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 …
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“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 …
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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 …
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 …
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:
HKU is now accepting applications for its research associate scheme. Prospective associates can apply for one to three months of funding to cover travel, food, and accommodations. Associates will also be given a stipend during their stay, and are expected to come to HKU in person where they will be working on a project related …