HASTAC Commons

HASTAC (Humanities, Arts, Science, and Technology Alliance and Collaboratory or “Haystack”) is known as the world’s first and oldest academic social network. We encourage members to post blogs, leave comments, form groups, and invent new ways to collaborate. To join, please click here.

In this new blog series, HASTAC Co-Founder Cathy N. Davidson moves beyond the hype and hysteria of AI to offer a grounded, historical perspective on our digital future. Sharing insights from her ongoing research for her new book and from her collaboration with the ST&SV (Society, Technology, and Social Values) Lab at the Institute for Advanced Study (Princeton, NJ), “Intelligent Artifice” explores how we can exercise agency, responsibility, and human intelligence in an automated world. From book reviews to breaking news, these posts provide the tools to navigate the benefits and risks of AI with confidence.

Find the series under the “Intelligent Artifice” tag.

Join Us in Welcoming the 2026-2027 HASTAC Scholars Cohort!

We are excited to welcome a new cohort of HASTAC Scholars. With 36 brilliant new members to enrich our current high-achieving group, we very much look forward to another productive semester of facilitating collaboration and professional development, including our new student-centered workshops, where we have the opportunity to share useful skills with each other.

Read along with us as we review the following books for our ongoing Collaborative Book Reviews: New Digital Worlds by Roopika Risam, The AI Con by Emilly Bender and Alex Hanna, and Intersectionality in Digital Humanities edited by Barbara Bordalejo and Roopika Risam.

We also encourage everyone to check out the latest HASTAC Scholar Spotlights!

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