About this conference Welcome to Hokkaido! This is the fifth iteration of the Philosophy and Artificial Intelligence workshop (PhAI5). General information Dates: 16-17 October, 2026 Venue: Clark Memorial Student Center, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Hokkaido (Google Maps) Language: English Format: In-person only Registration required at https://forms.gle/yCu4Y2f4NQnMXXj26 by 30 September, 2026 (Closed) Lecture Titles & Abstracts: here
Date: September 11, 2026 (Friday) Time: 1:00pm – 2:30pm Venue: Rm 10.13, 10/F, Run Run Shaw Tower, Centennial Campus, HKU Speaker: Professor Andrew Brenner, Hong Kong Baptist University Abstract: A being has moral status if the way that being is treated matters morally, and it matters for the sake of the being in question, not
Do Present AI Systems Have Moral Status? Read More »
Date: April 17, 2026 (Friday) Time: 3:30pm – 5:00pm Venue: Rm 10.13, Run Run Shaw Tower, Centennial Campus, HKU Speaker: Professor Robert Sparrow, Monash University Abstract: When we see someone on the dance-floor we learn something about them: their personality—their mind—is revealed in how they move. We are fundamentally embodied creatures and become aware of
Murder on the Dancefloor? AI, Embodiment, and Remorse Read More »
Date: March 31, 2026 (Tuesday) Time: 10:00am – 11:30am Venue: Rm 10.13, Run Run Shaw Tower, Centennial Campus, HKU Speaker: Tobias Rees, LIMN Abstract: Today, it is easy to assume that consciousness is the universal form of human existence. It is easy to assume, that is, that all humans have always experienced themselves as an
Consciousness. Before and After (with some notes on AI) Read More »
Date: March 20, 2026 (Friday) Time: 3:30pm – 5:00pm Venue: Rm 10.13, Run Run Shaw Tower, Centennial Campus, HKU Speaker: Professor Ryan Whalen, University of Hong Kong Abstract: Generative artificial intelligence upends the assumptions that have anchored U.S. copyright law for more than a century. By enabling the production of high‑quality expressive works at effectively
HUMAN-REQUIRED ORIGINALITY: RECALIBRATING COPYRIGHT FOR A POST-AI WORLD Read More »
Date: March 3, 2026 (Tuesday) Time: 10:00am – 11:30am Venue: Rm 4.36, Run Run Shaw Tower, Centennial Campus, HKU Speaker: Professor Christian List, Ludwig-Maximillian-University Munich Abstract: Suppose a committee, expert panel, or other group is making judgments on some issues, where these may be not just yes/no-questions, such as whether a defendant is guilty, but also
Collective Intelligence Through Aggregation Read More »
After ‘Consciousness’ Workshop Date: January 27-28, 2026 (Tuesday – Wednesday) Venue: Rm 10.13, Run Run Shaw Tower, Centennial Campus, HKU Co-Organized by: HKU-AIH Lab & Berggruen Institute China Speaker: Professor Boris Babic, University of Pittsburgh