Digital humanities transitions from textual scholarship to computational data

Driven by advancements in artificial intelligence, computational humanities is shifting from simple text digitisation to active participation in human inquiry.

Interdisciplinary integration of computer science with history and sociology is increasingly reshaping curricula at premier global and Indian technical institutions.

The field's modern foundations trace back to Italian scholar Roberto Busa's 1940s machine-assisted concordance project and subsequent text-encoding standards launched in 1987.