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Dr. Edward A S Ross (he/him)
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| teaching fellow . university of reading |
| #classics . #buddhism . #centralasia . #criticalAI |
| Reading (PhD), HKU (MBuddhStud), and McGill (BA) alumnus |

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There is one week left to register for in-person attendance to #iGAIAS2025 @uniofreading.bsky.social.

Registration: www.store.reading.ac.uk/conferences-...

#digitalhumanities #classics #ancienthistory #genimageAI #Latin #Greek #Chinese #Tibetan #AIethics #sustainability @uorclassics.bsky.social
(Generative) Artificial Intelligence and Teaching the Ancient World - June 25-26, 2025 - Hybrid Conference - University of Reading - Keynote Speech: Environmentally (un)sustainable AI: rethinking responsibilities for Ancient World Studies? - Prof. Federica Lucivero (Ethox Centre, University of Oxford). This event is supported by the Department of Classics at the University of Reading, the Bristol Digital Game Lab, and the Institute of Classical Studies.
June 2, 2025 at 4:26 PM
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Had a wonderful time at Università degli Studi di Parma speaking at the Intensive ENCODE Spring School on #generativeAI #ethics and #teaching #AncientLanguages! It was fantastic to discuss digital competencies for ancient writing cultures to so many brilliant students and scholars.
An open air garden in the middle of a yellow building with arched porticos. There is a large tree in the middle. A blue tote bag laying on a table. The tote bag has the words "UNIVERSITA DI PARMA" on the front in while lettering. There is also a logo with the Latin phrase "ALMA . UNIVERSITAS . STUDIORUM . PERMENSIS". A light blue powerpoint slide with digitally manipulated ionic columns on either side of the screen. The text reads: "Ethics and Efficacy: Teaching and Learning Ancient Greek and Latin with Generative AI - Edward A. S. Ross - University of Reading - May 19, 2025 - Intensive ENCODE Spring School - Parma, Italy".
May 20, 2025 at 9:07 AM
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Very happy to share that the programme and registration for #iGAIAS2025 @uorclassics.bsky.social is now available.

Our keynote speaker, Federica Lucivero (@ethoxcentre.bsky.social), will discuss "Environmentally (un)sustainable AI: rethinking responsibilities for Ancient World Studies?".
(Generative) Artificial Intelligence and Teaching the Ancient World - June 25-26, 2025 - Hybrid Conference - University of Reading - Keynote Speech: Environmentally (un)sustainable AI: rethinking responsibilities for Ancient World Studies? - Prof. Federica Lucivero (Ethox Centre, University of Oxford). This event is supported by the Department of Classics at the University of Reading, the Bristol Digital Game Lab, and the Institute of Classical Studies.
April 18, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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Absolutely thrilled that the iGAIAS project has won the 2025 University of Reading Collaborative Award for Outstanding Contribution to Teaching and Learning.

Looking forward to continuing our work promoting #AIethics, #AIliteracy, and exploring #AI's impact @uorclassics.bsky.social!
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April 7, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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Had a great time presenting at the Southampton Branch of the Classical Association about our work on #GenAI in #AncientGreek and #Latin learning and #GenImageAI yesterday! It was lovely to see some @uorclassics.bsky.social students and alumni as well!
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March 21, 2025 at 5:45 PM
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🚨FINAL #CFP: (Generative) Artificial Intelligence and Teaching the #AncientWorld Conference - June 25-26, 2025, @uniofreading.bsky.social.

Abstracts Due: February 7, 2025

Full Details: edwardasross.wordpress.com/events/gener...

#AI #Classics #Teaching
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Artificial Intelligence and Teaching the Ancient World - Interdisciplinary Conference - June 25-26, 2025 - Hybrid - Department of Classics, University of Reading - Call for Papers - Discussion Streams - 1. The Double-edged Sword: Reconciling the Ethics of Using GenAI in Ancient World T&L - 2. Learning by Example: Case Studies of Good Practice - 3. Under Construction: Developing AI Models for Supporting Ancient World T&L - 4. Skewed Visions: GenAI in Public Ancient History and Reception - Submit an abstract, bio, and CV to iGAIAS@reading.ac.uk by February 7, 2025. Full Details Here: https://edwardasross.wordpress.com/events/generative-artificial-intelligence-and-teaching-the-ancient-world/ Text of the Call for Papers Available at: https://edwardasross.wordpress.com/2024/12/02/cfp-generative-artificial-intelligence-and-teaching-the-ancient-world/ Text of the Call for Papers Available at: https://edwardasross.wordpress.com/2024/12/02/cfp-generative-artificial-intelligence-and-teaching-the-ancient-world/
February 3, 2025 at 1:41 PM
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Quick reminder that there are 3 weeks left to submit an abstract for (Generative) Artificial Intelligence and #Teaching the #AncientWorld!

Check out the full #CFP here: edwardasross.wordpress.com/2024/12/02/c...

#GenAI #AI #classics #buddhism #history @ics.bsky.social @uorclassics.bsky.social
Artificial Intelligence and Teaching the Ancient World - Interdisciplinary Conference - June 25-26, 2025 - Hybrid - Department of Classics, University of Reading - Call for Papers - Discussion Streams - 1. The Double-edged Sword: Reconciling the Ethics of Using GenAI in Ancient World T&L - 2. Learning by Example: Case Studies of Good Practice - 3. Under Construction: Developing AI Models for Supporting Ancient World T&L - 4. Skewed Visions: GenAI in Public Ancient History and Reception - Submit an abstract, bio, and CV to iGAIAS@reading.ac.uk by February 7, 2025. Full Details Here: https://edwardasross.wordpress.com/events/generative-artificial-intelligence-and-teaching-the-ancient-world/
January 13, 2025 at 3:12 PM
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Looking forward to Jackie Baines and my presentation at #AIASCS2025 on #GenAI images and the #AncientWorld!

Thanks to the Digital Classics Association for organizing the panel!
8:00am-10:30am EST, Salon K (Hybrid) - SCS-40: HYBRID: Opening Up Classics with AI (organized by the Digital Classics Association) - Neil Coffee, University at Buffalo, SUNY, Organizer - 1. Neil Coffee, University at Buffalo, SUNY - Introduction - 2. Samuel Huskey, University of Oklahoma - Opening Up Bottlenecks in Digital Classics Workflows with Human-in-the-Loop AI - 3. Patrick Burns, New York University - Prompt Engineering for Latin Teachers - 4. Edward Ross, University of Reading, and Jackie Baines, University of Reading - Generative Image AI and Teaching Classics: A Case of Exaggeration - 5. Gregory Crane, Tufts University - AI, Machine Actionable Publication and Assigning Credit - 6. Joseph Dexter, Harvard University, and Pramit Chaudhuri, University of Texas at Austin - Benchmarking Generative AI Models for Classical Literary Criticism
January 4, 2025 at 12:24 PM
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#CFP: (Generative) Artificial Intelligence and #Teaching the #AncientWorld Conference - June 25-26, 2025, @uorclassics.bsky.social.

Abstract Submissions Due: February 7, 2025

Further Details: edwardasross.wordpress.com/events/gener...

#AI #GenAI #Classics #Edusky #AIinEdu #AncientBluesky
Artificial Intelligence and Teaching the Ancient World - Interdisciplinary Conference - June 25-26, 2025 - Hybrid - Department of Classics, University of Reading - Call for Papers - Discussion Streams - 1. The Double-edged Sword: Reconciling the Ethics of Using GenAI in Ancient World T&L - 2. Learning by Example: Case Studies of Good Practice - 3. Under Construction: Developing AI Models for Supporting Ancient World T&L - 4. Skewed Visions: GenAI in Public Ancient History and Reception - Submit an abstract, bio, and CV to iGAIAS@reading.ac.uk by February 7, 2025. Full Details Here: https://edwardasross.wordpress.com/events/generative-artificial-intelligence-and-teaching-the-ancient-world/ Text of the Call for Papers Available at: https://edwardasross.wordpress.com/2024/12/02/cfp-generative-artificial-intelligence-and-teaching-the-ancient-world/ Text of the Call for Papers Available at: https://edwardasross.wordpress.com/2024/12/02/cfp-generative-artificial-intelligence-and-teaching-the-ancient-world/
December 4, 2024 at 2:24 AM
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Noticed that I was blocked by academics I was excited to follow during their migration and have discovered that I'm on an #AI apologist #blocklist.

To be clear, my work is solely #CriticalAI studies related to the #ancientworld. I hope this reaches those that blocked me through this list. #edusky
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November 18, 2024 at 3:51 PM
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What a great day for @beinghumanfest.bsky.social at
the Ure Museum of Greek Archaeology! It was brilliant to speak to so many people about #GenAI ethics and #ancientworld bias.

Enjoy a couple highlights from our participants' generations:
Midjourney, Midjourney 6.1, 23 October 2024 version, personal communication, generated on 7 November 2024. Prompt: “Create an image of Heracles defeating the Nemean Lion in the style of high-quality digital art. Make sure that the hero has a French baguette and butter.” Generating these images used approximately 0.04 kilowatt-hours of energy. That is about the same as charging a smart phone from 0% to 100% 4 times! OpenAI, DALL-E 3, 8 August 2024 version, personal communication, generated on 7 November 2024. Prompt: “Create an image of Cyrus’ conquest of Babylon in the style of pop-art. Make sure that the temple has the processional way and an Assyrian lion.” Midjourney, Midjourney 6.1, 23 October 2024 version, personal communication, generated on 7 November 2024. Prompt: “Create an image of Cyrus’ conquest of Babylon in the style of pop-art. Make sure that the temple has the processional way and an Assyrian lion.” Generating these images used approximately 0.05 kilowatt-hours of energy. That is about the same as charging a smart phone from 0% to 100% 5 times! OpenAI, DALL-E 3, 8 August 2024 version, personal communication, generated on 7 November 2024. Prompt: “Create an image of an Ancient Greek temple in the style of an early 20th-century painting. Make sure that the temple has lots of ancient statues.” Midjourney, Midjourney 6.1, 23 October 2024 version, personal communication, generated on 7 November 2024. Prompt: “Create an image of an Ancient Greek temple in the style of a Picasso painting. Make sure that the temple has lots of ancient statues.” Generating these images used approximately 0.05 kilowatt-hours of energy. That is about the same as charging a smart phone from 0% to 100% 5 times! OpenAI, DALL-E 3, 8 August 2024 version, personal communication, generated on 7 November 2024. Prompt: “Create an image of an Ancient Roman house in the style of photo-realism. Make sure that the house has modern technology, a UFO, and an alien.” Midjourney, Midjourney 6.1, 23 October 2024 version, personal communication, generated on 7 November 2024. Prompt: “Create an image of an Ancient Roman house in the style of photo-realism. Make sure that the house has modern technology, a UFO, and an alien.” Generating these images used approximately 0.05 kilowatt-hours of energy. That is about the same as charging a smart phone from 0% to 100% 5 times!
November 7, 2024 at 10:57 PM
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And so it begins!

@beinghumanfest.bsky.social

#classics #ancientworld #genai #aiimages #classicsbluesky
An image of a poster with an arrow and a poster of “Painting with Prompts: GenAI and Creating Art, Being Human Festival 2024” on a glass door.
November 7, 2024 at 11:07 AM
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We’re excited to be organising an event as part of this year’s Being Human Festival (7–16 November). #BeingHuman2024 is the UK’s national festival of the #humanities.

Register for our event on #AI #images at the Ure Museum of #Greek #Archaeology here:

www.beinghumanfestival.org/events/paint...
Painting with Prompts: Generative AI and Creating Art - November 7, 2024 - 10:00, 12:00, 14:00, 15:00, 16:00, 17:00. Being Human Festival 2024, 07-16 November. beinghumanfestival.org. Book a Place Here: https://www.beinghumanfestival.org/events/painting-prompts-generative-ai-and-creating-art
October 21, 2024 at 2:00 PM
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Very happy to announce the slate of talks for our public talk series on #GenAI and #ancientworld studies. Please follow the link below to register for the talks. All are welcome!

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#classics #latin #ancientgreek #classicsbsky #academicbsky #AI
Generative Artificial Intelligence and Ancient World Studies Public Talk Series (16:00 - 17:30 UK Time). October 9, 2024 - Dr. Richard Cole (Bristol) - "The AI Question, or What if Homer had ChatGPT". October 16, 2024 - Prof. Genevieve Liveley (Bristol) - "The silence of the LLMs: Speaking silence with generative AI". November 6, 2024 - Dr. Patrick J. Burns (ISAW) - The Impossibility of a Latin Turing Test: Reflections on Modelling Ancient Language at Scale". November 13, 2024 - Dr. Thea Sommerschield (Nottingham) - "Between Machines and Stones: 15 years of AI for Epigraphy, from statistical methods to the Generative Turn". Register Here: https://edwardasross.wordpress.com/events/generative-ai-and-ancient-world-studies-public-talks/
September 16, 2024 at 4:22 PM
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When you see an image online, can you tell if it was made by a human? Join us at the Ure Museum of Greek Archaeology to learn how #generative image #AI skews the #ancientworld.

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#classics #ancienthistory #ClassicsTwitter #AcademicChatter
Temporary Exhibition: 24 September 2024 - 7 February 2025; "Distorted History: AI's Skewed Visions of the Ancient World"; Ure Museum of Greek Archaeology; Background image generated by ChatGPT-4o (18 July 2024 version) on 24 July 2024. Prompt: "An Ancient Greek statue of a woman distorted by technology. The statue features classical Greek elements such as flowing robes and a serene expression, but with technological distortions like pixelated sections, glitch effects, and cybernetic implants. The background is a solid color providing contrast to the detailed distortions of the statue."
August 7, 2024 at 3:56 PM
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Had a fantastic time today welcoming 80 #ancientlanguage teachers from around the world to University of Reading Classics for a workshop on #generativeAI and teaching #AncientGreek and #Latin. We look forward to more discussions in the future! #classics #ancientworld #AI
Left to Right: Jackie Baines, Vanessa Lopresti, Online Attendees, Edward A.S. Ross, and Joe Grimwade
May 21, 2024 at 5:04 PM
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Had a great time talking to Year 8s about generative image AI for #ClassicsforAll Day at Reading Classics today! Looking forward to putting these #DALLE #AI images to use over the summer with our generative image AI and #classics research this summer.

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Mythology Detective: How to Identify Images of the Ancient World. Jackie Baines, Shona Carter-Griffiths, Edward A. S. Ross. University of Reading, Classics for All Day, May 16, 2024, Reading, United Kingdom.
May 16, 2024 at 2:09 PM
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Very excited for the talks this week at #HCARN5!

#centralasia #classics #buddhism
5th conference of the Hellenistic Central Asia Research Network (HCARN 5) - Whose custom is it anyway? Empires, cities, and people through archaeology, art, and written sources in Hellenistic Central Asia - 21-23 March 2024 - Paris Nanette University
March 21, 2024 at 9:25 AM
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#CPD Workshop for #ancientlanguage teachers on possible uses for generative #AI to support teaching. This free, hybrid session will take place on May 21st, 2024. All university and school level ancient language teachers are welcome. Registration now here: www.store.reading.ac.uk/conferences-...
Using Generative AI to Support Ancient Language Teaching: CPD Workshop for university and school language teachers. May 21, 2024 - 12:30 PM to 4:00 PM. Hybrid - Free Admission - Local Travel Grants Available. Learn about the different types of generative AI tools available and the ethical considerations for their use in the classroom. Hands-on tutorials with a variety of generative AI tools, including ChatGPT, Google Bard, Claude-2, Perplexity, and DALL-E-3.
March 6, 2024 at 2:50 PM
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Thank you to Oliver Lewis for your great talk this week at the
University of Reading #Classics and #History #Postgraduate #WiP Seminar! Please do join us for the rest of the talks this year, see the program below. If you would like to attend, pleas email e.a.s.ross@pgr.reading.ac.uk.
Classics and History Postgraduate Work-in-Progress Seminars, Thursdays 5-6 PM, Hybrid Event on Teams. Spring 2024: Caroline Johnson (History, PhD) - January 25th, 2024. Julia Birt (History, PhD) - February 8th, 2024. Oliver Lewis (History, PhD) - February 22nd, 2024. Adél Ternovácz (Classics, PhD) - March 7th, 2024. Summer Courts (Classics, PhD) - March 21st, 2024. Summer 2024: Tom Patel (Classics, PhD) - April 18th, 2024. Nenad Marković (Classics, PhD) - May 2nd, 2024. Daniel Bartle (Classics, PhD) - May 16th, 2024. Edward A. S. Ross (Classics, PhD) - May 30th, 2024. Full details: https://edwardasross.wordpress.com/events/uor-classics-and-history-postgraduate-wip-seminars/
February 24, 2024 at 1:40 PM
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We are currently hiring a second year undergraduate student to help us research our new generative image AI project. Full information about the project and application details are available here: www.reading.ac.uk/internal/uro...
Poster depicting an AI-generated image of a Spartan soldier sitting on a chair and holding a spear. Text reads: "Gerard Butler with a Spear: Locating Modern Stereotypes for the Classical World in Generative Image AI. Project Supervisors: Jackie Baines and Edward A. S. Ross. Are you a second year undergraduate student interested in learning about generative artificial intelligence and doing some hands on research? Apply for this new UROP internship opportunity for Summer 2024! Application Deadline April 5th, 2024."
February 22, 2024 at 1:27 PM
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1489 days later… my PhD is submitted!

Thank you everyone for your support over these last 4 years. Now just to survive the viva.

📷: Matthew Knight
Me holding a paper copy of my thesis standing in front of a banner that says “Thesis Submitted. Time to Celebrate! #PhDSubmitted”
February 13, 2024 at 2:38 PM
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Popping back in to say that my #phd draft is done, and it is on track for submission in 2 days!
Screenshot from the Legend of Zelda Majora's Mask with the words "Dawn of the Second Day: 48 Hours Remain"
February 7, 2024 at 2:11 PM
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Fun day at the Graduate Workshop in Ancient Material Religion. It was great to meet other postgraduates working on ancient religion in different regions.
A PowerPoint slide of a Roman carving of two men and a cow. Graduate Workshop in Ancient Material Religion - Institute of Classical Studies - October 17th, 2023
October 17, 2023 at 3:54 PM
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Celebrating Shinge Roko Sherry Chayat Roshi's retirement as abbot of the Zen Studies Society today. Although my time around her was short (a short stay in DBZ in 2016), I am grateful for what I learned from her. I wish her a wonderful retirement.
Shinge Roko Sherry Chayat Roshi leading a procession of people through the lush grounds of International Dai Bosatsu Zendo Kongo-ji around Beecher Lake, New York, USA. 40th Anniversary Sesshin - July 3, 2016
October 1, 2023 at 4:38 PM