Dr. Timothy Beal presents his talk “What’s So Generative About Generative AI?: How and Why the Humanities Have a Future” as part of The Speaker Series 2026 hosted at Penn State on March 5th, 2026.

Timothy Beal is a scholar and writer who explores the dynamic fields of technology, religion, ecology, and AI in the humanities and higher education. A professor of religion at Case Western Reserve University, he studies the spiritual and ethical considerations of the innovations that are shaping our world.