HUML Core Team
Fabian Offert
Co-Director
Fabian Offert is Assistant Professor for the History and Theory of the Digital Humanities at UCSB, with affiliations in German, Media Arts and Technology, and Comparative Literature. His research and teaching focuses on the epistemology, aesthetics, and politics of artificial intelligence.
Rita Raley
Co-Director
Rita Raley is Professor of English at UCSB, with affiliations in Comparative Literature and Film and Media Studies. Her recent research and teaching focuses on critical AI, machine translation, and large language models, particularly GPT-2.
Owen Leonard
Graduate Researcher
Owen Leonard is a current PhD student in English at UCSB and a former software engineer. His research examines the history and practice of artificial intelligence and its relation to processes of cultural and linguistic development.