Computers and humanities research

In researching digital repositories, I came across an interesting article by Michael Lesk entitled "From Data to Wisdom: Humanities Research and Online Content." He makes some interesting observations about the affects of electronic resources and the internet on different facets of scholarship. One of his most striking questions is whether online repositories will not merely enable quicker document retrieval, but will provide insights on the texts:

"Most important in the long run will be the development of better techniques for analyzing and using the data accumulated in humanities repositories. Scholars can find works, they can view works, at least as surrogates, and they can exchange information with other scholars. Repositories thus make traditional research easier. But will they enable new and significant kinds of research? We would like to see more authorship studies, critical evaluation, annotation, and the like. Today, computers can count; they can read a little, see a little, hear a little, and feel a little. But as yet they do not read, see, hear, or feel at the levels needed to provide insights for humanities scholars."

Hmm...machine produced insights seem a little unsettling to me.