Erica Fung

Algebraic and Geometrical Structures of Concepts

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Abstract: Deep neural networks are known to construct internal representations to process and generalize information. Understanding the structure of these representations is crucial not only for improving machine learning models but also for aligning them with human cognitive representations—namely, the concepts we use in everyday reasoning and scientific inquiry. This study examines how mathematical frameworks […]

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AI, Normality, and Oppressive Things

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Abstract: While it is well-known that AI systems might bring about unfair social impacts by influencing social schemas, much attention has been paid to instances where the content presented by AI systems explicitly demeans marginalized groups or reinforces problematic stereotypes. This paper urges critical scrutiny to be paid to instances that shape social schemas through subtler manners. Drawing from

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Counterfactual Explanations in AI: A Tension between ‘Causality’ and ‘Plausibility’

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Abstract: Making AI explainable has become an increasingly urgent demand, and one of the popular approaches is to generate so-called counterfactual explanations. In this talk, I attempt a philosophical critique of the key aspects of this approach, and raise an important challenge arising from a tension between two constraints on a good counterfactual explanation in

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Chat GPT and Other Creative Rivals (Conference Video Now Online)

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On 31st May and 1st June, AIH and the Institute of Philosophy co-organized two days of talks and networking with experts from academia and industry on ‘ChatGPT and Other Creative Rivals’. Discussions included whether LLM are intelligent, whether LLMs are authors, and issues concerning policy and the ethics of LLMs.  The recordings of both days of

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Announcing PhD Fellowships

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PhD Fellowships Available for work on Philosophy of AI: Each year, AI&H makes available a limited number of 4-year PhD fellowships for highly qualified candidates interested in pursuing a PhD in the philosophy department at HKU on issues related to the Philosophy of AI. If you are interested in this, in the first instance, email

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