @schmidtsciences.bsky.social HAVI Development Award. I'll be working with the brilliant @mariaa.bsky.social and @mellymeldubs.bsky.social on Borges, generative AI, imaginary books, and many things in between. An absolute dream!
Our first project, with @norabenedict.bsky.social and @mellymeldubs.bsky.social, focuses on Borges' speculative writing.
Our second project, with Idris Brewster, Frank Leon Roberts, and Kinfolk Tech, explores James Baldwin's archives.
Grateful for this funding, excited for these projects!
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Our second project, with Idris Brewster, Frank Leon Roberts, and Kinfolk Tech, explores James Baldwin's archives.
Grateful for this funding, excited for these projects!
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February 16, 2026 at 3:52 PM
I'm incredibly honored to be selected, as one of 11 teams, for a 2026 @schmidtsciences.bsky.social HAVI Development Award. I'll be working with the brilliant @mariaa.bsky.social and @mellymeldubs.bsky.social on Borges, generative AI, imaginary books, and many things in between. An absolute dream!
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You know those digital collections were the IIIF viewer & trash interface forces you to work really slow? Yeah, I just got Claude Code buffed with the Playwright MCP and Chromium to simulate a user zooming in/out, grab the tiles and create new composites.
In English : I can get all the images!
In English : I can get all the images!
February 15, 2026 at 1:32 AM
You know those digital collections were the IIIF viewer & trash interface forces you to work really slow? Yeah, I just got Claude Code buffed with the Playwright MCP and Chromium to simulate a user zooming in/out, grab the tiles and create new composites.
In English : I can get all the images!
In English : I can get all the images!
I've never received this level of sophisticated and detailed feedback on my PhD research, ever. This is seriously mind-blowing.
Next: what will happen if we convert this AI PhD supervisor into an agent?
With no exaggeration, I feel like I'm working with an artificial superintelligence system.
Next: what will happen if we convert this AI PhD supervisor into an agent?
With no exaggeration, I feel like I'm working with an artificial superintelligence system.
February 13, 2026 at 4:53 PM
I've never received this level of sophisticated and detailed feedback on my PhD research, ever. This is seriously mind-blowing.
Next: what will happen if we convert this AI PhD supervisor into an agent?
With no exaggeration, I feel like I'm working with an artificial superintelligence system.
Next: what will happen if we convert this AI PhD supervisor into an agent?
With no exaggeration, I feel like I'm working with an artificial superintelligence system.
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AI 시대 한문학 연구의 미래와 방향 / 근역한문학회 @단국대 2026.03.27.
www.kadh.org/%ed%95%99%ec...
www.kadh.org/%ed%95%99%ec...
February 13, 2026 at 8:01 AM
AI 시대 한문학 연구의 미래와 방향 / 근역한문학회 @단국대 2026.03.27.
www.kadh.org/%ed%95%99%ec...
www.kadh.org/%ed%95%99%ec...
Seven years ago, my previous employer's head of data science told me that machine learning would soon advance to the point where machines would be able to interpret and translate classical Chinese documents. My response was, no chance. He turned out to be absolutely right; I was wrong.
February 13, 2026 at 7:31 AM
Seven years ago, my previous employer's head of data science told me that machine learning would soon advance to the point where machines would be able to interpret and translate classical Chinese documents. My response was, no chance. He turned out to be absolutely right; I was wrong.
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Increasing problem with publishing work on AI is that the publication process is much slower than working paper process, so when papers finally get full peer reviews, authors are asked to account for newer papers that are built on the paper under review! No real norms around this research ouroborous
February 3, 2026 at 9:57 PM
Increasing problem with publishing work on AI is that the publication process is much slower than working paper process, so when papers finally get full peer reviews, authors are asked to account for newer papers that are built on the paper under review! No real norms around this research ouroborous
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The AI community is re-learning 20 years of cybersecurity. The hard way www.404media.co/exposed-molt...
Exposed Moltbook Database Let Anyone Take Control of Any AI Agent on the Site
'It exploded before anyone thought to check whether the database was properly secured.'
www.404media.co
February 1, 2026 at 1:10 AM
The AI community is re-learning 20 years of cybersecurity. The hard way www.404media.co/exposed-molt...
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Exciting news! I've been selected for a 2026 @schmidtsciences.bsky.social Humanities and AI Virtual Institute (HAVI) Development Award! 🎉
#DigitalHumanities #HAVI #Paraguay
#DigitalHumanities #HAVI #Paraguay
January 27, 2026 at 9:34 AM
Exciting news! I've been selected for a 2026 @schmidtsciences.bsky.social Humanities and AI Virtual Institute (HAVI) Development Award! 🎉
#DigitalHumanities #HAVI #Paraguay
#DigitalHumanities #HAVI #Paraguay
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Come work with us! Tallinn Uni is hiring a second lecturer in DH&AI. Estonian proficiency not required, foreign applicants welcome, required phd can be in progress (expected to be completed), competitive salary+benefits, nice working environment close to the sea
candidate.recrur.com/public/jobad...
candidate.recrur.com/public/jobad...
January 26, 2026 at 2:23 PM
Come work with us! Tallinn Uni is hiring a second lecturer in DH&AI. Estonian proficiency not required, foreign applicants welcome, required phd can be in progress (expected to be completed), competitive salary+benefits, nice working environment close to the sea
candidate.recrur.com/public/jobad...
candidate.recrur.com/public/jobad...
Look what just arrived in my mailbox!
January 26, 2026 at 8:54 AM
Look what just arrived in my mailbox!
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A video of Alex Pretti reading out the final salute of an unnamed veteran he cared for until the end of his life in the ICU, posted to Facebook by his son.
January 25, 2026 at 1:18 AM
A video of Alex Pretti reading out the final salute of an unnamed veteran he cared for until the end of his life in the ICU, posted to Facebook by his son.
Lauren Tilton @nolauren.bsky.social and I are drinking the coolest bottle of coffee ever made! #HKADH2026 #CUHK
January 23, 2026 at 6:16 AM
Lauren Tilton @nolauren.bsky.social and I are drinking the coolest bottle of coffee ever made! #HKADH2026 #CUHK
Wow. Is this place run by former Hong Kong academics and administrators? The messaging, the gimmick...
The University of Wolverhampton announces the launch of its Digital Futures Lab. The Lab will serve as a collaborative hub for interdisciplinary research, exploring how technologies such as Virtual Reality (VR) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) can transform scholarly practices and cultural analysis.
January 21, 2026 at 12:53 PM
Wow. Is this place run by former Hong Kong academics and administrators? The messaging, the gimmick...
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Getting excited for the HKADH 2026 conference! Thank you to the organizers including @javiercha.bsky.social for the invitation to share a keynote!l along with @andrewpiper.bsky.social and Chia-Wei Hsu!
January 19, 2026 at 4:32 AM
Getting excited for the HKADH 2026 conference! Thank you to the organizers including @javiercha.bsky.social for the invitation to share a keynote!l along with @andrewpiper.bsky.social and Chia-Wei Hsu!
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In the case of literature, that should be the last nail in the coffin for the New Critical claim that artistic quality resides purely in the object, and not in the human biographical and historical dramas it memorializes.
January 8, 2026 at 4:10 PM
In the case of literature, that should be the last nail in the coffin for the New Critical claim that artistic quality resides purely in the object, and not in the human biographical and historical dramas it memorializes.
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Researchers develop a camera that can focus on different distances at once | Discussion
engineering.cmu.edu
December 27, 2025 at 4:40 AM
Researchers develop a camera that can focus on different distances at once | Discussion
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Also check out Michelle Wang's "Global Medieval Studies is a Failure," which is absolute 🔥 and also argues that comparative studies might be a better path forward than "global" ones.
doi.org/10.1086/738440
doi.org/10.1086/738440
Global Medieval Studies Is a Failure | Speculum: Vol 101, No 1
doi.org
December 23, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Also check out Michelle Wang's "Global Medieval Studies is a Failure," which is absolute 🔥 and also argues that comparative studies might be a better path forward than "global" ones.
doi.org/10.1086/738440
doi.org/10.1086/738440
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✨ After a very active year with many new #DraCor corpora & an intense #DraCorSummit we’re wrapping things up just in time for the holidays with a refreshed interface and other improvements.
dracor.org
Release notes:
github.com/dracor-org/d...
github.com/dracor-org/d...
#DigitalHumanities
dracor.org
Release notes:
github.com/dracor-org/d...
github.com/dracor-org/d...
#DigitalHumanities
December 22, 2025 at 1:16 PM
✨ After a very active year with many new #DraCor corpora & an intense #DraCorSummit we’re wrapping things up just in time for the holidays with a refreshed interface and other improvements.
dracor.org
Release notes:
github.com/dracor-org/d...
github.com/dracor-org/d...
#DigitalHumanities
dracor.org
Release notes:
github.com/dracor-org/d...
github.com/dracor-org/d...
#DigitalHumanities
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Interdisciplinary research ftw…!
Really interesting research showing that while ultra-specialization in a single discipline might lead to better results early in one’s career, multi-discipline training and practice pays off big time in the long run. This applies to a range of professions from scientists to athletes and more
Recent discoveries on the acquisition of the highest levels of human performance
Scientists have long debated the origins of exceptional human achievements. This literature review summarizes recent evidence from multiple domains on the acquisition of world-class performance. We re...
www.science.org
December 21, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Interdisciplinary research ftw…!
Already finished mine. 🙏🏻
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December 22, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Already finished mine. 🙏🏻
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#ai tools seem to be generating a large swath of low-quality, formulaic biomedical articles drawn from #openaccess biomedical databases. For example, since the rise of #LLMs about three years ago, the number of new biomedical articles is about 5k larger than previous moving average would have […]
Original post on fediscience.org
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July 23, 2025 at 6:02 PM
#ai tools seem to be generating a large swath of low-quality, formulaic biomedical articles drawn from #openaccess biomedical databases. For example, since the rise of #LLMs about three years ago, the number of new biomedical articles is about 5k larger than previous moving average would have […]
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Holiday Lights 2.0 (1995)
December 21, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Holiday Lights 2.0 (1995)
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Do not cite an academic paper unless you’ve read it
AI Is Inventing Academic Papers That Don't Exist -- And They're Being Cited in Real Journals
Academic articles from authors using large language model are creating an ecosystem of fake research that threatens human knowledge itself.
www.rollingstone.com
December 19, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Do not cite an academic paper unless you’ve read it