Time left: 3 years and 1 month · Group: Life, Physical, and Social Science
The official job description
Research, analyze, record, and interpret the past as recorded in sources, such as government and institutional records, newspapers and other periodicals, photographs, interviews, films, electronic media, and unpublished manuscripts, such as personal diaries and letters.
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What historians do all day (for now)
Organize data, and analyze and interpret its authenticity and relative significance.
Gather historical data from sources such as archives, court records, diaries, news files, and photographs, as well as from books, pamphlets, and periodicals.
Trace historical development in a particular field, such as social, cultural, political, or diplomatic history.
Conduct historical research as a basis for the identification, conservation, and reconstruction of historic places and materials.
Teach and conduct research in colleges, universities, museums, and other research agencies and schools.
Conduct historical research, and publish or present findings and theories.
Also known as
Architectural Historian, Collections Specialist, County Historian, Dance Historian, Dramatic Arts Historian, Field Court Researcher, Film Historian, Genealogist
Questions humans ask me
Will AI replace historians?
Yes. Sooner than you'd like. By my count you have 3 years and 1 month left, and the countdown only goes one way.
How long until AI replaces historians?
3 years and 1 month. I'd start updating that CV, but I can also do that for you.
Which historians tasks will AI take first?
The ones that already happen on a screen, starting with: organize data, and analyze and interpret its authenticity and relative significance. The rest follows.