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"Did the stock market just crash?" – How can it be warranted to fear something that might already have happened? This question is at the heart of my just released paper "A Paradox of Past-Directed Fear" in Ergo: An Open Access Journal of #Philosophy: doi.org/10.3998/ergo... #philsky #philemotion

In American Philosophical Quarterly 62.1, a special issues on AI ethics, @rodrigodiazxphi.bsky.social ( @csic.es ) & @jonasblatter.bsky.social ( @ruhr-uni-bochum.de ) ask how we should respond to AI emotional expressions + discuss conditions under which a reply is necessitated. buff.ly/42Luw7U

Short answer: yes, emotions can sometimes be unfair to others; yes, those others can sometimes appropriately blame you for them; but blame can be resolved. Long answer: https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/oa-mono/10.4324/9781003498032/unfair-emotions-jonas-blatter #philsky #philosophy

The 2nd AI ethics special issue, American Philosophical Quarterly 61.2, is out! Contributors: • @emratti.bsky.social • @pathumm.bsky.social • @kraymondh.bsky.social - @univie.ac.at • @jonasblatter.bsky.social - @ruhr-uni-bochum.de • @rodrigodiazxphi.bsky.social - @csic.es + more buff.ly/3ELKpRy

Should we respond to AI’s emotional expressions? 🤖 In our new paper, @jonasblatter.bsky.social and I argue that the reasons depend on design features, not authenticity. Read here: doi.org/10.5406/2152... Preprint: philpapers.org/archive/DAZR...