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Lisa Baer-Tsarfati, PhD @baersafari.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Grateful to have presented at #DH2026 this week on Digital Humanities as AI Governance. Huge thanks to the organizers for such smooth virtual participation, to my co-panelists for their excellent papers, and to everyone who joined our session and discussion. (1/2)

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Lisa Baer-Tsarfati, PhD @baersafari.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Most AI governance asks "is this system accurate, fair, transparent, safe"? None of those questions ask whether a system has become an epistemic institution. Presenting a five-part framework on the latter at #DH2026 this week—July 30, 9 AM KST. Reach out if you're attending and want to connect!

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Lisa Baer-Tsarfati, PhD @baersafari.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Not surprised by this finding at all: the bias is literally trained into these systems via the datasets curated for unsupervised learning and the responses approved during reinforcement training. (1/6)

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Darren S. Layne @funkyplaid.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

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Rest of World @restofworld.org · 11/06/2026

Current AI models are designed for Western, wealthy societies that represent just 15% of the global population, leaving the remaining 85% to deal with deeply rooted cultural biases restofworld.org/2026/ai-divide-amer…

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The Great AI Divide: Navigating U.S. and Chinese dominance

At a Rest of World event during New York Tech Week, we explored the challenges and possible solutions to the dominance of American and Chinese AI companies.

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Lisa Baer-Tsarfati, PhD @baersafari.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

When 'full-stack American AI ecosystems' get exported as standard frameworks, the linguistic hierarchies in their training data travel with them. Adopting the infrastructure means importing the epistemic order. Sovereignty over your network doesn't guarantee sovereignty over your language.

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Lisa Baer-Tsarfati, PhD @baersafari.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

This is essential reading. Worth adding: the tools don't transcribe everyone equally. Most are normalized against standardized American English & the accuracy of non-standard accents, dialects, & non-English words degrades significantly. Who gets faithfully captured is not a neutral outcome.

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Lisa Baer-Tsarfati, PhD @baersafari.bsky.social · 01/03/2026

Really pleased to be part of this year’s lineup. My workshop examines gen AI in humanities pedagogy, moving past enthusiasm or bans toward ethical & critical practice. Participants leave with an AI policy & redesigned assignments. If you’re navigating AI in your teaching, hope to see you there!

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DH@Guelph Summer Workshops 2026

Digital Humanities at Guelph is thrilled to welcome you to a series of 4-day, in-person workshops on a variety of topics, May 19-22, 2026!

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Lisa Baer-Tsarfati, PhD @baersafari.bsky.social · 17/01/2026

Grateful to @infinite-women.com for hosting me! We approached this topic historically, connecting contemporary AI to narratives of reason, objectivity, & gendered labor, discussing why feminist theory & the humanities matter for AI ethics today. Thanks, Allison, for the thoughtful conversation.

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Lisa Baer-Tsarfati, PhD @baersafari.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

I passed my PhD defence today and can officially call myself Dr. Lisa Baer-Tsarfati. Grateful to my supervisors and community, proud of the work, and looking forward to what comes next.

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Lisa Baer-Tsarfati, PhD @baersafari.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

Judged the Great Ethical Dilemma competition at the Lang School of Business and Economics last week, and it was genuinely such a lovely experience. I worked on the Take-Two case, which dealt with workplace misconduct, a developing class-action lawsuit, and a delayed launch. (1/3)

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Lisa Baer-Tsarfati, PhD @baersafari.bsky.social · 16/11/2025

1/3 Just wrapped #nacbs2025 in Montréal and, while I have to head home early, I had a fantastic time presenting with @melissa-glass.bsky.social and @ma-jones.bsky.social. Big thanks to @brodiewaddell.bsky.social and everyone who attended for such a smart, generous session.

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Lisa Baer-Tsarfati, PhD @baersafari.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

🚨Call for Co-Panelists 🚨 I am still seeking one more co-panelist for NACBS 2025! If your work explores rhetoric, power, & control, please reach out! More info 👉 bit.ly/4kgCz2G Deadline to get in touch March 14th. #Skystorians #EarlyModern #NACBS2025

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Lisa Baer-Tsarfati, PhD @baersafari.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

1/12 This past weekend, I had the privilege of presenting at the 2025 Tri-University History Conference, discussing how public-history projects like @askhistorians.bsky.social combat misinformation in an era of politically motivated historical distortion. 🧵👇 #Skystorians

Lisa Baer-Tsarfati presenting her paper, "History in the Digital Age, Context, Moderation, and Advocacy in the Fight Against Misinformation" at the Tri-University Conference in Waterloo, Ontario. Lisa, a woman in her late 30s of east-Asian descent, is wearing a black dress and blazer and is standing at a podium reading her paper. Behind her is a a projector screen with a slide that reads "AskHistorians: A Digital Public History Model" next to an image of a reddit snoo version of Empress Cixi.

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Scottish History Network @scothistnetwork.bsky.social · 02/03/2025

The latest Scottish History Network digest is out! Read about the latest news, opportunities, publications and events (so many events!) here mailchi.mp/ce51967f494a...

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Dr Lucy R. Hinnie @yclepit.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

Really excited about our new venture with The Heritage Lab: please circulate to any scholars or institutions you think would be a good fit for this project, which looks specifically at South Asian art, history and culture. Please feel free to DM me any questions! wikimedia.org.uk/2025/02/heri...

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Digital Heritage in action: The Heritage Lab x Wikimedia UK

Collaboration between The Heritage Lab and Wikimedia UK involving researchers from across UK Galleries, Libraries, Archives, Museums (GLAM).

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Guelph Centre for Scottish Studies @uguelphscottish.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

📣Call for Submissions! The Centre for Scottish Studies is currently accepting submissions for the Frank Watson Book Prize 2025 for the best original work on Scottish History published in 2023 or 2024. Deadline: 31 May 2025. More details and past winners: bit.ly/3SqHEdh @uguelphhist.bsky.social

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Lisa Baer-Tsarfati, PhD @baersafari.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

🚨 CFP: 2025 NACBS Panel 🚨 Seeking co-panelists for Language, Legitimacy, and Threat: Discursive Constructions of Authority & Transgression in Early-Modern Britain. If your work explores rhetoric, power, & control, please reach out! More info 👉 bit.ly/4kgCz2G #Skystorians #EarlyModern #NACBS2025

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Elizabeth Ewan @kiritekatawa.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

A great new initiative for Early Modern Studies at UHI - accessible world wide and with excellent staff!

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Lisa Baer-Tsarfati, PhD @baersafari.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

Thrilled to be presenting at the Tri-U History Conference on 1 March! I’ll be talking about how projects like @askhistorians.bsky.social combat misinformation & shape historical discourse. If you’ll be there, let’s connect! If not, let’s discuss: What role should historians play in this fight? 🗃️

A promotional graphic advertising Lisa Baer-Tsarfati's Tri-U History Conference talk, "History in the Digital Age: Context, Moderation, and Advocacy in the Fight Against Misinformation". The graphic has a red background and features a photo of Lisa who is smiling in a black blazer and white blouse. It includes information about her talk and the conference in black and white text, including the title of the conference, "Speaking through the Past", the location of the conference, "Wilfrid Laurier University", the date and time of the conference, "March 1, 2025, from 8 AM to 5 PM ET, and Lisa's university affiliation, the University of Guelph. There is a scannable QR code in the bottom left corner that links to the conference registration form.

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Lisa Baer-Tsarfati, PhD @baersafari.bsky.social · 22/02/2025

"The real damage is done by those millions who want to ‘survive’…Those who don’t want their little lives disturbed by anything bigger than themselves." — Sophie Scholl She was only 21 when the Nazis executed her for resisting. Would you have the courage to resist if called upon to do so?

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Lisa Baer-Tsarfati, PhD @baersafari.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

print(”Hello, World!) As I refocus my career on academia, research, & digital scholarship, I wanted to introduce myself—both to new connections & longtime colleagues who might not know the full scope of my work. 🧵👇 (1/7) #DigitalHumanities #ComputationalLinguistics #Python #NLP

An image of Lisa Baer-Tsarfati, a Korean-American woman with long brown hair and brown eyes wearing a camel-coloured winter coat and black turtleneck. She is standing outside in an autumn landscape. The ground is littered with leaves and the trees also have yellow leaves.

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Dan Howlett @dhowlett1692.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

🧵 Another week of current events on @askhistorians.bsky.social. There's increased variety from Nazis (finally). Many questions still need answers if any #skystorians want to get involved in crowd sourced history This is a great example of the news driving inquiry: www.reddit.com/r/AskHistori...

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Google Maps has now started calling it the Gulf of America. How have countries historically decided the names of shared areas like oceans, or mountain ranges?

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Lisa Baer-Tsarfati, PhD @baersafari.bsky.social · 16/02/2025

Just wrapped up 8 months in the NAAAP Mastermind Program! This peer-mentorship program brings together high-performing Asian-American professionals to learn, grow, and support each other. #NAAAP #Mentorship (1/3)

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Lisa Baer-Tsarfati, PhD @baersafari.bsky.social · 09/01/2025

Thrilled to announce the publication of Networks and Networking in Scottish Studies: Essays in Honour of Elizabeth Ewan! Co-edited with Sierra Dye & @mariahjhudec.bsky.social, this open-access volume celebrates @kiritekatawa.bsky.social's dedication to accessible, inclusive scholarship (1/3)

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