Katherine Elkins

Katherine Elkins is Professor of Humanities and faculty in Computing at Kenyon College, where she teaches in the Integrated Program in Humane Studies. She writes about the age-old conversation between philosophy and literature as well as the more recent conversation about AI, language and art. Recent books include The Shapes of Stories with Cambridge University Press, which explores the emotional arc underlying narrative. In addition to articles on authors ranging from Plato and Sappho to Woolf and Kafka, her latest research explores AI ethics and explainability in Large Language Models like GPT4. She consults on AI regulation and fairness, and can also be heard talking about new developments in AI on podcasts like Radio AI and streaming networks like Al Jazeera.