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We are currently recruiting a Post-doctoral Fellow to join us under the AI & Humanities Lab, specific requirement are as follows.  Should you be interested, please apply through the HKU’s system. Work type : Full-time Department : School of Humanities (05200) Categories : Senior Research Staff & Post-doctoral Fellow The School of Humanities at the

Join us for the Philosophy of AI Summer School – Paris 2025, co-hosted by the University of Hong Kong Philosophy Department in collaboration with the University of London in Paris (ULIP). Taking place from June 30 to July 4, this event promises a valuable experience at the intersection of philosophy and artificial intelligence. The program

Our recent seminar discussion on Deepseek – Unpacking the Technical, Financial, and Geopolitical Implications, has been published by the South China Morning Post in a feature article.  Read the full article: China’s DeepSeek shows US chip controls have failed as AI race ramps up: HKU scholars A video capturing the essence of our discussion has been

Our Director, Professor Herman Cappelen, author of several books about AI, explains why he believes that AI can think, plan and have emotions, why some people do not want to listen to music created by AI, and why do the philosophers like the film The Matrix. Read the full article here. 

We are excited to announce the launch of a new collaboration with The Conceptual Engineering for Emerging Technologies (CEET) initiative. This joint venture brings together the Conceptual Engineering Network, the ESDIT Consortium, our AI & Humanity Lab, and ConceptLab HK. The CEET initiative aims to promote the application of conceptual engineering to transformations induced by

“YouTube, Facebook, X (formerly Twitter), Instagram, Pinterest, TikTok, and chatbots like ChatGPT and Bard—all of them have the power to manipulate you ……..” Check out this recent paper written by Rachel Sterken, our Department Head of Philosophy at The University of Hong Kong, along with Jessica Pepp and Eliot Michaelson. Read the full article here

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.

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