"We're replacing the hard work of talking through difficult decisions with asking a chatbot. But moral thinking is like a muscle - if we don't use it, we might lose it" says @maryamalikhan.bsky.social. Learn about her work: youtube.com/shorts/JQ7-C...
#WiE More remarkable women, every Thursday.
People will bend over backwards to endow computers with humanity while denying the humanity within each other.
Enjoyed attending the European Experimental Philosophy conference this week at University of East Anglia!
Heard many engaging talks, presented my work on how AI is shaping what counts as (an) achievement, beauty and art, and concluded my attendance with a fun doodle.
#xphi #art #moralpsych
A study based on household surveys suggests that from October 2023 to January 2025, around 75,000 people in Gaza died violent deaths, while Gaza's health ministry estimates 46,000 for the same period
A thread of King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard's songs I love (in no particular order):
Explore our new research platform, Last Haven — a gamified experience where you make tough choices between protecting endangered species' habitats and advancing human needs.
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Like, why is tech media nonplussed that the most 'advanced' information technology we supposedly possess, one rapidly being scaled to every human learning activity and decision process worldwide, is continually leaking nonsense into our knowledge ecosystem like the goddam Exxon Valdez??
Feedback notes the proliferation of AI company logos, and agrees with one blogger's claim that many bear a striking resemblance to a certain anatomical feature
Movies you’ve watched more than six times using gifs
(“Hard mode” no Star Wars, Star Trek or LOTR”)
Super excited for our lab @philmoralpsych.bsky.social to be hosting a talk by the brilliant @jimaceverett.bsky.social today on his group's latest work on moral reasoning and AI 👇
This week has been tough for several reasons. I have been struggling to put it in words, but finally sat down and did some writing.
About a month ago, I had the pleasure of listening to a Japanese student orchestra perform this piece.
Absolutely beautiful and deeply moving music.
open.spotify.com/track/3LDPOn...
For decades, autistic women and girls have had to play "diagnostic bingo" before getting their true diagnosis. As new neuroscience offers a fresh understanding of the condition, the time for change is now
Friend, tutor, doctor, lover: why AI systems need different rules for different roles
If you had to choose an embryo, would its genetic traits affect your choice? 🤔
Our new platform, Tinker Tots, explores how people make genetic choices. Play the game, reflect on your values, and contribute to science!
🔬 Try it now: tinker-tots.net
#Genetics #Bioethics #IVF #TinkerTots
Excited to share a preprint of my first *first-author* paper!
🎨🤖 Personalizing AI Art Boosts Credit, Not Beauty lnkd.in/evAPEJtP
We extend our lab's previous work on the effects of personalization on credit and blame for AI-generated written content (lnkd.in/eTZ24NyA) to the artistic domain.
New pre-print ⚠️ Personalizing AI Art Boosts Credit, Not Beauty www.researchgate.net/publication/... -- proud of student first-author @MaryamAli_Khan for leading this project. We extend previous ... 1/
Now published! 🚨 In Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, we report credit & blame judgments for helpful vs. harmful AI-generated content across 4 countries: US, UK, China, and Singapore (links below). We first... 1/
Oh dear.
The world seems to care selectively about human rights violations. AI will mirror us.
AI is also not socially aware. So what can an AI-powered drone understand of important military virtues like compassion?
We had a great time talking about consciousness, AI and the human experience ✨
The vibe on Bluesky vs. Twitter.
What exactly is consciousness, and how do researchers study it?
Come join an informal discussion on consciousness research, from the perspectives of philosophy, literature and psychoanalysis, ethics and artificial intelligence, and the creative arts.
📅 26 Nov
📍 Oxford
