Past Event

Date: April 23-24, 2026 (Thur – Fri)  Day 1 – Apr 23, 2026 Thur Time: 9:15am – 5:40pm Venue:  Floor 11, Cheng Yu Tung Tower, Centennial Campus, HKU Day 2 – Apr 24, 2026 Fri Time: 9:30am – 4:00pm  Venue: Rm 4.36, Run Run Shaw Tower, Centennial Campus, HKU Co-Organized by: HKU Master of Arts-AI, Ethics and

Date: January 29, 2026 (Thursday) Time: 5-6pm Venue: Rm 10.13, Run Run Shaw Tower, Centennial Campus, HKU  Speaker:  Professor Alice Huang, Western University Abstract: There is a literature across science and technology studies, sociology of science, and philosophy examining the phenomenon of hype in science and technology. While definitions of hypes vary, most accounts share a critical stance,

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

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 Edouard Machery, University of Pittsburgh  

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 Wayne Wu, University of Pittsburgh Abstract: What are the tools we need to make progress on consciousness? The central tool has been introspection, but I raise questions about introspection

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 Keith Frankish, University of Sheffield Abstract: The concept of consciousness as a private inner show of phenomenal qualities is broken. It creates the Hard Problem without helping neuroscience or

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 Matti Eklund, Uppsala University Abstract: In earlier work I have considered the possibility of alien languages: languages with alien elements, different in kind from elements of familiar languages. Here is

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 Andrew Lee, University of Toronto Abstract: I argue that the most promising direction for the future of consciousness research is to follow a path that recurs across the history

Date: Novermber 17, 2025 (Mon) Time: 15:00-17:00 Venue: Room 4.36, 4/F, Run Run Shaw Tower, Centennial Campus, HKU Speaker: Professor James Joyce , C. H. Langford Collegiate Professor of Philosophy, University of Michigan Commentors: Professor Jiji Zhang (The Chinese University of HK) Professor Boris Babic (Hong Kong University) Professor Simon Goldstein (Hong Kong University) Professor Kangyu

Date: Novermber 14, 2025 (Friday) Time: 15:30-17:00 Venue: MB142, 1/F, Main Building, HKU Speaker: Professor James Joyce , C. H. Langford Collegiate Professor of Philosophy, University of Michigan Abstract: After introducing the notion of credal accuracy, and explaining why formal epistemologists use strictly proper scoring rules to measure it, I will introduce some well-known accuracy