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Chat GPT and Other Creative Rivals (Conference Video Now Online)
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 the conference are now available to view below. Day 1 Featuring Nicholas Shadbolt, Rosa Cao, Anandi Hattiangadi, Murray Shanahan, and Gary Marcus. Day 2 Featuring Josh Dever and Herman Cappelen, Ryan Born, Karen Lancaster, William Chan, Catherine Clark, Jackie Kay, and David Papineau.
Announcing PhD Fellowships
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 your information to maaies@hku.hk with “PhD Fellowship Interest” in the subject line.
Advertising Two Postdoc Positions
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 Ph.D. degree in relevant fields of philosophy (or related fields) by the time of appointment. The position is open to all areas of specialization, but applicants with competence in philosophy of AI or philosophy of technology are preferred. This appointment will be affiliated with AI&Humanity-Lab: https://ai-humanity.net/ The post-doctoral fellow is expected to participate actively in the work of AI&Humanity-Lab. Applicants should submit project proposals (max 5 pages) that fall within the research centre’s remit. Information about the department can be found at https://philosophy.hku.hk/dept/. Enquiries about the duties of the post can be directed to Chair Professor Herman Cappelen (hwcapp@hku.hk). The University only accepts online applications for the above post. Applicants should apply online at the University’s careers site (https://jobs.hku.hk) and upload an up-to-date C.V., a writing sample of scholarly work, and a project proposal on the philosophy of AI (not exceeding five pages). Shortlisted applicants will be requested to arrange for two references. The review of applications will begin immediately and continue until November 30, 2023, or until the position is filled. The PhilJobs advert can be found here. To apply, click here.
Announcing the AI and Humanity Speaker Series
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:
Announcing Research Associate Scheme
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 to the philosophy of AI (broadly construed). To apply, please send a personal statement (up to 500 words) indicating your interest in the AI and Humanity Lab at HKU, a one page research proposal on the philosophy of AI, CV, and the contact information for two references. Please send all application materials to AIHFellows@gmail.com. Applications will be reviewed and accepted on a rolling basis. If you have any questions, please email AIHFellows@gmail.com
Announcing The First Philosophy of AI Asia Workshop (PAIA) in March 20-21
HKU is hosting the first annual PAIA workshop on March 20-21. We will be gathering philosophers of AI in Asia in order to foster greater collaboration between the different universities in Hong Kong and its surrounding regions. Speakers will include
AI Benchmarking Workshop
Date: March 14-15, 2024 (Thursday, Friday) Organizers: AIH Lab, Programme on Artificial Intelligence and the Law It is an interdisciplinary workshop to foster greater collaboration between computer scientists and philosophers on the nature and point of benchmarking of AI. The workshop will explore questions such as: What are AI benchmarks? What should they be? What’s the point of benchmarks? What do benchmarks show us? Who is best positioned to answer these questions? Roundtable Discussion Prof John Hawthorne, University of Southern California Roundtable Discussion Prof Josh Dever, University of Texas Measuring Meaning and Materiality in Artificial Intelligence and Roundtable Discussion Jackie Kay, DeepMind Look Under the Hood! Benchmarking Artificial General Intelligence Prof Anandi Hattiangadi, Stockholm University Benchmarking Rationality in Large Language Models Prof Thomas Hofweber, The University of North Carolina Regulation by Benchmark Dr Peter Salib, The University of Houston Roundtable Discussion Dr Simon Goldstein, The University of Hong Kong Conditional Analysis of Model Abilities Jacqueline Harding, Stanford University Evaluating AI Systems for Moral Patienthood Rob Long, Center for AI Safety Evaluation-based Risk Assessment for Frontier Models Duan Yawen, Concordia AI Measuring Capabilities and Safety (Zoom) Dr Dan Hendrycks, Centre for AI Safety
AI Agency and Wellbeing Workshop (Nov 21-22)
HKU is organizing a workshop on the topic of AI Agency and Wellbeing, to be held at HKU on Nov 21-22, 2023. The workshop will explore the following questions: Speakers Include: Josh Dever (UT Austin) Murray Shanahan (Imperial College London and Deep Mind) Anand Vaidya (San Jose State University) Simon Goldstein (Australian Catholic University) Herman Cappelen (HKU) Adam Bradley (Lingnan) Patrick Greenough (St. Andrews) Cameron Domenico Kirk-Giannini (Rutgers) Nate Sharadin (HKU)
AI&H awarded funding!
Cappelen, with McKeever, has been awarded a grant from the University Grants Committee for the year 2023/4. The funded project, entitled ‘Can AIs and humans understand each other?’ aims to use results from philosophy of language and mind to create improved models of AI understanding, and to respond to prominent arguments that say systems like ChatGPT can never achieve human level-understanding.