https://simplecast.com Humanities and AI Podcast A podcast about the complex relationship between artificial intelligence, society, and the environment. Hosted by Elizabeth Callaway and Rebekah Cummings, Co-Directors of the University of Utah "Humanities Perspectives on Artificial Intelligence" Summer Institute. en Tue, 16 Sep 2025 19:00:00 +0000 Wed, 1 Oct 2025 03:56:31 +0000 https://humanities-and-ai-podcast.simplecast.com Humanities and AI Podcast https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/902bab05-7835-4cb8-8ab9-15d33eb69ba2/0018ffda-c291-4174-8f4f-6f09a0ee494f/3000x3000/ai-20humanities-20coverart-202.jpg?aid=rss_feed https://humanities-and-ai-podcast.simplecast.com episodic A podcast about the complex relationship between artificial intelligence, society, and the environment. Hosted by Elizabeth Callaway and Rebekah Cummings, Co-Directors of the University of Utah "Humanities Perspectives on Artificial Intelligence" Summer Institute. Elizabeth Callaway, Rebekah Cummings false https://feeds.simplecast.com/rHtlx0eZ ai, artificial intelligence, culture, education, fiction, humanities, higher education, information, history, literature, philosophy, society Elizabeth Callaway & Rebekah Cummings rebekah.cummings@utah.edu bbb7e610-412d-4932-afb3-78f9b38ad4d3 Residue, Language, and Afrofuturism Episode 9 Residue, Language, and Afrofuturism

Featuring:

Parisa Setayesh- https://futuresinitiative.org/parisa-setayesh/

Arthur Wang- https://postdocs.upenn.edu/fellow/arthur-wang/

Melanie Ferdinand-King- https://africana.brown.edu/people/melaine-ferdinand-king

Humanities Perspectives on Artificial Intelligence Summer Institute

The "Humanities Perspectives on Artificial Intelligence" Summer Institute and podcast series were made possible by funding from the University of Utah J. Willard Marriott Library, Tanner Humanities Center, BYU Office of Digital Humanities, University of Utah College of Humanities, UU English Department, Utah Tech College of Humanities and Social Sciences, and Oregon State University College of Liberal Arts School of History, Philosophy, and Religion. 

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Featuring:

Parisa Setayesh- https://futuresinitiative.org/parisa-setayesh/

Arthur Wang- https://postdocs.upenn.edu/fellow/arthur-wang/

Melanie Ferdinand-King- https://africana.brown.edu/people/melaine-ferdinand-king

Humanities Perspectives on Artificial Intelligence Summer Institute

The "Humanities Perspectives on Artificial Intelligence" Summer Institute and podcast series were made possible by funding from the University of Utah J. Willard Marriott Library, Tanner Humanities Center, BYU Office of Digital Humanities, University of Utah College of Humanities, UU English Department, Utah Tech College of Humanities and Social Sciences, and Oregon State University College of Liberal Arts School of History, Philosophy, and Religion. 

Music by Francesca Albrezzi

Cover Art by Parisa Setayesh

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Featuring:

Kathrine Harris- https://www.sjsu.edu/people/katherine.harris/

Jay Jolles- https://www.wm.edu/as/americanstudies/graduate/graddirectory/jolles_j1.php

Francesca Alberzzi- https://oarc.ucla.edu/about/our-team/francesca-albrezzi

Humanities Perspectives on Artificial Intelligence Summer Institute

The "Humanities Perspectives on Artificial Intelligence" Summer Institute and podcast series were made possible by funding from the University of Utah J. Willard Marriott Library, Tanner Humanities Center, BYU Office of Digital Humanities, University of Utah College of Humanities, UU English Department, Utah Tech College of Humanities and Social Sciences, and Oregon State University College of Liberal Arts School of History, Philosophy, and Religion. 

Music by Francesca Albrezzi

Cover Art by Parisa Setayesh

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Featuring:

Kathrine Harris- https://www.sjsu.edu/people/katherine.harris/

Jay Jolles- https://www.wm.edu/as/americanstudies/graduate/graddirectory/jolles_j1.php

Francesca Alberzzi- https://oarc.ucla.edu/about/our-team/francesca-albrezzi

Humanities Perspectives on Artificial Intelligence Summer Institute

The "Humanities Perspectives on Artificial Intelligence" Summer Institute and podcast series were made possible by funding from the University of Utah J. Willard Marriott Library, Tanner Humanities Center, BYU Office of Digital Humanities, University of Utah College of Humanities, UU English Department, Utah Tech College of Humanities and Social Sciences, and Oregon State University College of Liberal Arts School of History, Philosophy, and Religion. 

Music by Francesca Albrezzi

Cover Art by Parisa Setayesh

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Featuring:

Torsa Goshal- https://scholars.csus.edu/esploro/profile/torsa_ghosal/overview

Robert Balun- http://www.robertbalun.com/about.html

Shokran Rahiminezhad Lotfabad- https://www.linkedin.com/in/shokran-rahiminezhad-7b250578

Humanities Perspectives on Artificial Intelligence Summer Institute

The "Humanities Perspectives on Artificial Intelligence" Summer Institute and podcast series were made possible by funding from the University of Utah J. Willard Marriott Library, Tanner Humanities Center, BYU Office of Digital Humanities, University of Utah College of Humanities, UU English Department, Utah Tech College of Humanities and Social Sciences, and Oregon State University College of Liberal Arts School of History, Philosophy, and Religion. 

Music by Francesca Albrezzi

Cover Art by Parisa Setayesh

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Featuring:

Torsa Goshal- https://scholars.csus.edu/esploro/profile/torsa_ghosal/overview

Robert Balun- http://www.robertbalun.com/about.html

Shokran Rahiminezhad Lotfabad- https://www.linkedin.com/in/shokran-rahiminezhad-7b250578

Humanities Perspectives on Artificial Intelligence Summer Institute

The "Humanities Perspectives on Artificial Intelligence" Summer Institute and podcast series were made possible by funding from the University of Utah J. Willard Marriott Library, Tanner Humanities Center, BYU Office of Digital Humanities, University of Utah College of Humanities, UU English Department, Utah Tech College of Humanities and Social Sciences, and Oregon State University College of Liberal Arts School of History, Philosophy, and Religion. 

Music by Francesca Albrezzi

Cover Art by Parisa Setayesh

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Featuring:

Michael Ardoline- https://www.lsu.edu/hss/prs/people/current-fac-pages/ardoline.php

Marlo Beard- https://www.linkedin.com/in/marlo-marie-beard

Skylar Cho- https://www.linkedin.com/in/skylar-cho

Humanities Perspectives on Artificial Intelligence Summer Institute

The "Humanities Perspectives on Artificial Intelligence" Summer Institute and podcast series were made possible by funding from the University of Utah J. Willard Marriott Library, Tanner Humanities Center, BYU Office of Digital Humanities, University of Utah College of Humanities, UU English Department, Utah Tech College of Humanities and Social Sciences, and Oregon State University College of Liberal Arts School of History, Philosophy, and Religion. 

Music by Francesca Albrezzi

Cover Art by Parisa Setayesh

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Featuring:

Michael Ardoline- https://www.lsu.edu/hss/prs/people/current-fac-pages/ardoline.php

Marlo Beard- https://www.linkedin.com/in/marlo-marie-beard

Skylar Cho- https://www.linkedin.com/in/skylar-cho

Humanities Perspectives on Artificial Intelligence Summer Institute

The "Humanities Perspectives on Artificial Intelligence" Summer Institute and podcast series were made possible by funding from the University of Utah J. Willard Marriott Library, Tanner Humanities Center, BYU Office of Digital Humanities, University of Utah College of Humanities, UU English Department, Utah Tech College of Humanities and Social Sciences, and Oregon State University College of Liberal Arts School of History, Philosophy, and Religion. 

Music by Francesca Albrezzi

Cover Art by Parisa Setayesh

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Featuring:

Mark Soderstrom- https://aurora.edu/academics/undergraduate/history/faculty.html

Jared McCormick- https://as.nyu.edu/research-centers/neareaststudies/people/core-faculty/jared-mccormick.html

Stephanie Young-   

Humanities Perspectives on Artificial Intelligence Summer Institute

The "Humanities Perspectives on Artificial Intelligence" Summer Institute and podcast series were made possible by funding from the University of Utah J. Willard Marriott Library, Tanner Humanities Center, BYU Office of Digital Humanities, University of Utah College of Humanities, UU English Department, Utah Tech College of Humanities and Social Sciences, and Oregon State University College of Liberal Arts School of History, Philosophy, and Religion. 

Music by Francesca Albrezzi

Cover Art by Parisa Setayesh

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Featuring:

Mark Soderstrom- https://aurora.edu/academics/undergraduate/history/faculty.html

Jared McCormick- https://as.nyu.edu/research-centers/neareaststudies/people/core-faculty/jared-mccormick.html

Stephanie Young-   

Humanities Perspectives on Artificial Intelligence Summer Institute

The "Humanities Perspectives on Artificial Intelligence" Summer Institute and podcast series were made possible by funding from the University of Utah J. Willard Marriott Library, Tanner Humanities Center, BYU Office of Digital Humanities, University of Utah College of Humanities, UU English Department, Utah Tech College of Humanities and Social Sciences, and Oregon State University College of Liberal Arts School of History, Philosophy, and Religion. 

Music by Francesca Albrezzi

Cover Art by Parisa Setayesh

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Nathalie Egalite - https://www.utmb.edu/spph/department/of-bioethics/our-people/profile/alumni/egalite

Juliette Paul - https://www.cbu.edu/directory/faculty/juliette-m-paul/

Humanities Perspectives on Artificial Intelligence Summer Institute

The "Humanities Perspectives on Artificial Intelligence" Summer Institute and podcast series were made possible by funding from the University of Utah J. Willard Marriott Library, Tanner Humanities Center, BYU Office of Digital Humanities, University of Utah College of Humanities, UU English Department, Utah Tech College of Humanities and Social Sciences, and Oregon State University College of Liberal Arts School of History, Philosophy, and Religion. 

Music by Francesca Albrezzi

Cover Art by Parisa Setayesh

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Juliette Paul - https://www.cbu.edu/directory/faculty/juliette-m-paul/

Humanities Perspectives on Artificial Intelligence Summer Institute

The "Humanities Perspectives on Artificial Intelligence" Summer Institute and podcast series were made possible by funding from the University of Utah J. Willard Marriott Library, Tanner Humanities Center, BYU Office of Digital Humanities, University of Utah College of Humanities, UU English Department, Utah Tech College of Humanities and Social Sciences, and Oregon State University College of Liberal Arts School of History, Philosophy, and Religion. 

Music by Francesca Albrezzi

Cover Art by Parisa Setayesh

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Vanesa Canete-Jurado - https://www.cla.purdue.edu/directory/profiles/vanesa-canete-jurado.html

Brian Carroll - https://berry.edu/academics/fs/bcarroll

Humanities Perspectives on Artificial Intelligence Summer Institute

The "Humanities Perspectives on Artificial Intelligence" Summer Institute and podcast series were made possible by funding from the University of Utah J. Willard Marriott Library, Tanner Humanities Center, BYU Office of Digital Humanities, University of Utah College of Humanities, UU English Department, Utah Tech College of Humanities and Social Sciences, and Oregon State University College of Liberal Arts School of History, Philosophy, and Religion. 

Music by Francesca Albrezzi

Cover Art by Parisa Setayesh

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Vanesa Canete-Jurado - https://www.cla.purdue.edu/directory/profiles/vanesa-canete-jurado.html

Brian Carroll - https://berry.edu/academics/fs/bcarroll

Humanities Perspectives on Artificial Intelligence Summer Institute

The "Humanities Perspectives on Artificial Intelligence" Summer Institute and podcast series were made possible by funding from the University of Utah J. Willard Marriott Library, Tanner Humanities Center, BYU Office of Digital Humanities, University of Utah College of Humanities, UU English Department, Utah Tech College of Humanities and Social Sciences, and Oregon State University College of Liberal Arts School of History, Philosophy, and Religion. 

Music by Francesca Albrezzi

Cover Art by Parisa Setayesh

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Emma Prendergast - Utah Tech - https://www.erprendergast.com/

Kody Partridge - Rowland Hall - https://www.rowlandhall.org/about/faculty-staff/profile/~const-id/2404

Tom Lytle - Convent of the Sacred Heart - https://www.cshnyc.org/about/administration-faculty-and-staff?const_page=3

Humanities Perspectives on Artificial Intelligence Summer Institute

The "Humanities Perspectives on Artificial Intelligence" Summer Institute and podcast series were made possible by funding from the University of Utah J. Willard Marriott Library, Tanner Humanities Center, BYU Office of Digital Humanities, University of Utah College of Humanities, UU English Department, Utah Tech College of Humanities and Social Sciences, and Oregon State University College of Liberal Arts School of History, Philosophy, and Religion. 

Music by Francesca Albrezzi

Cover Art by Parisa Setayesh

 

 

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Emma Prendergast - Utah Tech - https://www.erprendergast.com/

Kody Partridge - Rowland Hall - https://www.rowlandhall.org/about/faculty-staff/profile/~const-id/2404

Tom Lytle - Convent of the Sacred Heart - https://www.cshnyc.org/about/administration-faculty-and-staff?const_page=3

Humanities Perspectives on Artificial Intelligence Summer Institute

The "Humanities Perspectives on Artificial Intelligence" Summer Institute and podcast series were made possible by funding from the University of Utah J. Willard Marriott Library, Tanner Humanities Center, BYU Office of Digital Humanities, University of Utah College of Humanities, UU English Department, Utah Tech College of Humanities and Social Sciences, and Oregon State University College of Liberal Arts School of History, Philosophy, and Religion. 

Music by Francesca Albrezzi

Cover Art by Parisa Setayesh

 

 

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The "Humanities Perspectives on Artificial Intelligence" Summer Institute and podcast series were made possible by funding from the University of Utah J. Willard Marriott Library, Tanner Humanities Center, BYU Office of Digital Humanities, University of Utah College of Humanities, UU English Department, Utah Tech College of Humanities and Social Sciences, and Oregon State University College of Liberal Arts School of History, Philosophy, and Religion. 

Music by Francesca Albrezzi

Cover Art by Parisa Setayesh

 

]]> Thu, 4 Sep 2025 22:00:00 +0000 rebekah.cummings@utah.edu (Rebekah Cummings, Elizabeth Callaway) https://humanities-and-ai-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/welcome-to-humanities-and-ai-podcast-9Mb4Pw20 Humanities Perspectives on Artificial Intelligence Summer Institute

The "Humanities Perspectives on Artificial Intelligence" Summer Institute and podcast series were made possible by funding from the University of Utah J. Willard Marriott Library, Tanner Humanities Center, BYU Office of Digital Humanities, University of Utah College of Humanities, UU English Department, Utah Tech College of Humanities and Social Sciences, and Oregon State University College of Liberal Arts School of History, Philosophy, and Religion. 

Music by Francesca Albrezzi

Cover Art by Parisa Setayesh

 

]]> Welcome to Humanities and AI podcast Rebekah Cummings, Elizabeth Callaway 01:03:53 In the inaugural episode of the AI and Humanities podcast, Rebekah Cummings and Elizabeth Callaway discuss why the humanities are necessary to building technology that promotes human flourishing. Lizzie and Rebekah tell the story of how they developed the (formerly) NEH-funded Summer Institute for Higher Education Faculty "Humanities Perspectives on AI," their experience getting DOGE'd in April 2025, and how they raised money to host the Summer Institute in July 2025 as planned. They reflect on lessons learned from the Institute and set the stages for the episodes to come! In the inaugural episode of the AI and Humanities podcast, Rebekah Cummings and Elizabeth Callaway discuss why the humanities are necessary to building technology that promotes human flourishing. Lizzie and Rebekah tell the story of how they developed the (formerly) NEH-funded Summer Institute for Higher Education Faculty "Humanities Perspectives on AI," their experience getting DOGE'd in April 2025, and how they raised money to host the Summer Institute in July 2025 as planned. They reflect on lessons learned from the Institute and set the stages for the episodes to come! ethics, artificial intelligence, doge, humanities, humane technology, ai, education, information false full 1