Kaspar Gubler: The Data Iceberg: Context and Interpretation in AI-Supported Digital History

Fig. Vector-based analysis within the research environment nodegoat. Presentation by Kaspar Gubler within the workshop: Researching with AI. Between Opportunity and Imposition, Workshop, University Bern, February 11, 2026 Abstract: Artificial Intelligence offers powerful new opportunities for Digital History, particularly in the analysis of large, structured datasets. At the same time, it risks obscuring what historical data fundamentally consists of: uncertainty, context dependence, and int...