Datafication of Expert Knowledge and AI for the Humanities and Social Sciences.

Intelligent digital technologies are reshaping the paradigms of knowledge production, with AI for the humanities and social sciences (AI for HSS) emerging as a key direction for future development. High-quality data is a prerequisite for this evolution. One path toward generating such data is datafi...

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Published in:Social Sciences in China Vol. 47; no. 1; pp. 53 - 70
Main Authors: Zeqi, Qiu, Haolin, Li, Pingwen, Zhang, Tianyu, Qiao
Format: Article
Published: Taylor & Francis Ltd Feb2026
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          Zeqi, Qiu
          Haolin, Li
          Pingwen, Zhang
          Tianyu, Qiao
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          Center for Sociological Research and Development Studies of China, Peking University
          School of Law, University of International Business and Economics
          School of Artificial Intelligence, Wuhan University
          Department of Sociology, Peking University
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        Artificial intelligence
        Social scientists
        Humanities education
        Knowledge acquisition (Expert systems)
        Epistemics
        Data conversion
        Legal education
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          Artificial intelligence
          Social scientists
          Humanities education
          Knowledge acquisition (Expert systems)
          Epistemics
          Data conversion
          Legal education
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        AI for the humanities and social sciences
        data annotation
        datafication of expert knowledge
        legal field
        AI for the humanities and social sciences
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      ab: Intelligent digital technologies are reshaping the paradigms of knowledge production, with AI for the humanities and social sciences (AI for HSS) emerging as a key direction for future development. High-quality data is a prerequisite for this evolution. One path toward generating such data is datafication of accumulated human knowledge. Here, expert knowledge, characterized by its iterative refinement, condensed form, and specialized structure, is especially valuable due to its innovative potential. Within the humanities and social sciences, legal expert knowledge is particularly representative. Using law as a case study, datafication of expert knowledge can follow a "three-step" approach: delineating the scope of expert knowledge, reconstructing its internal structure, and designing technological pathways for its transformation. This model is broadly applicable and helps consolidate the data foundations of AI for HSS, while also marking a solid step toward a new paradigm in HSS knowledge production.
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