Abstract

The purpose of this study is to identify research trends in ‘artificial intelligence humanities’ using keyword network analysis. Artificial intelligence humanities are not simply a fusion of artificial intelligence and humanities. It is an interdisciplinary field of study that seeks to interpret the era of artificial intelligence from the perspective of the humanities and to analyze society using artificial intelligence technology. Focusing on the research achievements of members of the Chung-Ang University Humanities Research Institute, who started and studied artificial intelligence humanities, a keyword network analysis was conducted to determine the research impact on the relationship with papers citing these achievements. As a result of extracting high-frequency vocabulary from a total of six research areas by adding the field of ‘pedagogy’ to the five research areas of artificial intelligence humanities, which are ‘relational communication, technology criticism, data analysis, socio-cultural studies, and ethical norms’. ‘Metaverse, AI, education, virtual, public language, and Korean’ were extracted in ‘relational communication studies’. In ‘technology criticism’ area, ‘AI, posthuman, digital, education, technology, and robot’, and in ‘data analysis’ area, ‘AI, machine learning, education, text mining, big data, and language network’ were identified as a high-frequency vocabulary. In ‘socio-cultural studies’, there are ‘AI, digital, humanities, education, history, and digital humanities’, in ‘ethical norms’, ‘AI, ethics, robots, morality, technology, and education’ were, and in ‘pedagogy’, ‘AI, education, literacy, and liberal arts education’ were respectively extracted as a high-frequency vocabulary. This study attempts to determine the current state of artificial intelligence humanities. Although six years is not a long time for the establishment and development of an academic discipline, it is meaningful because it confirms the position of a new academic discipline and the direction of future research. Humanities can no longer be understood as separate from technology; at this point in time, when fundamental questions are being asked about the boundary between humans and machines, efforts are needed to more actively understand technology and convergence methods to protect human dignity and explore ways to build a healthy society. Thus, the current state of artificial intelligence humanities research will serve as an important foundation for future thinking and planning.