37.469, Summer Schools: Digital Humanities and Digital Communication: Managing Uses (and Misuses) of AI (Italy)

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Subject: 37.469, Summer Schools: Digital Humanities and Digital Communication: Managing Uses (and Misuses) of AI (Italy)

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Date: 02-Feb-2026
From: Prof. Silvia Cavalieri [digitalhumanities at unimore.it]
Subject: Digital Humanities and Digital Communication: Managing Uses (and Misuses) of AI


Digital Humanities and Digital Communication: Managing Uses (and
Misuses) of AI

Website:
https://www.summerschooldigitalhumanities.unimore.it/2026-edition/

Dates: 08-Jun-2026 - 12-Jun-2026
Location: Modena, Italy

AI has transformed the way we live, work and think, bringing
exceptional advances in healthcare, transportation and many other
fields. As technology continues to advance almost on a daily basis, it
opens up new opportunities, but may also favour potentially dangerous
practices. It is, indeed, a double-edged sword.
On the one hand, when used critically and responsibly, it enables data
analysis at an unprecedented speed and scale to identify patterns,
extract meaning and gain new insights. It enhances efficiency,
accuracy, and access to services. It empowers people by supporting
decision-making and improves. As a tool, AI can assist in literature
reviews, textual analysis and, in teaching, act as a source for
engaging activities, support personalized learning through adaptive
platforms and assist with assessment and feedback.
On the other hand, the inappropriate use of AI, whether intentional or
otherwise, can skew results and lead to the dissemination of fake
information, and thus undermine trust and academic integrity or result
in unsafe or unethical outcomes. It can encourage plagiarism through
AI-generated text presented as original work. Furthermore,
over-reliance on AI tools may erode critical thinking skills, obscure
methodological accountability and weaken academic rigour if students
and researchers unquestioningly accept the interpretation of data. AI
may also amplify existing inequalities.
The 2026 Summer School of the Unimore Doctoral Programme in Human
Sciences will explore the latest developments in the use of AI in the
academic context and in particular digital humanities, whilst keeping
a watchful eye on the risks connected with AI tools and their
potential misuses. It will also reflect on AI not merely as a
technological development, but also its impact on our minds,
knowledge, ethics, and society. Ultimately, managing AI effectively is
not about restricting progress, but about ensuring that technological
advancement remains aligned with human values and professional
standards to benefit society as a whole.

Linguistic Field(s): Applied Linguistics
                     Computational Linguistics
                     Discourse Analysis
                     Text/Corpus Linguistics

Subject Language(s): English (eng)

Registration Open until 20-Mar-2026

                Email: digitalhumanities at unimore.it




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