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    Read more about the article The View of AI Is Clearly Changing, but Not for the Humanities

    The View of AI Is Clearly Changing, but Not for the Humanities

    • Post author:Le Minh Khai
    • Post published:June 6, 2026
    • Post category:AI & History
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    I like to use X/Twitter as a means to gain a sense of how people view a certain issue. This is because as polarized as most media is today, there…

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    Read more about the article Announcing a New (Free) Open-Access Journal: Global Vietnam

    Announcing a New (Free) Open-Access Journal: Global Vietnam

    • Post author:Le Minh Khai
    • Post published:June 1, 2026
    • Post category:Engaging With Vietnam
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    My colleague/wife/partner-in-crime Phan Lê Hà and I, with the generous support of dear colleagues, are launching a new journal called “Global Vietnam.”This journal will be published by Amsterdam University Press,…

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    Read more about the article ChatGPT Is Haunted

    ChatGPT Is Haunted

    • Post author:Le Minh Khai
    • Post published:June 1, 2026
    • Post category:AI & History
    • Post comments:2 Comments

    I knew it would come to this. . .When photography was first invented, there were people who claimed that it was able to capture images of ghosts, the dead, etc.I’ve…

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    Read more about the article Curating Knowledge in the Age of AI Scholarship

    Curating Knowledge in the Age of AI Scholarship

    • Post author:Le Minh Khai
    • Post published:May 28, 2026
    • Post category:AI & History
    • Post comments:3 Comments

    So, I have been experimenting.I have been trying to see what happens when one takes the kind of article that appears in journals such as the Journal of Asian Studies,…

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    Read more about the article Various Thoughts on Why I’m Fine with LLMs Being Better Than Me

    Various Thoughts on Why I’m Fine with LLMs Being Better Than Me

    • Post author:Le Minh Khai
    • Post published:May 13, 2026
    • Post category:AI & History
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    I recently wrote a brief post in which I admitted something that still feels a little strange to say out loud: LLMs can now do much of the work that…

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    Read more about the article I Need to Meditate on the AI Future. . .

    I Need to Meditate on the AI Future. . .

    • Post author:Le Minh Khai
    • Post published:May 6, 2026
    • Post category:AI & History
    • Post comments:5 Comments

    For the past few months, I have been working heavily with ChatGPT (the paid version). It’s open all day long as I work on various things, and I repeatedly turn…

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    Read more about the article Editing, Researching, and (Eventually) Writing with AI

    Editing, Researching, and (Eventually) Writing with AI

    • Post author:Le Minh Khai
    • Post published:May 2, 2026
    • Post category:AI & History
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    Over the past few years, I’ve seen the same pattern repeated over and over regarding statements made about LLMs. Someone will say something about the capabilities of a given LLM,…

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    Read more about the article Manguin, Malay Port Cities, and the Chinese Sources

    Manguin, Malay Port Cities, and the Chinese Sources

    • Post author:Le Minh Khai
    • Post published:April 12, 2026
    • Post category:Demolishing the Srivijaya Narrative/Sanfoqi vs Srivijaya
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    In 2021, archaeologist Pierre-Yves Manguin published an article entitled “Srivijaya: Trade and Connectivity in the Pre-modern Malay World.” At the beginning of the article, Manguin traces the history of the…

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    Read more about the article Srivijaya Sinology – A Field that Should Exist, But Doesn’t

    Srivijaya Sinology – A Field that Should Exist, But Doesn’t

    • Post author:Le Minh Khai
    • Post published:April 11, 2026
    • Post category:Demolishing the Srivijaya Narrative/Sanfoqi vs Srivijaya
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    Over the past couple of months, I have written a lot of blog posts on the scholarship on “Srivijaya” that makes use of Chinese sources.In particular, I went back to…

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    Read more about the article From Jordaan to Zakharov: The Sailendras and Srivijaya

    From Jordaan to Zakharov: The Sailendras and Srivijaya

    • Post author:Le Minh Khai
    • Post published:April 9, 2026
    • Post category:Demolishing the Srivijaya Narrative/Sanfoqi vs Srivijaya
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    One of the core inscriptions that is cited in the Srivijaya narrative, the Ligor Inscription, as well as some inscriptions from southern India, mention alongside the name “Srivijaya” the name…

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