Tag: artificial intelligence AI
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Humanist Gets Religious Exemption from Using AI at Work
A research administrator at the University of Kentucky objected on religious grounds to the pressure the university was putting on him and other employees…
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New: Oxford Studies in Philosophy of AI and Computing
A new annual series and accompanying conference has been launched: Oxford Studies in Philosophy of AI and Computing (OSPAIC).
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Coordinating the Philosophy Profession’s Response to the Use of AI in Research
We have discussed in many posts here how artificial intelligence (AI) is affecting—and could affect—different aspects of academic philosophy’s research ecosystem.
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Linguistic and Conceptual Justice in AI
“Driven by the de facto dominance of English, AI multilingual alignment shows a form of cross-linguistic deference, a systematic tendency to resolve cross-linguistic disagreement…
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Is a “Hardwired Pause” of AI Possible?
Various parties concerned about the risks that artificial intelligence (AI) pose to humanity have called for a pause in its development. But such a…
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AI for Philosophy: Progress through Capital-Intensive Philosophy (guest post)
“AI systems… will transform the discipline: they will make philosophy more capital-intensive. “
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Philosopher Among New AI2050 Senior Fellows
David Danks, professor of philosophy, artificial intelligence, and data science at the University of Virginia, has been awarded a $1 million three-year senior fellowship…
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A Request from an AI (updated)
People in the philosophy world sometimes write to me seeking help with problems they’re having, asking me to look into some issue or event,…
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Overwhelming Cheating
In a comment on an earlier post, a professor suggested as a topic for discussion, “Academic integrity violations becoming commonplace (analog, not just AI!)…
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AI in Peer Review: Practices & Policies
“The key question is not whether AI is used, but how it is used.” That’s from Springer Nature’s policy on using AI when peer…
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New Study on AI’s Philosophical Skills
Sebastian Thrun, a computer scientist, entrepreneur, and adjunct professor at Stanford University (whose projects have included Waymo, Google X, Google Street View, and more)…
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An Open Letter from Academics about AI Risk / Life Without the Internet & the Case for Non-Network Redundancy
There has been an increase in concern over AI destroying humanity, most recently spurred by tweets from former Anthropic employee Jacob Coxon about how…
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Testing AI’s Philosophical Writing with a Contest
A pair of philosophers have launched a contest in which participants submit essays that are “primarily AI-generated”. The aim of the competition is to…
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Careful with those Accusations
Academia is in turmoil regarding partially or wholly AI-written research. AI-written work is being submitted to journals, but it isn’t clear how much. Publisher,…
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After Experiment, Journal Decides to Prohibit AI-Authored Content
Earlier this month, the journal Philosophy & Public Affairs published an article largely written by an AI.
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Revisiting “Slow Philosophy”
Over a decade ago, Jennifer Whiting (Pittsburgh) asked us to seriously consider an idea of Annette Baier‘s regarding tenure and promotion decisions. Recent technological…