Revenge of the Whigs: Big Names and Milestones in GenAI’s Default History of Science
Chris Leslie What kind of history does generative AI tell when the user does not specify the kind of history they want? That was the question behind my presentation at the 2026…
Steamrolling Scholarly Expression: 237 Suggestions. How Many Does an Author Actually Need?
My recent project, “Steamrolling Scholarly Expression: A Discourse Analysis of GenAI Revision Advice on Previously Published Articles,” inquired into how chatbots serve as writing partners for scholars (Fig. 1). I…
Cultivating Your Voice in the Age of GenAI
Last week, I had the opportunity to speak remotely with approximately 200 master’s and doctoral students at Universitas Negeri Jakarta (UNJ), Indonesia, as part of the university’s English Program for…
What Chatbot Advice Reveals About the Neoliberal Framing of English
I am back at the airport after another conference, this time Mahasarakham University’s 7th Language, Society, and Culture International Conference (LSCIC) in Bangkok. This conference motivated me to get an…
Meet the New Standard English: Same as the Old Standard English?
I am at the airport after the 9th FLLT Conference in Bangkok, where I presented a new research project in a paper entitled, “When Neutrality Is a Problem: Generative AI…
A Pivotal Moment for AI Governance and Ethics in ASEAN
This week, I joined the second annual meeting of the AUN-Digital Transformation (AUN-Dx) Thematic Network. This is an especially significant moment for the network: the conclusion of a major drafting…
A New Chapter for IFIP WG 9.7 — and the International History of Computing
One of the most rewarding parts of my professional life over the past decade has been my work with IFIP Working Group 9.7, History of Computing. I’m very pleased to…
Learning beyond AI: Ethical, Equitable, and Effective Practice
Generative AI is already changing how students write, read, translate, and search for information. For teachers, the challenge is not simply whether to allow or ban AI, but how to…
Meet the Contributors to Histories of Computing in Asia
This page introduces the contributors to Histories of Computing in Asia, the Springer proceedings volume from the IFIP WG 9.7 International Workshop on the History of Computing. The published volume…
Thinking about Thinking: Shifting the Conversation about Generative AI
There are some very real concerns about how generative AI is entering the world, from student cheating and promoting misinformation to privacy violations and environmental harm. Although those concerns are…