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You will find the latest updates, releases, and project notes.
11/2/2025
Humanitext Team to Present at the University of Bonn, Germany
On November 6, 2025, Naoya Iwata of the Humanitext project will present "Humanitext Antiqua" at the "XI. Atelier 'Antikerezeption'" hosted by the Centre for the Classical Tradition (CCT) at the University of Bonn.
11/1/2025
Humanitext Team Presents at Philosophical Interchange between Sungkyunkwan and Nagoya University
Naoya Iwata of the Humanitext project presented the latest research on AI and classical studies at the "Philosophical Interchange between Sungkyunkwan and Nagoya University," held at Nagoya University on November 1, 2025.
10/27/2025
Humanitext Project to be Featured at "AI and Humanities Exhibition" at the University of Tokyo
The Humanitext project will be exhibited at "AI and Humanities Exhibition - Research Life with AI -" held at the University of Tokyo's Hongo Campus from October 14 to 31, 2025.
10/8/2025
Humanitext Members to Speak at Waseda University WIAS Seminar
Our members, Naoya Iwata and Jun Ogawa, will be speaking at the Waseda Institute for Advanced Study (WIAS) seminar, "How to Build Education and Research in DH (Digital Humanities)?" on October 22, 2025.
10/7/2025
Humanitext Demonstration at Nagoya University Homecoming Day 2025
On Saturday, October 18, 2025, Naoya Iwata, a member of the Humanitext Project, will conduct a live demonstration of Humanitext as part of the Center for Digital Humanities and Social Sciences exhibition at Nagoya University's Homecoming Day.
10/5/2025
Humanitext Project Presented at the Japan Society for Medieval European Studies Seminar
On October 4, 2025, project member Ikko Tanaka gave a presentation at the 2025 JSMS Junior Scholars' Seminar "Generative AI and the Middle Ages," held at Keio University, based on the development experience of Humanitext.
10/4/2025
Custom Output Mode Added to Antiqua and Aozora
We have added a "Custom Output Mode" to Antiqua and Aozora, allowing users to freely control the output format. By editing the system prompt, more flexible text generation is now possible.
10/3/2025
Article on "Humanitext Aozora" Published in Current Awareness-E
Naoya Iwata of the Humanitext project has contributed an article to the National Diet Library's "Current Awareness-E" portal, introducing the interactive AI system "Humanitext Aozora."
10/3/2025
The New Voices of Literary Giants: Dazai, Nakajima, and Kenji Bots Launched
The Humanitext Project has simultaneously released three AI-generated bots that reconstruct the literary essence of Osamu Dazai, Atsushi Nakajima, and Kenji Miyazawa, blending classical literature with digital technology.
9/28/2025
Official Tutorial Video for Humanitext Aozora Released
We have released an official tutorial video on YouTube that fully introduces the features of "Humanitext Aozora," a tool for exploring the entire Aozora Bunko collection through dialogue with an AI.
9/18/2025
Selected for Nenone Program Weaving Visual Poetry of the Classics with AI
Our project, "ANIMA ANTIQUA," has been selected for the second cohort of the Nenone Program by the Tokai National Higher Education and Research System. This initiative will visualize the world of Western classics using AI.
9/18/2025
Humanitext Project Featured in The Nikkei
On September 17, 2025, The Nikkei newspaper featured the Humanitext project as part of a story on the initiatives of the Center for Digital Humanities and Social Sciences at Nagoya University.
9/18/2025
BAR AI Socrate Event Report Released
A report has been released on the unique event where people in modern Shibuya consulted with an AI Socrates. What's the secret behind the 96% satisfaction rate? We explore the possibility of AI becoming a "catalyst" for human thought.
9/17/2025
Humanitext Team to Present at PNC 2025 Annual Conference
The Humanitext project team will present three papers on our latest research in semantic search, data modeling, and text analysis at the PNC 2025 Annual Conference in Hanoi, Vietnam.
9/12/2025
We launched the Humanitext website
We launched the Humanitext homepage. Find the latest updates here on our News page.