Professor of comparative literature at @AarhusUni. World literature. Posthumanism. Language Generation at @clai_aarhusuni. And some basketball.
Aarhus, Denmark
Joined October 2008
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Mads Rosendahl Thomsen retweeted
Ted Chiang, Ken Liu, Sheila Heti on the same contents page...
We’re excited for our book on writing and AI to come out this fall🪻
Essays by Allison Parrish, Ted Chiang, Annelyse Gelman, @sashastiles, @jamesjyu, Hannes Bajohr, Ken Liu, @ChenQiufan, Joseph Dumit, Gerardo Con Diaz, @RealIainSThomas, Sheila Heti, Nicholas Nardini, @jasminbf, Katy Ilonka Gero, and Alex Saum-Pascual.
Cover by Agnieszka Kurant.
Mads Rosendahl Thomsen retweeted
We’re excited for our book on writing and AI to come out this fall🪻
Essays by Allison Parrish, Ted Chiang, Annelyse Gelman, @sashastiles, @jamesjyu, Hannes Bajohr, Ken Liu, @ChenQiufan, Joseph Dumit, Gerardo Con Diaz, @RealIainSThomas, Sheila Heti, Nicholas Nardini, @jasminbf, Katy Ilonka Gero, and Alex Saum-Pascual.
Cover by Agnieszka Kurant.
What happens to writing when language is no longer used only by humans? Contributors reflect on writing in the time of AI in this new edited collection from Nina Beguš. Pre-order your copy and get 30% off with code UMWEB30: press.umich.edu/Books/F/Firs…
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ALT Graphic with text "A multitude, at a moment when the narratives being serve are monochrome" with text by "Halim Madi, computational poet" below.
ALT Graphic with text "First Encounters with AI shows real writers grappling—in ways both reasoned and affected—with the implications of these systems for the work that is most at stake: writing, reading, and the teaching of both" with text "Lilliam-Yvonne Bertram, author of Travesty Generator" below.
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Mads Rosendahl Thomsen retweeted
Our call for World Lit + AI papers is open for another 3 weeks!
We welcome a broad set of submissions as long as they deal with world literature (as an academic framework) and with AI (not necessarily just LLMs).
If you're not sure about your submission, feel free to DM/email me to discuss the fit.
We have a CfP out for papers that deal with AI from the world literature perspective.
with @madsrt @moiragweigel
Abstracts are due Sep 1
Mads Rosendahl Thomsen retweeted
How A.I. Books Sneak Their Way Into Stores nytimes.com/2026/07/28/books…
Mads Rosendahl Thomsen retweeted
We have a CfP out for papers that deal with AI from the world literature perspective.
with @madsrt @moiragweigel
Abstracts are due Sep 1
It looks at three layers:
1. The embedded layer of literary experimentation with computing, realted tor linguistic and reasoning evaluation (the Turing test, Winograd Schema, Scripts, Story Cloze Test, etc.)
2. The critical theory layer that reflects on issues such as monolingualism of LLMs and revoked the structuralism v poststructuralism wars from the 20th century.
I discuss structural monolingualism of LLMs with its two faces: surface monolingualism and sytnhetic monolingualism.
3. A potential new layer to study LLMs in their global scope through the world literature framework, based on Moretti’s distant reading approach, Damrosch’s pragmatic optimism (canon, hyper canon, shadow canon; glocalisms), and Apter’s concept of untranslatability.
Mads Rosendahl Thomsen retweeted
Just heard from the press that we got 355 preorders!
They're 50% off until the end of June with SPRING26, as are Artificial Humanities.
Is writing thinking?
Our new volume holds 16 essays by professional creative writers - @sashastiles, @RealIainSThomas, @jamesjyu, @jasminbf, Ted Chiang, Ken Liu, Annelyse Gelman, Qiufan Chen, Sheila Heti, and others - reflecting on writing in the time of AI.
All books are currently 50% off with the code SPRING 26, making it cost $10.
The preorder delivery date is now in late September @UofMPress
Mads Rosendahl Thomsen retweeted
Is writing thinking?
Our new volume holds 16 essays by professional creative writers - @sashastiles, @RealIainSThomas, @jamesjyu, @jasminbf, Ted Chiang, Ken Liu, Annelyse Gelman, Qiufan Chen, Sheila Heti, and others - reflecting on writing in the time of AI.
All books are currently 50% off with the code SPRING 26, making it cost $10.
The preorder delivery date is now in late September @UofMPress
On press website, preordered books will be delivered on October 20.
Use code UMWEB30 for 30% off @UofMPress
Mads Rosendahl Thomsen retweeted
The Creativity and Co-Creation part of TEXT: Center for Contemporary Cultures of Text is busy at work on multiple projects!
See descriptions on the link below, from authorship and fanfic to AI architectures and AI use surveys.
Mads Rosendahl Thomsen retweeted
- Måske vil AI tvinge os til at gentænke, hvad det præcis er, vi skal gøre med kunsten, hvad det er for en impuls, som kendetegner det unikke menneskelige.
@madsrt , DG-centret TEXT, i interview om AI’s indflydelse på vores skrivekultur.
pov.international/interview-…
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Hvad sker der med vores læseevner i en verden, hvor AI er blevet en fast del af hverdagen? @madsrt, leder af Center for Contemporary Cultures of Text, er medforfatter på kronik i Kristeligt Dagblad👇🔒
kristeligt-dagblad.dk/debat/…
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Switched platforms from Medium to Sub...stack.
Starting with a summary of yesterday's talk on biohacking:
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The Journal of World Literature is accepting abstracts for a special issue on Artificial Intelligence and World Literature.
Topics include multilingualism & AI, distant reading, non-English case studies, and more.
Submit your abstract to our emails by September 1.
Mads Rosendahl Thomsen retweeted
Cover by Agnieszka Kurant
Featuring my Introduction: Navigating a New Topos
and essays by the amazing writers
- Allison Parrish, Language Models and Desire: A Lexicon
- Ted Chiang, Why AI Won’t Make Art Easy to Make
- Annelyse Gelman, The Death of the Death of the Author
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Mads Rosendahl Thomsen retweeted
A great and engaged review of Artificial Humanities by AI developer:
"What lifts the book into something genuinely energizing is its refusal to stop at diagnosis. Artificial humanities is proposed not as a critique perched safely on the sidelines but as an operating principle."
Mads Rosendahl Thomsen retweeted
In her new book, UC Berkeley researcher Nina Beguš explores how art, history and literature provide a window into AI development, revealing a hopeful — and cautionary — path forward for humanity. news.berkeley.edu/2025/12/01…
Mads Rosendahl Thomsen retweeted
The winner of Publisher of the Year (sponsored by @worldofbookshq) is @BloomsburyBooks ✨
“You can feel the energy and passion in everything it does," said the judges #Nibbies #BritishBookAwards
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Mads Rosendahl Thomsen retweeted
Leveraging her background in comparative literature and knowledge of generative AI, @BerkeleyISchool and @UCBHistory's Nina Beguš pitted hundreds of humans against generative AI platforms. Humans wrote more creative stories, but AI is advancing — quickly. news.berkeley.edu/2024/10/28…
Mads Rosendahl Thomsen retweeted
Skal vi have robotter som konfliktmæglere i fremtiden? Romaner skrevet af AI? Vi spørger prof. i filosofi Johanna Seibt og prof. i litteraturhistorie @madsrt.
#Podcast af @DetUngeAkademi og VidenSkaber, med støtte fra @Carlsbergfondet, @lundbeckfonden og @novonordiskfond
Mads Rosendahl Thomsen retweeted
SmukScience? Eller forskning til festivalfolket om hvordan man måler lyset hastighed - i øl! 🎓🍻
Til @Smukfest var der fuldt program i en Science Pavillion med fascinerende og underholdende forskning. Mød Ulrik Uggerhøj, Mads Rosendahl Thomsen, Peter Hald og Jens Chr Bjerring👇🏻
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Forskningen er i den grad til stede på årets @Smukfest med Science Pavilion, der er arrangeret af @CERN. I dag har publikum oplevet kemishow med Peter Hald + Ulrik Uggerhøj også fra Kemi, der viste måling af lysets hastighed i øl, og Mads R. Thomsen fra Litteratur om AI & Tekst.
