Digital Humanities and AI Ethics

Hassina    Benreguia; David    Berry

doi:10.34118/jskp.v6i2.4650

Hassina Benreguia https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5926-3348
David Berry https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7737-5586

DOI: https://doi.org/10.34118/jskp.v6i2.4650

Abstract

This article offers an in-depth review of Chapter Forty-Two, 'Artificial Intelligence, Ethics, and Digital Humanities', from 'The Bloomsbury Handbook of Digital Humanities' (2023). In this chapter, James O’Sullivan, together with a number of scholars, seeks to reassess the present and future of the digital humanities, laying the groundwork for a conceptual understanding of the field while outlining its perspectives, methodologies, tools, contexts, and future directions.

The article is structured into three sections, mirroring the organization of the chapter itself. The first section analyses how automated research methodologies are reshaping humanities scholarship and redefining the role of the researcher within digital environments. The second section examines existing and emerging applications of artificial intelligence and machine learning in the digital humanities. The third section addresses the ethical and methodological challenges raised by these technologies, with particular emphasis on transparency, accountability, and algorithmic justice. The article ultimately argues for the development of ethical frameworks to guide the responsible use of artificial intelligence in the digital humanities.

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