"The Jesuit Who Taught Machines to Read": Podcast on Father Roberto Busa ("Il gesuita che portò le macchine a leggere")

Overview

[AI Summary]: The Italian Association for Digital Humanities and Digital Culture (AIUCD) has announced that the podcast series “Prima del futuro” (Before the Future) by Emotion Network, published on Corriere della Sera’s website, has dedicated an episode to the history of Father Roberto Busa and the Index Thomisticus. The podcast explores Busa’s pioneering work in teaching computers to process language, which laid the groundwork for modern digital humanities. The episode features voice acting by Lucilla Giagnoni, technical contributions by Massimiano Bucchi, and texts by Alberto Mattiello.