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In Defence of Busywork

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A woman dressed in clothing styled after first-century Rome (roughly 55–79 AD) stands holding a set of wax tablets in one hand and a stylus in the other, as if pausing mid-writing.

Nastasha Sartore Earlier this year, over forty people logged in to Zoom to attend a CHA webinar titled “Generative AI and the Practice of History.” Introduced as a “show and tell” for AI tools and strategies, the webinar included a panel of three expert historians who each presented on a distinct topic related to agentic AI, the tech that’s been… Read more »

ChatGPT and the History of Government Refugee Policies

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Laura Madokoro I wasn’t quite sure what to make of Chat GPT when it first started making news headlines earlier this year. I was therefore intrigued when the Active History Collective decided to experiment a little by asking it to comment on our areas of expertise. I jumped right in with a quick question. In hindsight though, I completely underestimated… Read more »