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Generative Theories, Pretrained Responses: Large AI Models and the Humanities

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 October 2024

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Theories and Methodologies
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Copyright © 2024 The Author(s). Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of Modern Language Association of America

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