The Transformation of Research Methods in the Humanities and Social Sciences Empowered by Artificial Intelligence
Artificial intelligence,exemplified by tools like AlphaFold and ChatGPT,is transforming society and driving the emer-gence of new research paradigms,including in the humanities and social sciences."AI-driven Research in the Humanities and Social Sciences"(AI4SS)is recognized as the fifth paradigm in these fields.Unlike the previous four paradigms of scientific research—based on experimentation,theory,simulation,and data-driven approaches,respectively—the fifth paradigm in the humanities and social sci-ences is defined by six key features:(1)AI empowers the entire research process across all disciplines;(2)machine-generated intelli-gence is becoming an integral component of humanities and social science research;(3)AI-powered probabilistic models help address the problem of combinatorial explosion in social science research;(4)AI constructs complex,multi-node networks to advance research in these fields;(5)AI-driven virtual reality fosters the integration of theory and practice in humanities and social sciences;and(6)large-scale,model-based research platforms have become essential for humanities and social science research.AI4SS is sparking a revolu-tion,fundamentally reshaping research methodologies related to topic selection,academic history review,hypothesis generation,and hypothesis testing.To accelerate this transformation,it is critical to advance the development of open-source,large-scale models spe-cifically designed for these disciplines.
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