Cool CFP on neural computation at Bochum 🧠

🔥My first paper is out in Synthese — open access: “From simulating to duplicating the brain”🔥 link.springer.com/article/10.1... Abstract below. Would love to hear what you think (and especially any objections / counterexamples). @springernature.com

New on the Archive: Brinz, Johannes (2026) From Simulating to Duplicating the Brain. Synthese. ISSN 1573-0964 https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/28239/

CfA: Workshop “Philosophical Issues in Neural Computation” (@ruhr-uni-bochum.de) Jun 2–3 2026. Deadline: March 31. Further Speakers: @adriendoerig.bsky.social, @francesegan.bsky.social, @olivia.science, @gualtiero.bsky.social, @seelikat.bsky.social, Oron Shagrir.

In a mock Turing-style test in my #Philosophy of Mind & #AI class, students posed #Gemini an ethical dilemma concerning assisted suicide. Not only did the chatbot argue that the (fictional) person in the scenario should be euthanised, it provided a list of instructions to bring this about. #AIEthics

Mein Seminar (Uni Osnabrück) zu #Wittgenstein – Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus ist jetzt komplett auf YouTube (Deutsch). Wenn’s für euch/Studierende nützlich ist: gern weiterteilen. 👉 youtube.com/playlist?lis...

Worth watching: @jaanaru.bsky.social on why today’s AI is nowhere near consciousness—and why the low-level brain level not just bigger models, might be the key to understanding how consciousness shows up at the higher level. @braininspired.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=NzOO...

New version uploaded. Submitted to AI & Society.

CfA: Workshop “Philosophical Issues in Neural Computation” (@ruhr-uni-bochum.de) Jun 2–3 2026. Deadline: March 31. Further Speakers: @adriendoerig.bsky.social, @francesegan.bsky.social, @olivia.science, @gualtiero.bsky.social, @seelikat.bsky.social, Oron Shagrir. philevents.org/event/show/1...

Skeet brought to you be the ongoing effort to replace factory-farmed meats by sustainably harvested game: open.substack.com/pub/erikangn...

Highly recommend David MacKay’s lecture series on information theory to anyone intersted in the topic—easy to follow with almost no background required. Fun to watch, with deep ideas presented accessibly. Playlist: www.youtube.com/watch?v=BCiZ... #InformationTheory #philsky

#PhilJobs #PhilosophyJobs

Presented on whether the Chinese Room Argument still applies to Large Language Models (LLMs)! 🧠 LLMs differ from GOFAI, but I argue the CRA's core point remains relevant. Preprint: philpapers.org/archive/BRIT... Paper submitted. 🎥 www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ntI... #philsky #AIPhilosophy

Neurocognitive Foundations of Mind is out. Check it out.

XPrag Meets X-Phi An online event bringing together two research communities: experimental pragmatics and experimental philosophy sites.google.com/view/xprag-w...

Has anyone in #philsky published in SpringerBriefs? I’m considering it for a project and would really appreciate hearing about your experiences.

Join us for "Philosophy of Neuromorphic AI" at @ispsm.bsky.social (ISPSM) on Oct 24th (10:30-12:30 CEST)! Discussing topics related to our special issue forthcoming in @philosophyofai.bsky.social

We are very excited to share the conference schedule and book of abstracts for this year’s ISPSM! 💫 Link to schedule: tiny.cc/ISPSM2025sch... Link to book of abstracts: tiny.cc/ISPSM2025boo... #philmind #philsky

I’m looking forward to our symposium at @ispsm.bsky.social on Sat at 5:30pm CEST. Zoom in to catch me, @kenaizawa.bsky.social, @gualtiero.bsky.social, and @francesegan.bsky.social talk about realism in Neuroscience! 🧠 🥳

Submissions are due soon on philosophy and neuromorphic AI

Turning text into images: the math behind #diffusion models, CLIP, and more! 🚀 Great explainer by Welch Labs featuring clear visuals, practical examples, and even insights on DALL-E 2 & Stable Diffusion. Guest video for @3blue1brown.com www.youtube.com/watch?v=iv-5...

#Trump is going after Alexandre de #Morais for prosecuting Bolsonaro. +50% tarifs on all Brazilian products g1.globo.com/mundo/notici...

This looks good!

LAST REMINDER! ⏰ Our call for papers is approaching its final deadline! Don't miss your chance to submit your work. One month left! Submission: journals.ub.uni-koeln.de/index.php/ph... @gualtiero.bsky.social @loehrgui.bsky.social @philosophyofai.bsky.social @wanjawiese.bsky.social #philsky

Quelle surprise

This week @universitypress.cambridge.org has granted free access to all titles in the collection of Cambridge Elements in the Philosophy of Biology, edited by Grant Ramsey. There are many options to choose from! Happy reading! 📕👇 www.cambridge.org/core/publica... #philsci #HPbio #evosky #ISHPSSB2025

Our associate fellow @alejandrofabregastejeda.com will speak tomorrow at the EPSA junior scholar online series. Join the meeting to learn about how to network at conferences! There will also be plenty time for questions. #PhDSky #Academia #PhilSci

Spread the word! The Philosophical Quarterly is celebrating the philosopher philosophers love: 'Themes from David Lewis's Metaphysics' will be our next Special Issue, call for papers here: academic.oup.com/pq/pages/cal... @oupphilosophy.bsky.social @standrewsphil.bsky.social

In a world of Matts, be a Derek.

perplexity's products are malware, pass it on

Call for Papers: Special Issue on Philosophy of Neuromorphic AI! 🌐 Open Access Publication. Submission Deadline: August 31, 2025. Learn more: journals.ub.uni-koeln.de/index.php/ph... Journal: Philosophy of AI ed. @loehrgui.bsky.social Co-edited with @gualtiero.bsky.social #philsky #consci

Philosophers: spread the word!! Full-time research postdoc, 3 year job in St Andrews-Arché within the Leverhulme-funded WIKI project: www.vacancies.st-andrews.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/... Apply by clicking the link above, *check* the Further Particulars attachment there for details. Deadline: May 2.

“Rejeitar um migrante em dificuldade, qualquer que seja a sua crença religiosa, por medo de diluir a cultura ‘cristã’ é distorcer o que é o cristianismo e a cultura."

Call for Papers for a Special Issue in Neuroscience of Consciousness, on an exciting topic: 'Aware and Alive: Embodied and Phenomenological Perspectives on Consciousness' 🧠🧪 #NCONSC #consciousness Guest Editors: Keisuke Suzuki, Katsunori Miyahara, Aleš Oblak Deadline: September 15th 2025

3 year post in Philosophy at Sheffield! www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DMH928/l... (post with added # for greater visibility...) #academicsky #philsky

Ethics of AI post-doc opportunity with an experimental angle, w/ my colleague Ophelia Deroy & her team (@opheliaderoy.bsky.social). Please share w/ anybody who might be interested: job-portal.lmu.de/jobposting/d... #aiethics #postdoc #xphi (Ping @xphilosopher.bsky.social perhaps you know someone?)

Good grief, can we desist with this nonsense. Barring convicted criminals from holding office - especially criminals convicted of abuses of power - is just basic civic sense. The option of not stealing taxpayers' money was right there. www.economist.com/leaders/2025...

So, @elsevierconnect.bsky.social added an AI question and answer to my article in Computer & Education. The answers are wrong! They did not ask permission! The answers are WRONG! How is this science?!

Resources for philosophers on Bluesky: 1. Starter packs go.bsky.app/kiKSKZ (people) go.bsky.app/RMuQBg3 (orgs) 2. New PhilSky＋ feed 🦋 bsky.app/profile/did:... – uses #PhilSky & other common hashtags (see profile for more) 3. Lists bsky.app/profile/did:... (people) bsky.app/profile/did:... (orgs)

Yet another country is holding its politicians accountable! www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...

#PhiMiSci is looking for new Editors! If you appreciate our work and would like to join our team as either Editor-in-Chief or Associate Editor of a fully cost-free #OpenAccess journal, apply by April 22nd, 2025. You can find the application details here: philosophymindscience.org/index.php/ph...

Great work by @altmetric.com as always! Their latest analysis reveals that the quality of research content on #Bluesky is just as strong as on X/Twitter, with more original posts emerging. If you’re in academia or research, now is the time to make the switch! #AcademicSky #ResearchSky #Altmetrics

At least one American country has got its shit together: #Brazil's former president Jair #Bolsonaro faces criminal charges for trying to seize power after losing the 2022 presidential election. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...

Don't say we weren't warned.

Private Data and Passwords of Senior U.S. Security Officials Found Online Donald Trump's security advisers used Signal to discuss details of a military strike. Now, DER SPIEGEL has found that the contact data of some of those officials, including phone numbers, is freely accessible on the internet

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we're advertising 2-3 postdoctoral positions to work at NYU on artificial consciousness and related topics at the intersection of AI and the philosophy of mind (possibly including AI mentality, AI interpretability, and AI welfare). deadline is march 30! philjobs.org/job/show/28878