Hoyt Long
@hoytlong.bsky.social
Scholar of Japanese literature, media, cultural analytics. Now working on platforms, television, cultural AI. "The Values in Numbers" (2021). Offline: cooking, ceramics, watercolor. Professor at University of Chicago.
https://hoytlong.github.io
https://hoytlong.github.io
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Honored to be part of this initiative to explore "Humanistic AI"! Hosted at the University of Chicago and led by @hoytlong.bsky.social and Chris Kennedy, we're collaborating in a series of interdisciplinary workshops and projects to think about how the humanities can contribute to AI and vice versa.
New UChicago project explores how humanities can advance AI research
Interdisciplinary group at the Neubauer Collegium to examine what generative AI reveals about humanistic knowledge and creativity
news.uchicago.edu
November 20, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Honored to be part of this initiative to explore "Humanistic AI"! Hosted at the University of Chicago and led by @hoytlong.bsky.social and Chris Kennedy, we're collaborating in a series of interdisciplinary workshops and projects to think about how the humanities can contribute to AI and vice versa.
In case you missed it, this "Doing AI Differently" funding call should be of interest to humanities scholars with technical experience, computer scientists with humanities grounding, or anyone whose work spans both domains. Take a look and please consider applying! www.ukri.org/opportunity/...
Expressions of interest: artificial intelligence humanities sandpits: Canada, UK and US
AHRC and SSHRC invite expressions of interest to attend a humanities-led, interdisciplinary research sandpit looking to put humanities insights and methodologies at the heart of artificial intelligenc...
www.ukri.org
October 8, 2025 at 2:15 PM
In case you missed it, this "Doing AI Differently" funding call should be of interest to humanities scholars with technical experience, computer scientists with humanities grounding, or anyone whose work spans both domains. Take a look and please consider applying! www.ukri.org/opportunity/...
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New preprint on "Computational Hermeneutics," co-authored by too many people to list in one post. TL;DR: GenAI is a cultural technology, and needs to be evaluated in ways that recognize situatedness, plurality, and ambiguity as the conditions of meaning — not noise to be minimized.
Computational Hermeneutics: Evaluating Generative AI as a Cultural Technology
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August 29, 2025 at 3:41 PM
New preprint on "Computational Hermeneutics," co-authored by too many people to list in one post. TL;DR: GenAI is a cultural technology, and needs to be evaluated in ways that recognize situatedness, plurality, and ambiguity as the conditions of meaning — not noise to be minimized.
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Donald Trump does NOT want you to share this footage of his pathetically tiny birthday parade crowd.
June 14, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Donald Trump does NOT want you to share this footage of his pathetically tiny birthday parade crowd.
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Excited to share our preprint "Provocations from the Humanities for Generative AI Research”
We're open to feedback—read & share thoughts!
@laurenfklein.bsky.social @mmvty.bsky.social @docdre.distributedblackness.net @mariaa.bsky.social @jmjafrx.bsky.social @nolauren.bsky.social @dmimno.bsky.social
We're open to feedback—read & share thoughts!
@laurenfklein.bsky.social @mmvty.bsky.social @docdre.distributedblackness.net @mariaa.bsky.social @jmjafrx.bsky.social @nolauren.bsky.social @dmimno.bsky.social
February 28, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Excited to share our preprint "Provocations from the Humanities for Generative AI Research”
We're open to feedback—read & share thoughts!
@laurenfklein.bsky.social @mmvty.bsky.social @docdre.distributedblackness.net @mariaa.bsky.social @jmjafrx.bsky.social @nolauren.bsky.social @dmimno.bsky.social
We're open to feedback—read & share thoughts!
@laurenfklein.bsky.social @mmvty.bsky.social @docdre.distributedblackness.net @mariaa.bsky.social @jmjafrx.bsky.social @nolauren.bsky.social @dmimno.bsky.social
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Aaaaah good timing, published today!
"we introduce Mini Worldlit, a manually curated dataset of 1,192 works of contemporary fiction from 13 countries, representing nine languages"
By @andrewpiper.bsky.social, @dbamman.bsky.social, Christina Han, Jens Bjerring-Hansen, @hoytlong.bsky.social, et al.
"we introduce Mini Worldlit, a manually curated dataset of 1,192 works of contemporary fiction from 13 countries, representing nine languages"
By @andrewpiper.bsky.social, @dbamman.bsky.social, Christina Han, Jens Bjerring-Hansen, @hoytlong.bsky.social, et al.
January 27, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Aaaaah good timing, published today!
"we introduce Mini Worldlit, a manually curated dataset of 1,192 works of contemporary fiction from 13 countries, representing nine languages"
By @andrewpiper.bsky.social, @dbamman.bsky.social, Christina Han, Jens Bjerring-Hansen, @hoytlong.bsky.social, et al.
"we introduce Mini Worldlit, a manually curated dataset of 1,192 works of contemporary fiction from 13 countries, representing nine languages"
By @andrewpiper.bsky.social, @dbamman.bsky.social, Christina Han, Jens Bjerring-Hansen, @hoytlong.bsky.social, et al.
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If you're depressed that non-expert readers prefer AI-written poetry to the classics, perhaps try Matt's quiz.
You may discover that the real finding here is the huge gulf between your own taste and that of non-expert readers ... a gulf that has likely existed at least since, oh, IA Richards?
You may discover that the real finding here is the huge gulf between your own taste and that of non-expert readers ... a gulf that has likely existed at least since, oh, IA Richards?
I made a Google quiz using the poems listed on the paper’s OSF site if you want to try your luck at guessing which are human and which are LLM. forms.gle/nGCGawDb9c6f...
November 20, 2024 at 9:55 PM
If you're depressed that non-expert readers prefer AI-written poetry to the classics, perhaps try Matt's quiz.
You may discover that the real finding here is the huge gulf between your own taste and that of non-expert readers ... a gulf that has likely existed at least since, oh, IA Richards?
You may discover that the real finding here is the huge gulf between your own taste and that of non-expert readers ... a gulf that has likely existed at least since, oh, IA Richards?
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Interested in writing with AI? ✍️
Please apply to be a **postdoc** in my group through the UChicago DSI Scholars program! 🤠
- Research in my group: minalee-research.github.io/research.html
- Application: datascience.uchicago.edu/research/pos... (review begins on Dec 6)
Please apply to be a **postdoc** in my group through the UChicago DSI Scholars program! 🤠
- Research in my group: minalee-research.github.io/research.html
- Application: datascience.uchicago.edu/research/pos... (review begins on Dec 6)
a man holding up a picture with the words there that 's my resume written below him
ALT: a man holding up a picture with the words there that 's my resume written below him
media.tenor.com
November 18, 2024 at 7:36 PM
Interested in writing with AI? ✍️
Please apply to be a **postdoc** in my group through the UChicago DSI Scholars program! 🤠
- Research in my group: minalee-research.github.io/research.html
- Application: datascience.uchicago.edu/research/pos... (review begins on Dec 6)
Please apply to be a **postdoc** in my group through the UChicago DSI Scholars program! 🤠
- Research in my group: minalee-research.github.io/research.html
- Application: datascience.uchicago.edu/research/pos... (review begins on Dec 6)
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I'm recruiting 1-2 PhD students to work with me at the University of Colorado Boulder! Looking for creative students with interests in #NLP and #CulturalAnalytics.
Boulder is a lovely college town 30 minutes from Denver and 1 hour from Rocky Mountain National Park 😎
Apply by December 15th!
Boulder is a lovely college town 30 minutes from Denver and 1 hour from Rocky Mountain National Park 😎
Apply by December 15th!
November 19, 2024 at 10:38 AM
I'm recruiting 1-2 PhD students to work with me at the University of Colorado Boulder! Looking for creative students with interests in #NLP and #CulturalAnalytics.
Boulder is a lovely college town 30 minutes from Denver and 1 hour from Rocky Mountain National Park 😎
Apply by December 15th!
Boulder is a lovely college town 30 minutes from Denver and 1 hour from Rocky Mountain National Park 😎
Apply by December 15th!
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Internet studies people unite!
Internet studies starter pack is here - incomplete, skewed etc etc but some fantastic folks, to help us all rebuild our social networks. Happy to add you if I left you out! Please circulate, and here it is:
go.bsky.app/KHmxfWf
Internet studies starter pack is here - incomplete, skewed etc etc but some fantastic folks, to help us all rebuild our social networks. Happy to add you if I left you out! Please circulate, and here it is:
go.bsky.app/KHmxfWf
November 10, 2024 at 3:15 AM
Internet studies people unite!
Internet studies starter pack is here - incomplete, skewed etc etc but some fantastic folks, to help us all rebuild our social networks. Happy to add you if I left you out! Please circulate, and here it is:
go.bsky.app/KHmxfWf
Internet studies starter pack is here - incomplete, skewed etc etc but some fantastic folks, to help us all rebuild our social networks. Happy to add you if I left you out! Please circulate, and here it is:
go.bsky.app/KHmxfWf
AOC returning to BlueSky and you can feel the place light up...
a close up of a woman wearing a necklace and a white shirt .
ALT: a close up of a woman wearing a necklace and a white shirt .
media.tenor.com
November 12, 2024 at 2:01 AM
AOC returning to BlueSky and you can feel the place light up...
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I'm recruiting a PhD student to join my group in 2025-2026. If you like the mountains and interdisciplinary research that blends data and culture, this could be a good fit!
UW iSchool PhD apps due Dec 2nd: ischool.uw.edu/programs/phd...
More info about my group: melaniewalsh.org/mentorship
UW iSchool PhD apps due Dec 2nd: ischool.uw.edu/programs/phd...
More info about my group: melaniewalsh.org/mentorship
mentorship | Melanie Walsh
Assistant Professor at UW in Seattle. Data science, digital humanities, literature, culture.
melaniewalsh.org
November 11, 2024 at 7:55 PM
I'm recruiting a PhD student to join my group in 2025-2026. If you like the mountains and interdisciplinary research that blends data and culture, this could be a good fit!
UW iSchool PhD apps due Dec 2nd: ischool.uw.edu/programs/phd...
More info about my group: melaniewalsh.org/mentorship
UW iSchool PhD apps due Dec 2nd: ischool.uw.edu/programs/phd...
More info about my group: melaniewalsh.org/mentorship
"Based on what you know about me, draw a picture of what you think my life looks like."
I don't ask Chat many personal questions, so it thinks I live a cozy, data-filled life. And well organized, too! Although wall-of-monitors is not my idea of cozy.
I don't ask Chat many personal questions, so it thinks I live a cozy, data-filled life. And well organized, too! Although wall-of-monitors is not my idea of cozy.
November 9, 2024 at 10:08 PM
"Based on what you know about me, draw a picture of what you think my life looks like."
I don't ask Chat many personal questions, so it thinks I live a cozy, data-filled life. And well organized, too! Although wall-of-monitors is not my idea of cozy.
I don't ask Chat many personal questions, so it thinks I live a cozy, data-filled life. And well organized, too! Although wall-of-monitors is not my idea of cozy.
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My group just finished up a new paper that I'm excited to get out into the world: "On Classification with Large Language Models in Cultural Analytics" (to be published at CHR): github.com/bamman-group...
GitHub - bamman-group/ca-classification-data: Data and code to support "On Classification with Large Language Models in Cultural Analytics"
Data and code to support "On Classification with Large Language Models in Cultural Analytics" - bamman-group/ca-classification-data
github.com
September 30, 2024 at 6:14 PM
My group just finished up a new paper that I'm excited to get out into the world: "On Classification with Large Language Models in Cultural Analytics" (to be published at CHR): github.com/bamman-group...
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We're excited that UChicago Humanities Division has approved 2 searches for Assistant Professors in Korean Studies this year. One is in East Asian Languages & Civilizations and includes the fields of media, performance, literature, and popular culture: apply.interfolio.com/153011. EOE/Vet/Disability
Apply - Interfolio
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September 13, 2024 at 1:10 AM
We're excited that UChicago Humanities Division has approved 2 searches for Assistant Professors in Korean Studies this year. One is in East Asian Languages & Civilizations and includes the fields of media, performance, literature, and popular culture: apply.interfolio.com/153011. EOE/Vet/Disability
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The last four years have been the best for nonwhite fiction writers in US history, Richard Jean So & I found. But all signs point to backlash. What would it take actually to sustain—& grow? We wrote about it for @theatlantic.bsky.social www.theatlantic.com/books/archiv...
The Pendulum Swings on Diversity in Publishing
A new study reveals positive changes since 2020. But can they last?
www.theatlantic.com
June 19, 2024 at 11:31 AM
The last four years have been the best for nonwhite fiction writers in US history, Richard Jean So & I found. But all signs point to backlash. What would it take actually to sustain—& grow? We wrote about it for @theatlantic.bsky.social www.theatlantic.com/books/archiv...
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Web-based fandoms are intimate publics at scale. @richardjeanso.bsky.social and I use close reading/stats to study the narrative/rhetorical features of fanfic and commentary on AO3. Fandoms are part of literary history, and we show how to study these living archives of reader-response. No paywall!
Project MUSE - Fandom and Fictionality after the Social Web: A Computational Study of AO3
muse.jhu.edu
March 29, 2024 at 3:34 PM
Web-based fandoms are intimate publics at scale. @richardjeanso.bsky.social and I use close reading/stats to study the narrative/rhetorical features of fanfic and commentary on AO3. Fandoms are part of literary history, and we show how to study these living archives of reader-response. No paywall!
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Hey MLA friends! If you're interested in Literature & LLMs, come check out our roundtable on Saturday!
Awesome lineup of scholars working on AI in public, industry, cultural heritage, & more: @mkirschenbaum.bsky.social @jonathancheng.bsky.social @bcgl.bsky.social Carly Schnitzler & Anna Preus
Awesome lineup of scholars working on AI in public, industry, cultural heritage, & more: @mkirschenbaum.bsky.social @jonathancheng.bsky.social @bcgl.bsky.social Carly Schnitzler & Anna Preus
January 3, 2024 at 12:34 AM
Hey MLA friends! If you're interested in Literature & LLMs, come check out our roundtable on Saturday!
Awesome lineup of scholars working on AI in public, industry, cultural heritage, & more: @mkirschenbaum.bsky.social @jonathancheng.bsky.social @bcgl.bsky.social Carly Schnitzler & Anna Preus
Awesome lineup of scholars working on AI in public, industry, cultural heritage, & more: @mkirschenbaum.bsky.social @jonathancheng.bsky.social @bcgl.bsky.social Carly Schnitzler & Anna Preus
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My piece about BookTok is now up as part of the new @atpost45.bsky.social cluster Reading with Algorithms! I write about how recommendation works on TT and do some light exploration of video metadata, but also about Barnes & Noble, 🌶️🌶️🌶️, joyfulness, and middle-class desire post45.org/2023/12/book...
BookTok and the Rituals of Recommendation - Post45
If you’ve walked into your local Barnes & Noble bookstore recently, you likely encountered a table of BookTok books like the one pictured in Figure 1. Part book club, part fan community, and part so...
post45.org
December 8, 2023 at 6:38 PM
My piece about BookTok is now up as part of the new @atpost45.bsky.social cluster Reading with Algorithms! I write about how recommendation works on TT and do some light exploration of video metadata, but also about Barnes & Noble, 🌶️🌶️🌶️, joyfulness, and middle-class desire post45.org/2023/12/book...
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Officially on the job market! Graduating in 2024, I am navigating the academic job market. I use machine learning, text mining, and social network analysis to study human society, contributing to digital humanities and neighboring fields such as computational social science.
September 20, 2023 at 9:25 PM
Officially on the job market! Graduating in 2024, I am navigating the academic job market. I use machine learning, text mining, and social network analysis to study human society, contributing to digital humanities and neighboring fields such as computational social science.
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For the latest volume of Debates in the Digital Humanities, I wrote about the promises and challenges of social media data.
My essay (and the entire volume) is now free and open-access
dhdebates.gc.cuny.edu/read/f3f8744...
My essay (and the entire volume) is now free and open-access
dhdebates.gc.cuny.edu/read/f3f8744...
December 7, 2023 at 1:35 PM
For the latest volume of Debates in the Digital Humanities, I wrote about the promises and challenges of social media data.
My essay (and the entire volume) is now free and open-access
dhdebates.gc.cuny.edu/read/f3f8744...
My essay (and the entire volume) is now free and open-access
dhdebates.gc.cuny.edu/read/f3f8744...
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@vierth.bsky.social & I are pleased to announce that applications for our summer Dream Lab, East Asian Studies & Digital Humanities, are open! 🎉 This DH 101 through EAS workshop will prioritize applications from grad students & contingent faculty. Deadline is 3/8! web.sas.upenn.edu/dream-lab/ea...
November 29, 2023 at 4:30 PM
@vierth.bsky.social & I are pleased to announce that applications for our summer Dream Lab, East Asian Studies & Digital Humanities, are open! 🎉 This DH 101 through EAS workshop will prioritize applications from grad students & contingent faculty. Deadline is 3/8! web.sas.upenn.edu/dream-lab/ea...
Tess McNulty offers a sobering assessment of how little we know (and can know) about what's popular on social media platforms. But also some hopeful visions for how scholars might redirect the narrative of what's on top. A must read for #TikTok researchers! www.publicbooks.org/whats-on-top...
What’s on Top of TikTok?
The videos of TikToks can easily reach billions. But because the app won’t share what’s popular, we don’t know just what the world is watching.
www.publicbooks.org
November 9, 2023 at 3:42 PM
Tess McNulty offers a sobering assessment of how little we know (and can know) about what's popular on social media platforms. But also some hopeful visions for how scholars might redirect the narrative of what's on top. A must read for #TikTok researchers! www.publicbooks.org/whats-on-top...
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I have just released the early modern ChatGPT, MonadGPT, currently running thanks to generous support from @huggingface.bsky.social Any question in English or French will be answered from the perspective of someone living between 1500 and 1750. huggingface.co/spaces/Pclan...
November 9, 2023 at 2:42 PM
I have just released the early modern ChatGPT, MonadGPT, currently running thanks to generous support from @huggingface.bsky.social Any question in English or French will be answered from the perspective of someone living between 1500 and 1750. huggingface.co/spaces/Pclan...
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For the third article in our latest installment of “Hacking the Culture Industries,” Tess McNulty considers the striking difficulty in finding comprehensive data on popular social media content–and the concerning implications of this gap. www.publicbooks.org/whats-on-top...
What’s on Top of TikTok?
The videos of TikToks can easily reach billions. But because the app won’t share what’s popular, we don’t know just what the world is watching.
www.publicbooks.org
November 8, 2023 at 4:48 PM
For the third article in our latest installment of “Hacking the Culture Industries,” Tess McNulty considers the striking difficulty in finding comprehensive data on popular social media content–and the concerning implications of this gap. www.publicbooks.org/whats-on-top...