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UCLA is launching the nation’s first digital humanities bachelor’s degree this fall, merging classic humanities with cutting-edge tech skills like coding and AI ethics. Designed to equip students with critical thinking and real-world tech know-how, the program explores how technology shapes culture and tackles biases in AI tools—especially generative AI. Faculty from diverse fields will teach courses on data networks, social media analysis, and even how large language models are trained and manipulated. With 23 faculty and 4 staff, the program aims to attract 40 first-year students and eventually 50–100 majors, offering internships at places like the Wende Museum. It’s a bold step to bridge computational and humanities worlds—because without each other, neither field thrives.

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