Generative AI in the Humanities: Methods, Applications, and Critical Perspectives

Overview
The rapid development of generative artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping research methodologies, interpretive practices, and modes of cultural production within the humanities. From text generation and translation to cultural analytics and creative experimentation, generative AI offers new possibilities for knowledge creation while simultaneously raising critical questions concerning authorship, originality, ethics, and epistemology. This Special Issue aims to bring together interdisciplinary contributions that examine both the methodological applications and the broader theoretical implications of generative AI in the humanities. By integrating perspectives from digital humanities, literary studies, history, philosophy, and related fields, the issue seeks to advance critical understanding of how generative AI is transforming humanistic inquiry in the digital age.

Sub-themes

  • Methodological Applications of Generative AI in Humanities Research
  • AI-Assisted Text Generation, Translation, and Interpretation
  • Generative AI and Cultural Analytics
  • Creativity, Authorship, and Originality in AI-Generated Content
  • Ethical and Epistemological Challenges of Generative AI
  • Human–AI Collaboration in Scholarship and Creative Practice
  • Bias, Representation, and Cultural Narratives in AI Systems
  • Generative AI and the Future of Humanities Scholarship

Guest Editors

Dr. Xavier Fresquet

Head of the Sorbonne Center for AI (SCAI), Abu Dhabi

Research interests: medieval studies and machine learning in the computational preservation of heritage.

Zekai Yu Website ORCID

Researcher, Hangzhou Dianzi University, China

Research interests: Artificial Intelligence, Medical Image Analysis, Psychology, Sociology, Medical Informatics.

Xiaowei Wang

Researcher, Macau Polytechnic University, China

Research interests: Generative AI in Humanities, Digital Humanities, Cultural Heritage Digitization, AI-Enabled Education.

Timeline

  • Call for Papers release: May2026
  • Submission deadline: Nov2026 
  • Submission to first decision: 3~7 days
  • Publication (online): Upon acceptance (continuous publication model)

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