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David Jacob Harrison

@davdjacobharrison.bsky.social
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Postdoctoral Fellow in Philosophy of AI at Philosophy Department at Lingnan University and the HKCRC. Formerly: University of Cambridge, Department of History and Philosophy of Science. 🏳️‍🌈 scholar.google.com/citations?user=q…

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David Jacob Harrison @davdjacobharrison.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
The hot topic of the day in phil of mind is a dispute between biological naturalism and computational functionalism about artificial consciousness. Building on my recent work, I'm excited to share a preprint of a paper that brings an active matter lens to the topic. philpapers.org/rec/HARPON-5
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David Jacob Harrison @davdjacobharrison.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
I'm pleased to share that my paper, "Rethinking the Nature of Matter: Active Matter Physics and the Naturalisation of Teleology," is now published (Open Access) in the journal Erkenntnis!! link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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Rethinking the Nature of Matter: Active Matter Physics and the Naturalisation of Teleology - Erkenntnis
Contemporary efforts to naturalize teleology typically locate intrinsic purposiveness in the self-organizing dynamics of far-from-equilibrium biological systems, most prominently within the organizati...
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David Jacob Harrison @davdjacobharrison.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
I am thrilled by the engagement with my new paper in AI & Society on the Reverse Alignment Problem so far. link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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The message hidden within the pattern: a reverse alignment problem for debates in artificial intelligence - AI & SOCIETY
This paper explores what I call the reverse alignment problem (RAP). The alignment problem in artificial intelligence (AI) is the challenge of ensuring that superintelligent AI systems harmonize and p...
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David Jacob Harrison @davdjacobharrison.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
It feels like, at long last, the half-jocular, half-serious end point of the rhetorical question 'what stage of capitalism is this?' has finally been reached with this product. gudtrip.com
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David Jacob Harrison @davdjacobharrison.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
I'm very excited to announce my first Postdoctoral publication in AI & Society entitled 'The Message Hidden Within the Pattern: A Reverse Alignment Problem for Debates in Artificial Intelligence'. link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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The message hidden within the pattern: a reverse alignment problem for debates in artificial intelligence - AI & SOCIETY
This paper explores what I call the reverse alignment problem (RAP). The alignment problem in artificial intelligence (AI) is the challenge of ensuring that superintelligent AI systems harmonize and p...
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