Anna Strasser @denkwerkstatt.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Ich freue mich, wenn ich bekannte Gesichter im Publikum (online oder in Person im Kino Babylon) entdecken kann! * Live im Babylon: Unkostenbeitrag 10,00 € Ticket: babylonberlin.eu/programm/liv... * online Anmeldung per Mail: info@momo-berlin.de * Programm www.momo-berlin.de/veranstaltun...momo-berlin.de"Zeiträume" - Symposium zum 40jährigen Jubiläum von MoMo Berlin - MoMo Berlin - Philosophischer ArbeitskreisMoMo Berlin feiert sein 40jähriges Bestehen mit einem intellektuellen Feuerwerk 000
Anna Strasser @denkwerkstatt.bsky.social · 27/07/2026podcasts.apple.com/de/podcast/e... I am still convinced that this was a real human-human conversation - maybe you will enjoy listening…podcasts.apple.comWhy AI Ethics Can't Be Yes or No: Dr. Anna Strasser on "INBETWEENISM"Podcast-Folge · Empathy Unbound: Embrace Your Superpower · 23. Juli · 1 Std. 5 Min. 020
Reposted by Anna StrasserOliver Zöllner @oliverzoellner.bsky.social · 11/07/2026Der Band "Digitale Aufklärung" ist erschienen - und wirklich toll geworden. Mit @denkwerkstatt.bsky.social und Raphael Brähler durfte ich einen Beitrag zu (modern gewendeten) platonischen Dialogen beisteuern. Liest sich sehr vergnüglich. Alles kostenlos hier herunterladbar: brill.com/edcollbook-o... 001
Reposted by Anna StrasserDe Gruyter Brill Philosophy @dgb-philosophy.bsky.social · 11/03/2026Are we getting #AI all wrong? 🤖 It’s not just a tool… but is it a social agent? Our old #ethics can’t keep up. This book introduces “inbetweenism” — a bold new framework for the blurry space between machine and moral status 🌍 www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi... 242
Anna Strasser @denkwerkstatt.bsky.social · 03/03/2026Now it can only be a matter of days before my book sees the light of day and hopefully finds some human readers! www.degruyterbrill.com/document/isb... I would be delighted if some of you would suggest their libraries to include it in their collections. 042
Reposted by Anna StrasserLisa Bortolotti @lisabortolotti.com · 26/01/2026I'm delighted that @journalphp.bsky.social is the home of this paper, born out of the long-standing & extremely fruitful collaboration between @keithfrankish.com & Daniel Dennett. Open access! doi.org/10.1080/0951... #philsky #philpsy (soon to appear in our special issue on Dennett's Powerful Ideas)doi.orgThe Emancipation of the drone: A Dennettian thought experimentThis paper presents an extended thought experiment conducted by Daniel Dennett and the author as a way of exploring how consciousness might develop without a central “Cartesian Theater.” The starti... 0169
Reposted by Anna StrasserLisa Bortolotti @lisabortolotti.com · 26/01/2026With this brief editorial, I present our special issue on Dennett's Powerful Ideas, due out very soon in @journalphp.bsky.social. I'm very pleased with the quality and variety of contributions we received! doi.org/10.1080/0951... #philsky #philpsydoi.orgDennett’s powerful ideasPublished in Philosophical Psychology (Ahead of Print, 2026) 03513
Reposted by Anna StrasserShannon Vallor @shannonvallor.bsky.social · 23/01/2026This thread gave me a boost of hope I really needed this week 210118
Reposted by Anna StrasserMelanie Mitchell @melaniemitchell.bsky.social · 21/01/2026NeurIPS reviewers typically review 6+ papers, each with 100 or so citations. The reviewers can't possibly check that every citation is real. But why don't we have an automated way to do this checking (and desk-rejecting if fake citations found) *before* the papers are sent to reviewers? 1312524
Anna Strasser @denkwerkstatt.bsky.social · 04/01/2026Look at this CFP for a Topical Collection of Synthese: link.springer.com/journal/1122... Deadline: July,31, 2026 052
Anna Strasser @denkwerkstatt.bsky.social · 02/01/2026A good way to start the new year: Read the great anthology edited by Raul Hakli, Sven Nyholm, Marco Nørskov, Sladjana Nørskov doi.org/10.1007/978-...doi.orgSocial Robots and Cultural SustainabilityThis book is about social robots and their disruptive potential with respect to social environments and cultural institutions 000
Reposted by Anna StrasserEric Schwitzgebel @eschwitz.bsky.social · 08/10/2025New book in draft: AI and Consciousness [link in thread] This book is a skeptical overview of the literature on AI and consciousness. Anyone who emails me comments on the entire manuscript will be thanked in print and receive an appreciatively signed hard copy. 169723
Anna Strasser @denkwerkstatt.bsky.social · 06/10/2025You may enjoy PhiDOS, an ONLINE EVENT for discussing | exchanging news & ideas | networking with other researchers: --> 9 October 2025 from 5 pm (CET) to 6 pm TOPIC: Different perspectives on the (post)phenomenological debate on digitization Register here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... 010
Reposted by Anna StrasserBayerische Akademie der Wissenschaften (BAdW) @badw.de · 10/09/2025Can AI systems have free will? - das fragt unser Mitglied @clist.bsky.social im folgenden #OpenAccess - Artikel: link.springer.com/article/10.1... #KI #AI #KuenstlicheIntelligenz #ArtificialIntelligence #FreierWille #FreeWill #Philosophy #Philosophielink.springer.comCan AI systems have free will? - SyntheseWhile there has been much discussion of whether AI systems could function as moral agents or acquire sentience, there has been very little discussion of whether AI systems could have free will. I sket... 0104
Reposted by Anna StrasserJohn Dorsch, PhD @johndorsch.bsky.social · 05/08/2025Our article is finally published! "Against AI welfare: Care practices should prioritize living beings over AI" 🎉 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... Thank you so much to my incredible co-authors1 #AIethics #ArtificialIntelligence #PhilosophyOfAI #AIWelfare #EnvironmentalEthicsonlinelibrary.wiley.comAgainst AI welfare: Care practices should prioritize living beings over AIIn this Comment, we critique the growing “AI welfare” movement and propose a novel guideline, the Precarity Guideline, to determine care entitlement. In contrast to approaches that emphasize potentia... 0106
Anna Strasser @denkwerkstatt.bsky.social · 10/07/2025In the middle of the night, the second issue of the new open access journal P&D, Philosophy & Digitality, was published: A special Issue on LLMs and the Patterns of Human Language Use journals.ub.uni-koeln.de/index.php/ph... 010
Reposted by Anna StrasserEmily M. Bender @emilymbender.bsky.social · 27/06/2025The AI Con book tour continues! June 30: Alex in Berlin July 1: Emily in Melbourne July 16: Emily in Cambridge Details: thecon.ai/events/ w/@alexhanna.bsky.socialthecon.aiEvents - THE AI CONUpcoming CTMF-GAIL Seminar (Edinburgh), June 20, 2025 Alex will do a fireside chat with Shannon Vallor, hosted by the University of Edinburgh’s Generative AI Laboratory. UTS (Sydney), June 25, 2025 Em... 25211
Anna Strasser @denkwerkstatt.bsky.social · 09/06/2025I am really looking forward to reading this book - this Element is free online from 9th June 2025 - 23rd June 2025 021
Reposted by Anna StrasserKetan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 26/05/2025hey lovelies, I finally got around to publicly sharing my compilation of big tech energy and emissions data. I'll be using it in articles, posts etc but it's yours too, free to use (w/ attribution is nice) ketanjoshi.co/2025/05/23/d... 31791343
Reposted by Anna StrasserPhilosophical Psychology @journalphp.bsky.social · 09/03/2025Latest papers: Joshua Rust explores what a predictive processing account would look like if it began at the beginning of an evolutionary process doi.org/10.1080/0951... 071
Anna Strasser @denkwerkstatt.bsky.social · 04/03/2025I don't aim to create a digital replica of myself, but I can't stop thinking about digital replicas. In this paper, Jurgis Karpus and I explore the extent to which one may say that slivers of the original person live on in their digital replica. Open Access at link.springer.com/article/10.1... 020
Reposted by Anna StrasserJan-Martin Wiarda @jmwiarda.bsky.social · 24/02/2025Die USA zeigen, wie hilflos Hochschulen und Forschungseinrichtungen auf den Angriff der #Trump-Autokraten reagieren. Die Wahrheit ist: Die deutschen #Wissenschaftsinstitutionen wären nicht besser vorbereitet. Im #WiardaBlog: www.jmwiarda.de/2025/02/24/a... 311350
Anna Strasser @denkwerkstatt.bsky.social · 13/02/2025Apply for this conference and we can discuss online! trustaimedicine.weebly.com/5icph.html 040
Reposted by Anna StrasserMatthias Michel @matthiasmichel.bsky.social · 08/01/2025Excellent interview of @neddo.bsky.social (www.youtube.com/watch?v=wM1f...)youtube.comNed Block: Consciousness, Artificial Intelligence, and the Philosophy of MindYouTube video by Robinson Erhardt 14617
Reposted by Anna StrasserKeith Frankish @keithfrankish.com · 28/12/2024I've written a poem in memory of Dan Dennett, based loosely on Auden's elegy for W B Yeats and full of references to Dan's philosophy. I'd like to place it with a literary magazine, online or print. Can anyone suggest one that might like this kind of thing, please? (DM if you'd like to see the poem) 5245
Anna Strasser @denkwerkstatt.bsky.social · 13/12/2024Thinking of Dan aeon.co/essays/as-re...aeon.co‘As real as it ever gets’: Dennett’s conception of the mind | Aeon EssaysOften metaphorical and allusive, the philosopher’s work will long be remembered for how it grappled with everyday thought 030
Reposted by Anna StrasserEric Schwitzgebel @eschwitz.bsky.social · 01/11/2024Reminder: Nov 5 deadline to express for PhD students and postdocs in philosophy to express interest in remotely attending my Winter Quarter grad seminar on Robot, Alien, and AI consciousness. schwitzsplinters.blogspot.com/2024/10/join...schwitzsplinters.blogspot.comJoin My Graduate Seminar on Robot, Alien, and AI Consciousness 041
Anna Strasser @denkwerkstatt.bsky.social · 18/09/2024Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #1.472.064! 000
Reposted by Anna StrasserSyed AbuMusab @smusab.bsky.social · 11/09/2024A workshop on 23-24 Sept titled "Social Cognition and Agency: Being Human in the Age of AI." with a great lineup of people. Cameron Buckner, Anna Strasser, Corey Maley, Eric Schwitzgabel, Sven Nyholm, Caroline Arruda, David Tamez. FREE to attend!! philevents.org/event/show/1.... #philtech #philskyphilevents.orgSocial Cognition and Agency: Being Human in the Age of AITo Register - Click the link on the right side or at the bottom of the page. Once on the KU event page, scroll down to where it says Register here (under Dial-in Information). Social Cognition and A... 072
Anna Strasser @denkwerkstatt.bsky.social · 12/09/2024I will give a talk at a workshop (organized by Syed AbuMusab) with a great line-up, including Eric Schwitzgebel, Sven Nyholm, Cameron Buckner, Caroline Arruda, Corely Maley, David Tamez ONLINE – September 23 & 24 Join us & register at i2s-research.ku.edu/social-cogni... 020
Anna Strasser @denkwerkstatt.bsky.social · 10/09/2024YOU ARE ALL WELCOME TO the hybrid BOOK LAUNCH of "Anna's AI Anthology. How to live with smart machines?" 7 OCTOBER 2024, 8 pm (Berlin time) REGISTER HERE: forms.gle/M1KYVgpVCPKf... more information at: www.denkwerkstatt.berlin/NEXT-EVENT-B... 020
Anna Strasser @denkwerkstatt.bsky.social · 07/08/2024“Anna’s AI anthology” made its way to the book fair of the world congress of philosophy in Rome: If you want to buy a copy follow this link www.xenomoi.de/philosophie/... 020
Anna Strasser @denkwerkstatt.bsky.social · 26/06/2024CALL FOR PARTICIPATION Register at Robophilosophy 2024 (hybrid event): events.au.dk/robophilosop... SOCIAL ROBOTS WITH AI: PROSPECTS, RISKS, AND RESPONSIBLE METHODS *great line-up including @davidchalmers.bsky.social @eschwitz.bsky.social @melaniemitchell.bsky.social @davidgunkel.bsky.social 000
Anna Strasser @denkwerkstatt.bsky.social · 16/06/2024CALL FOR REGISTRATION (Berlin & online: August 29-30, 2024) Save your place (online or in person) for the hybrid workshop 'LLMs and the Patterns of Human Language Use'. Just fill in the registration form on the website: www.denkwerkstatt.berlin/LLMs-in-Berlin @j2bryson.bsky.social 022
Anna Strasser @denkwerkstatt.bsky.social · 20/05/2024I am proud to announce the release of "Anna's AI Anthology. How to live with smart machines" with essays by Dennett, Frankish, Schwitzgebel, Nyholm, Shevlin, and many others and an accompanying graphic novel. PLEASE share widely 😊 and order at www.xenomoi.de/philosophie/...xenomoi.deAnna's AI Anthology. How to live with smart machines? (Editor: Anna Strasser)( Für die deutsche Beschreibung siehe unten ) With the release of ChatGPT , large language models (LLMs) have become a prominent topic of… 040
Anna Strasser @denkwerkstatt.bsky.social · 05/04/2024I am very excited to announce the release of Anna's AI Anthology for May and would like to thank all authors for their contributions! Preorders are already possible: www.xenomoi.de/philosophie/...xenomoi.deAnna's AI Anthology. How to live with smart machines? (Editor: Anna Strasser)( Für die deutsche Beschreibung siehe unten ) With the release of ChatGPT , large language models (LLMs) have become a prominent topic of… 000
Anna Strasser @denkwerkstatt.bsky.social · 05/03/2024CFP – hybrid workshop 'LLMs and the patterns of human language use' in Berlin DEADLINE: 15.4.2024 We invite contributions that contribute to a better understanding of the potential of LLM applications. For details: www.denkwerkstatt.berlin/NEXT-EVENT 010
Anna Strasser @denkwerkstatt.bsky.social · 01/03/2024Berlin people: There is another interesting talk at the Urbayn www.momo-berlin.de/.../chinese-.... 000
Anna Strasser @denkwerkstatt.bsky.social · 25/01/2024rp2024.org Please share this CFP widely! Robophilosophy Conference: SOCIAL ROBOTS WITH AI: PROSPECTS, RISKS, AND RESPONSIBLE METHODS in Aarhus, Denmark, from August 20-23, 2024. * deadline for proposals for workshops/panels: January 31 for short papers and posters: February 15rp2024.orgRobophilosophy Conference 2024 100
Anna Strasser @denkwerkstatt.bsky.social · 20/01/2024aktion.campact.de/s/weact-hock...aktion.campact.deHöcke stoppenGrundrechtsverwirkung für Höcke – jetzt WeAct-Petition unterzeichnen! 000
Anna Strasser @denkwerkstatt.bsky.social · 05/12/2023This summer, Josh Rust and I gave a talk at the Social Ontology conference, now you can download the resulting paper 'Group survival factors' ➡️ denkwerkstatt.berlin/ANNA-STRASSE... The song by the Little River Band inspired us. 🙃https://youtube.com/watch?v=0Lz9fC-u7Esyoutube.comSomeone's Taken Our History - Graeham Goble (2006)Written by Graeham Goble. Filmed on location at Sunbury & Port Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, May 9th & 10th, 2006. Further info at www.graehamgoble.com Li... 000
Anna Strasser @denkwerkstatt.bsky.social · 24/11/2023und mal wieder etwas für alle, die gerne mal etwas in Deutsch lesen wollen: 'Soziale Roboter: Schuld ohne Strafe' file:///Users/annastrasser/Downloads/Anna%20Strasser%202022%20Schuld%20ohne%20Strafe.pdf (wird im Februar bei Mentis erscheinen)brill.comKollektive Personen"Kollektive Personen" published on 28 Feb 2024 by Brill | mentis. 100
Reposted by Anna StrasserEric Schwitzgebel @eschwitz.bsky.social · 22/11/2023New paper in draft: Anna Strasser and I explore the spectrum between asociality and full-blown cognitively sophisticated joint action. Our interactions with Large Language Models are already what Anna and I call "quasi-social". schwitzsplinters.blogspot.com/2023/11/quas...schwitzsplinters.blogspot.comQuasi-Sociality: Toward Asymmetric Joint Actions with Artificial Systems 053
Anna Strasser @denkwerkstatt.bsky.social · 15/11/2023For all who want to improve their German language skills, on 12 of December there will be a hybrid talk in German! www.denkwerkstatt.berlin/NEXT-EVENT John Michael (Mailand): Der moralische Sinn: Ein minimaler Ansatz Datum: 12.12.2023 (20:00–22:00) Ort: Kulturcafé URBAYN, Berlin oder online 010
Reposted by Anna StrasserMelanie Mitchell @melaniemitchell.bsky.social · 02/11/2023I'm excited to give the last SFI Community Lecture of 2023: "The Future of AI" (because we AI folks are so good at predicting the future of our field ☺️) Wed. Nov. 15, 7:30pm Mountain Time. And yes, it will be livestreamed on SFI's YouTube channel! lensic.org/events/the-f...lensic.org 32711
Anna Strasser @denkwerkstatt.bsky.social · 25/10/2023For all who want to improve their German language skills, here is a talk in German ... www.youtube.com/watch?v=kuZD... #philtechyoutube.comAnna Strasser: Leben mit intelligenten Maschinen, MoMo Berlin 2023Die Magie ungeheurer statistischer RechenoperationenSo genannte Large Language Models (LLMs) wie ChatGPT haben in letzter Zeit viel Aufmerksamkeit in der Öff... 010
