Generative AI and the Future of the Humanities: Reading, Writing, Teaching, Labor, by Dana J. Gavin. 1st ed., Palgrave Macmillan, 2025. viii + 116 pp., ISBN: 978‑3‑032‑06533‑9

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Journal
Confluence Journal of Multidisciplinary Studies (e-ISSN 3085-5411)
Issue
Vol. 2 No. 4 (2026): Artificial Intelligence in Education
Section
Book Reviews
Pages
177-184
Published
30 October 2026
DOI
https://doi.org/10.34874/PRSM.cjms-vol2iss4.15463
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Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
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