@barrycsmith.bsky.social kicking off Responsible AI at the Institute of Philosophy.

Next up in our ongoing AI Affect series: 👤 Tim Salomons (Queens Canada) 📢 "How do we judge others' pain?" 🗓️ TOMORROW April 15, 3-4:30 PM 📍 Join us in person or online! DM for details.

Join us for this year’s May conference on Responsible AI, the first of our “Summer of AI” events, May 19-20.

Next up in our ongoing AI Affect series: 👤 Rob Long (Eleos AI) 📢 "Taking AI Welfare Seriously" 🗓️ Tuesday, March 25, 3-4:30 PM 📍 Join us in person or online! DM for details.

Next up in our ongoing AI Affect series: 👤 Tom Everitt (Google Deepmind) @tom4everitt.bsky.social 📢 "Agency as backwards causality" 🗓️ TODAY Tuesday, March 4, 3-4:30 PM 📍 Join us in person or online! DM for details.

The deadline for applying to be an AI fellow at the LAIHP is this Sunday.

University College Dublin is hiring five year Ad Astra Fellows in the Philosophy of Technology/AI. Deadline: February 21st. Find out more at the link below.

Next up in our ongoing AI Affect series: 👤 Jeff Sebo (NYU) @jeffsebo.bsky.social 📢 "The Moral Circle" 🗓️ Tuesday, February 4, 3-4:30 PM 📍 Join us in person or online! DM for details.

The LAIHP is pleased to invite applications for Visiting Fellowships at the Institute of Philosophy, School of Advanced Study, University of London. The fellowship period will run from May 19th-June 27th, 2025 For more information, see below.

Can't wait for this talk tomorrow? Too bad, that's when it is. We're excited too.

Hot off the presses, by LAIHP researcher Emma Borg.

Very impressive and exciting… but is calling OpenAI’s new Operator an “agent” accurate? www.aiglossary.co.uk/index/agency m.youtube.com/watch?v=xtia...

More discussion of work from LAIHP project partners Geoff Keeling and Winnie Street.

The LAIHP is pleased to invite applications for Visiting Fellowships at the Institute of Philosophy, School of Advanced Study, University of London. The fellowship period will run from May 19th-June 27th, 2025 For more information, see below.

The latest paper from LAIHP Director @alexgrz.bsky.social, co-authored with @downes.bsky.social and Patrick Forber is out in Inquiry!

Check out this article in Scientific American about a recent study by LAIHP project partners Winnie Street and Geoff Keeling!

LAIHP Director @alexgrz.bsky.social will share work on building better benchmarks of intelligence at the Oxford Institute for Ethics in AI! 📢 "Benchmarking Intelligence Better" 🗓️ Wendesday, February 5th 2025 @ 12:30 📍 Follow the link below for information about attending in person or online.

Our seminar series is kicking off this semester with Dr Alex Taylor on 'Red Teaming and the Operationalising of Responsibility', Thu 30 Jan at 4pm. Get your ticket now! 👇 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/braid-x-id... @designinf.bsky.social @inspacegallery.bsky.social @alex-taylor.bsky.social

We're excited to announce the next speaker in our AI Affect series is Amanda McCroskery (Google Deepmind)! 📢 "From Research to Practical Decision-making on Affective AI" 🗓️ January 28th, 3-4:30 PM 📍 Join us in person or online! DM for details.

Come work with me! Seeking a part time research / editorial assistant. Must have demonstrable specialisation in AI ethics, and have (or be studying for) a relevant postgraduate degree. www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/49924/ @cfi-cambridge.bsky.social

January update from the normative philosophy of computing newsletter: new CFPs, papers, workshops, and resources for philosophers working on normative questions raised by AI and computing.

Check out LAIHP Project Partner @mpshanahan.bsky.social on The Human Podcast!

Our researcher Dr Eleanor Drage comments on the UK Government’s AI plans announced by PM Keir Starmer earlier this week for BBC World TV. mms.tveyes.com/MediaView/?U...

Dr Henry Shevlin talks to The Times about the increasing use of AI in education and the workplace (starts at 20 mins). www.thetimes.com/radio/show/2...

It aims to provide a common understanding of key terms (and the issues surrounding them) for AI researchers, lawyers, policymakers, businesspeople, philosophers, journalists, and the public.

Discussion of the #aiglossary in the Daily Nous!

Inspired by Keir Starmer's speech yesterday to read Kate Vredenburgh's paper on the dangers of using AI in bureaucratic settings www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

For some clarity, see Prof. Anandi Hattiangadi’s #aiglossary entry on AGI.

Reminder ! You have a month or so so apply for two great permanent jobs at @cfi-cambridge.bsky.social - In design /HCI and Ai, and in the social science of Ai. Pls come be my colleague !

📢 Excited to share: I'm again leading the efforts for the Responsible AI chapter for Stanford's 2025 AI Index, curated by @stanfordhai.bsky.social. As last year, we're asking you to submit your favorite papers on the topic for consideration (including your own!) 🧵 1/

On behalf of the #ASSC28 Scientific Program Committee, the Symposia and Tutorials are now announced 🥳 assc2025.gr/programme/sy....

"The AI risk repository, which includes over 700 AI risks grouped by causal factors (e.g. intentionality), and domains (e.g. discrimination), was born out of a desire to understand the overlaps and disconnects in AI safety research" #AIEthics techcrunch.com/2024/08/14/m...

What are some of the things you've learned about how LLMs (and LLM-powered systems like ChatGPT) work that were non-obvious but most helped you build a more effective mental model of how to use them?

FYI, we have one on consciousness as well… profits aren’t mentioned there either. #aiglossary #ai #consciousness #agi

Anandi Hattiangadi's #aiglossary entry on 'Artificial General Intelligence' is a good primer on the variety of ways we use the term. This one... isn't included. #ai

We've released the CFP for #FAccT2025, which will be held in Athens, Greece! 🇬🇷 Abstracts are due on January 15th, papers on January 22nd. Read all about it on our new blog: facct-blog.github.io/2024-10-28/a...

Deadline for faculty research grants up to $60k is 27 Jan! “The Research Scholar Program provides unrestricted gifts to support research at institutions around the world, and is focused on funding world-class research conducted by early-career professors” google.submittable.com/submit/ac6d7...

Happy holidays from the LAIHP!

Some thoughts on Bayesian analyses in science from LAIHP project partner @davidpapineau.bsky.social

Two new pieces from the LAIHP: Responding to Murray Shanahan's "Talking About Large Language Models," Stephen M. Downes, Patrick Forber, and LAIHP director @alexgrz.bsky.social argue that "LLMs are Not Just Next Token Predictors"

In their #aiglossary entry, @ftollon.bsky.social and Anandi Hattiangadi share some thoughts about the implications of the ongoing agency turn in AI development.

In his #aiglossary entry, @benhenke.bsky.social notes that discussions of AI consciousness should attend to the kind of consciousness at issue, as different types imply distinct capabilities and implications for AI welfare. www.aiglossary.co.uk/index/consci...

Very nice article from @melaniemitchell.bsky.social. Here's one way to think about LLMs (in terms of role play): www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Along with @bvlsingler.bsky.social, I have co-authored a paper on two strange, disturbing, and wonderful conversations I had with Claude 3 Opus back in March 2024. #AI #anthropology arxiv.org/pdf/2411.13223

However, for better or worse, it might not be the sort of "religious turn" the essay alludes to. See my recent piece with @bvlsingler.bsky.social: arxiv.org/abs/2411.13223

A pleasure to work with @lampinen.bsky.social, @scychan.bsky.social, and Aaditya Singh on this paper

Murray Shanahan, project partner with the LAIHP, has a new paper out!

I got a sneak peek of this glossary when it was in development. A really useful resource for anyone interested in Al and involved in communicating its concepts and ideas. www.aiglossary.co.uk Congratulations to @alexgrz.bsky.social and @benhenke.bsky.social for pulling this together

Our next AI Affect series speaker is Lina Skora. When: Dec. 10th, 3–4:30PM Talk: “Adaptively conscious: Learning and engaging motivated behaviour relies on conscious access” This is a closed hybrid event, but don’t miss out—DM us for details on how to join! #AI #Consciousness #PhilosophyofAI

#BRAID researcher @ftollon.bsky.social contributed to this fabulous new resource, an AI Glossary informed by #philosophy So beautifully put together. www.aiglossary.co.uk #AIethics #philsky