Digital Humanities and AI | Robert D. Newman, Rishi Jaitly and Thomas Hofweber with Nithya Ruff

Digital Humanities and AI | Robert D. Newman, Rishi Jaitly and Thomas Hofweber in conversation with Nithya Ruff

Introduced by Patricia S. Parker

AI has stimulated new connections within the intangibles of the digital humanities with its ability to discern patterns and insights. This progress raises questions about creating empathetic AI systems aligned with human values. As the Director of the National Humanities Center, Robert Newman was a key figure in re-establishing and expanding a space for the humanities as a crucial institution for the world. Founder of the first executive humanities degree in the world, Rishi Jaitly’s deep investment in directing technology to change human lives has recently brought his attention to founding and growing OpenAI in India. Thomas Hofweber, Professor of Philosophy with a particular interest in metaphysics and language, has since the advent of AI, been pursuing the question of how to grasp its philosophical underpinnings through studying its linguistic operations. The speakers bring their diverse experience to address the challenges AI faces in incorporating complex cultural and ethical issues into algorithms and scientific monocultures.

Robert D. Newman has been President and Director of the National Humanities Center since 2015 and is Dean Emeritus at the University of Utah. He has published six books; over a hundred articles, reviews and poems; and has given talks throughout the world.

Rishi Jaitly, an entrepreneur and educator, brings extensive global experience in technology, media, and civics. As Professor of Practice and Distinguished Humanities Fellow at Virginia Tech, he founded the Institute for Leadership in Technology, offering the world's first Executive Degree in the Liberal Arts and Humanities. Additionally, Jaitly serves as a Senior Advisor to OpenAI, driving the company's expansion into India and the Global South. Formerly, he co-founded Times Bridge, facilitating the launch of global companies in India, and held leadership roles at Twitter Inc and Google. Recognized as one of Rest of World Magazine’s ‘Top 100 Global Tech Changemakers’, Jaitly holds an A.B. from Princeton University.

Thomas Hofweber is a professor of philosophy and the director of the AI Project at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. His work centers around metaphysics, the philosophy of language, and foundational questions about AI. His most recent book is Idealism and the Harmony of Thought and Reality by Oxford University Press.

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