The Director of MF L-MaSDR Identifies a New Manuscript in Zürich
Published: 28. September 2026
During his visit to the Zentralbibliothek Zürich, Mina Monier had the privilege of examining uncatalogued material, among which he identified a previously…
Using AI Agents to Prototype a Manuscript VRE
Published: 25. June 2026
This post presents an experiment in AI-assisted digital humanities development. Using Claude Code, I built a local prototype of a Virtual Research Environment …
Distant Reading: analyzing the Gospels with Python and AI
Published: 19. February 2026
In Digital Humanities, distant reading uses computational tools to explore patterns across texts - patterns that may be difficult to perceive through close…
Artificial Intelligence and the Humanities: New Opportunities and Challenges
Published: 18. February 2026
In December 2025, L-MaSDR hosted a seminar exploring the opportunities, challenges, and responsibilities that AI presents for humanistic research. Watch the…
A Visit to Juma Al Majid Center for Culture and Heritage
Published: 29. January 2026
During a two-week research stay in the United Arab Emirates, sponsored by the NYU Abu Dhabi Humanities Research Fellowships, the director of MF L-MaSDR had the…
Transcribing Old Manuscripts with AI: Transkribus or Chatbots?
Published: 12. December 2025
Should researchers rely on specialised platforms like Transkribus to transcribe old manuscripts, or can general AI chatbots do the job just as well? In this…
Which Free AI Chatbot is Best for the Humanities?
Published: 20. November 2025
This post examines Claude (Free) and how it compares to ChatGPT and Gemini, to evaluate which AI chatbot serves humanities research best - focusing on…
Artificial Intelligence and the Humanities: New opportunities and Challenges
Published: 30. October 2025
Anders Braarud Hanssen (OsloMet) What´s outside the model? What the humanities need to reclaim to survive and save the human race
Learning to Rank in Public Libraries
Published: 23. October 2025
In our Digital Humanities Lab at MF, lab member Henrik Holtvedt Andersen has co-authored a study showing how machine-learning ranking models can make public…
Exploring Digital Humanities Resources for Researchers at MF
Published: 17. October 2025
A wide range of open resources and online courses are available to help researchers build digital skills. We want to highlight three particularly valuable…