Dr. Edward A. S. Ross (he/him)

📜Just Published!📜Providing #ancientlanguage and #classics staff and students with ethics tutorials on #genAI helps them make informed judgements about using #AI without misplaced faith or excessive fear. cambridge.org/core/journals/… @UniRdg_Classics @UniRdg_Research @UniRdg_PhD

We have a new blog! Several of our Classics staff were recently nominated and awarded for their teaching, research, and outreach work. We are thrilled to celebrate them. Read more here: blogs.reading.ac.uk/classics-at-re…

There is one week left to register for in-person attendance to #iGAIAS2025 @UniofReading. Registration: store.reading.ac.uk/conferences-an… #digitalhumanities #classics #ancienthistory #genimageAI #Latin #Greek #Chinese #Tibetan #AIethics #sustainability @UniRdg_Research @UniRdg_Classics

What can a marble foot fragment from Aï Khanoum tell us about #AI? @edwardasrossEdward puts Deep Research models to the test in Part 3 of his series on generative AI and #Hellenistic Central Asia. #digitalhumanities #history #llm digitalorientalist.com/2025/05/27/hel…

Thrilled that my third piece as a contributor for @DigiOrientalist was just posted. Have a look to see how #DeepResearch AI models identify the #AiKhanoum foot. digitalorientalist.com/2025/05/27/hel… #AI #AgenticAI #AIBias #ancienthistory #centralasia #hellenistichistory #classics

Had a wonderful time at Università degli Studi di Parma speaking at the Intensive ENCODE Spring School on #generativeAI #ethics and #teaching #AncientLanguages! It was fantastic to discuss digital competencies for ancient writing cultures with so many brilliant students.

The "3 Wh per ChatGPT query" estimate is back and haunting my social media feeds! 🧟‍♀️ First of all -- that number is a back of the envelope calculation 𝗯𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗻 𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝘃𝗶𝗯𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗴𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘀𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸.

Absolutely thrilled that the iGAIAS project has won the 2025 @UniofReading Collaborative Award for Outstanding Contribution to Teaching and Learning. Looking forward to continuing our work promoting #AIethics, #AIliteracy, and exploring #AI's impact @UniRdg_Classics!

Had a great time presenting at the Southampton Branch of @Classical_Assoc about our work on #GenAI in #AncientGreek and #Latin learning and #GenImageAI yesterday! It was lovely to see some @UniRdg_Classics students and alumni as well!

🚨FINAL #CFP: (Generative) Artificial Intelligence and Teaching the #AncientWorld Conference - June 25-26, 2025, @UniofReading. Abstracts Due: February 7, 2025 Full Details: edwardasross.wordpress.com/events/generat… #AI #GenAI #Classics #Teaching @UniRdg_Research @classicsforall @instclasstudies

Part 2 of @edwardasross's series on Hellenistic Central Asia and AI explores how generative #AI tools represent ancient music 🎵 #DigitalHumanities #ArtificialIntelligence #HellenisticHistory #CentralAsia digitalorientalist.com/2025/01/28/hel…

Come see our exhibit while it is still open! If you can't, there is an online version here: collections.reading.ac.uk/ure-museum/exp…

Looking forward to these!

Quick reminder that there are 3 weeks left to submit an abstract for (Generative) Artificial Intelligence and #Teaching the #AncientWorld! Check out the full #CFP here: edwardasross.wordpress.com/2024/12/02/cfp… #GenAI #AI #classics #buddhism #history @instclasstudies @UniRdg_Research

#CFP (Generative) Artificial Intelligence and Teaching the Ancient World - June 25-26, 2025 - hybrid/University of Reading UK - edwardasross.wordpress.com/events/generat… Due by Feb 7

Looking forward to Jackie Baines and my presentation at #AIASCS2025 on #GenAI images and the #AncientWorld! Thanks to the Digital Classics Association for organizing the panel!

2024 #Academic Year-in-Review: ✅#PhD Complete ✅4 grants received ✍️2 articles published 🏦1 museum exhibit opened ❌17 fellowship/grant rejections 📜8 conference presentations 📚65 seminar classes taught #ecr #AcademicChatter #classics #GenAI #buddhism #NormalizeRejection