🗓️ Absolutely Interdisciplinary returns May 13, 2026. SRI's annual conference connects technical researchers, social scientists, & humanists to foster new ways of thinking about the challenges posed by AI. Register: absolutelyinterdisciplinary.com

🎧 Check out The Decibel podcast by the Globe and Mail for my conversation about Moltbook, AI agents and consciousness: www.theglobeandmail.com/podcasts/the...

Founded by SRI Research Lead @karinavold.bsky.social, the Algorithmic Bias in Canada (ABC) project is examining racism in AI, and urging more equitable AI governance in Canada. Learn about ABC 👉 bit.ly/4rVtwYd

Join us at 3:00pm ET tomorrow for a talk by Prof Gideon Christian as a part of the Algorithmic Bias in Canada Project: algorithmicbias.ca The talk is hybrid, use the QR below to attend online:

🤖🕯️ Can AI change how we grieve? Professor @karinavold.bsky.social co-authored a new article in Psychologie Québec examining the ethical implications of AI-based post-mortem digital avatars, or “griefbots,” and their potential impact on mourning www.ordrepsy.qc.ca/-/avatars-nu...

the paper appears in a themed issue alongside other excellent contributions by @ncrenic.bsky.social @karinavold.bsky.social @jenny-l-davis.bsky.social and many wonderful participants at the ANU workshop. Happy reading! www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Published earlier this week: my 2nd contribution to the ANU series on AI in resort-to-force decision -making. My primary aim in this piece was to scope a minimal governance program for controlling AI-equipped complex institutions. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

🤖💼 Professor @karinavold.bsky.social is co-author of a recent article outlining a protocol for a living systematic review on how AI is reshaping employment, working conditions, and worker safety, health, and well-being across different workplaces. Check it out! link.springer.com/article/10.1...

✨12 Days of SRI! Day 2✨ At this year’s Technophilosophy Soiree, scholars and community members explored one of AI’s most human questions: can we have genuine relationships with AI companions? 🎥 Watch: srinstitute.utoronto.ca/news/technop... @karinavold.bsky.social @uoftcompsci.bsky.social

Our upcoming December workshop on the Ethics of Griefbots has a poster! Looking forward to hosting the event with @jocelynmaclure.bsky.social and @hugocl.bsky.social at @UofTEthics.bsky.social Thanks to our sponsors @UofT-IHPST.bsky.social @forea-virtue.bsky.social and @torontosri.bsky.social

What does it really mean to trust a machine? Join leading thinkers for a conversation on building AI that’s transparent, accountable and aligned with human values. 📆 Friday, Nov. 14 | 12 – 1 p.m. ET 📍 Online 🔗 Register today at alumni.engineering.utoronto.ca/event/dd-nov...

📅 Wednesday, October 1 ⏱️ 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. 📍 Centre for Ethics, Larkin 200. This event is part of the ABC: Partnership on Algorithm Bias and Safety in Canada. For more information about this research project, please visit: algorithmicbias.ca @uoftethics.bsky.social @karinavold.bsky.social

Can AI be a friend? At the third Technophilosophy Soirée, led by @karinavold.bsky.social, SRI brought together scholars to ask how AI companionship is changing the way we connect, empathize and understand each other. 🎥→ tinyurl.com/ys4wdzeb #AIethics @minzlicht.bsky.social @uoftethics.bsky.social

"We should learn how the AI beat us at Go, rather than just lamenting our defeat" from my awesome UofT colleagues Jessie Hall & @karinavold.bsky.social iai.tv/articles/ai-...

Do not miss this event organized by Prof. @karinavold.bsky.social Register now!

Don't miss out on this thread about the exciting discussions happening at the Technophilosophy Soiree on Sept 16! 🗓️ ⬇️ Event organized by Prof. @karinavold.bsky.social

💡Absolutely Interdisciplinary Panel Announcement: New Frontiers in AI Governance💡 Explore the challenges of governing powerful ‘frontier’ #AI systems with @atoosakz.bsky.social Nitarshan Rajkumar and moderator @karinavold.bsky.social! Register today: absolutelyinterdisciplinary.com

APA member @karinavold.bsky.social (University of Toronto) is asking the big questions about AI, consciousness, and what it means to be human.

📣The @UofT Centre for Ethics has a call for applications for a post-doctoral fellowship in on the topic of Algorithm Bias. Please share 🙏 ➡️ includes teaching opportunity and position is renewable up to 3 years @ihpst-uoft.bsky.social @uoftethics.bsky.social ethics.utoronto.ca/postdoctoral...

I’m finding it really difficult to publish pieces critical of large language models or AI in medical journals. Some of our papers show hard evidence of why the models are not ready for prime time. But journals seem to prefer the “AI is a doctor!” papers. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Karina Vold says the rapid development of AI systems has left both philosophers & computer scientists grappling with difficult questions. #UofT 💻 uoft.me/bsp

Computer scientists are interested in philosophical questions about AI and want to do things responsibly, says SRI Research Lead @karinavold.bsky.social. Read about her work on #AI, consciousness, and ethics in a rapidly evolving field. ⬇️

📣The @UofT Centre for Ethics has a call for applications for a post-doctoral fellowship in on the topic of Algorithm Bias. Please share 🙏 ➡️ includes teaching opportunity and position is renewable up to 3 years @ihpst-uoft.bsky.social @uoftethics.bsky.social ethics.utoronto.ca/postdoctoral...

‼️Now Accepting Applications‼️ The Centre for Ethics at the University of Toronto is accepting applications for a Postdoctoral Fellowship in Algorithm Bias for the 2025–2026 academic year. 📅 Deadline: April 30, 2025 🔗 Apply here: ethics.utoronto.ca/postdoctoral...

Save the date for the upcoming research seminar. Hybrid event. Few in-person seats left! Organized by Prof. @karinavold.bsky.social | Sponsors IHPST & @torontosri.bsky.social I |🔗https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/sri-seminar-series-joshua-august-skorburg-in-person-tickets-1089948949649

AI isn't just results—it's about new thinking! Check out part 2 of the AI and Human Creativity series by iai news. IHPST Postdoc Jessie Hall and Prof. @karinavold.bsky.social discuss how AI teaches us from boardgames to biomolecules. 🧠📚 iai.tv/articles/ai-...

I have a new piece out on IAI News today about how we can use AI to scaffold human learning, co-authored with my postdoc Jessie Hall 🔬 iai.tv/articles/ai-...

Join online for "Artificial Intelligence Benchmarks and Degenerating Research" by Catherine Stinson. In-person tickets are sold out, but you can still register to attend virtually. Event organized by @karinavold.bsky.social Sponsors IHPST & @torontosri.bsky.social 🔗 ihpst.utoronto.ca/events/ihpst...

🌐💬 Can AI-generated accounts truly replace human interaction? Professor @karinavold.bsky.social suggests they might satisfy basic needs, but genuine relationships are built on cognitive exchanges. Read more here: www.cbc.ca/news/busines...

We are excited to announce our upcoming research seminars with @torontosri.bsky.social ! 🎓 Save the dates for the sessions organized by Professor @karinavold.bsky.social Feb 12 & March 19. Find out more about these and other upcoming SRI seminars here: srinstitute.utoronto.ca/news/upcomin...

ICYMI: 🚨 The promise of Neuralink and Synchron to enhance our brains might come with a catch. Researchers @karinavold.bsky.social Jessie Hall, and Amelia Kush explore the hidden costs of enhancing mental functions. Discover why Aristotle's balance is key! iai.tv/articles/the...

Happy to share this new piece from my research lab, Periscope, on some of the hidden risks of cognitive enhancement technologies » IAI TV: iai.tv/articles/the...

It was great to chat with Sarah Laing @FashionCanada about the privacy concerns around wearable tech. Read the article here: fashionmagazine.com/style/ai-wea...

Arrived in Hong Kong and am looking forward to sharing work at the Ethics of AI Conference at Lingnan University tomorrow! www.ln.edu.hk/philoso/f/pa...

📢 Check out our conversation on AI safety at the 2024 Technphilosophy Soiree, news coverage and link to video here: ihpst.utoronto.ca/news/interse...

Check out periscope.org the new website for my research lab UofT’s IHPST. We're working on some hard philosophical problems and exciting AI topics these days! Please share if you know prospective students who might be interested in joining!

Looking forward to speaking on the panel “Are AI minds minds?” At AISoLA 2024 this Saturday! My talk will be evaluating whether LLMs have general intelligence.

Looking forward to speaking at the ACFE conference in Ottawa today about the risks and opportunities of Generative AI.

Beautiful October day at Victoria College, University of Toronto!

🇨🇦🚨Canadians: Consider signing this petition which calls for the Government of Canada to pass legislation that recognizes animals (including many invertebrates 🐙) as sentient beings that possess consciousness, rather than as property: www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...

Check out periscope.org the new website for my research lab UofT’s IHPST. We're working on some hard philosophical problems and exciting AI topics these days! Please share if you know prospective students who might be interested in joining!

Happy to share my latest article on Human-AI cognitive teaming in state-level decision making on the resort to force, published open access! 👏 Thanks to Toni Earline and Steven E. Miller for editing this issue www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Wonderful talks at the second day of UofT’s Schwartz Reisman Institute’s Absolutely Interdisciplinary Conference! Looking forward to more sessions today. @uoft.bsky.social

Great to be back in Tucson for the 30th Science of Consciousness conference! Ten years after the first time I attended. How time flies!

Thanks to UofT Magazine for this new piece on one of my current research projects. (And for the cool photo 🤩) 🤖 Check it out here: “AI Learns Everything It Knows from Humans. Will Humans also Learn from AI?” magazine.utoronto.ca/research-ideas…

Very late to the game, but happy to be joining in the fun! I see skies of blue 🎵