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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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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Cappelen recently featured in a (Chinese language) TV show about risks and benefits arising from the development of powerful AI. You can watch it on Youtube here.
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The Lab, along with the Institute of Philosophy, School of Advanced Study, University of London, and the London AI and Humanity project, are organizing a summer school in philosophy of AI. The school is designed for PhD students, postdocs, and early career researchers in Philosophy, but is also open to those working in cognate areas
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On May 31 and June 1 2023, AI&Humanity, along with the Institute of Philosophy at the School of Advanced Studies, London, held a two-day workshop on LLMs. (More information is here.) The conference brought together leading experts from academia and industry to discuss a range of philosophical issues surrounding LLMs, including: •The nature of intelligence:
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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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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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The School of Humanities at the University of Hong Kong invites qualified individuals to apply for the position of Post-doctoral Fellow in Philosophy of Artificial Intelligence (2 posts), to commence as soon as a possible. The initial appointment will be for two years, with the potential for extension for an additional year. Applicants should have completed a
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The AI and Humanity Lab will be hosting a speaker series bringing world-class scholars to give talks at the cutting edge of the philosophy of AI. Speakers coming this fall include:
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In the 2023/24 semester many international scholars will be visiting the AI & Humanity Lab in person here in Hong Kong, both for workshops we are holding and also to guest lecture at our affiliated masters in AI, Ethics, And Society program. Fall 23 Simon Goldstein (ACU) Adam Bradley (Lingnan) Eliot Michaelson (KCL) Linus Huang
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