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Fabio Tollon

@ftollon.bsky.social
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Philosopher at the University of Edinburgh. Carbohydrate enthusiast. fabiotollon.wixsite.com/fabiotollon

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Michał Wieczorek @michalwieczorek.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
In a new paper with @ftollon.bsky.social, I argue that proposals to increase teachers' productivity through automation overlook the relational value of many educational practices. Good teaching is not possible without care and we should keep emphasising that. link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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Teachers’ Busywork, Moral Entanglement, and the Automation of Responsibility - Ethical Theory and Moral Practice
The use of AI in school settings has received widespread attention in recent years. However, there are many unresolved practical and ethical issues surrounding educational AI. In this paper, we contri...
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Fabio Tollon @ftollon.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
Do you need another argument for why AI is Bad? @michalwieczorek.bsky.social and I have a new paper. We argue that the productivity calculus often used to justify edtech interventions is systematically blind to the role that moral entanglement, care and relational work play in education.
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Jeffrey Keese @jeffreykeese.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
No exaggeration, this is one of the best-reasoned pieces of writing on what teachers are being asked to give up in order to possibly gain productivity through classroom genAI tools. I’ll be using this paper in class soon.
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Charles Logan @charleswlogan.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
"We argue that current mainstream AI tools will reduce the number and depth of teacher-student interactions, increase the distance between teachers and students, and alienate teachers by transforming their role in the classroom," write Michał Wieczorek and Fabio Tollon.
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Teachers’ Busywork, Moral Entanglement, and the Automation of Responsibility - Ethical Theory and Moral Practice
The use of AI in school settings has received widespread attention in recent years. However, there are many unresolved practical and ethical issues surrounding educational AI. In this paper, we contri...
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Fabio Tollon @ftollon.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
I really enjoyed this conversation. If you can't be bothered to read our paper (www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....) then you could just listen to this instead.
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Engineering responsibility in the age of AI: amelioration or preservation?
Responsibility gaps arise when harm is caused by autonomous systems and we are unable to appropriately assign moral responsibility for that harm. This occurs because (i) no human being can be held ...
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Fabio Tollon @ftollon.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
New paper, out in Inquiry, on conceptual engineering and AI. A wonderful collaboration with @enricogalvagni.bsky.social. Check it out! #AIethics #ResponsibleAI #Philosophy www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Engineering responsibility in the age of AI: amelioration or preservation?
Responsibility gaps arise when harm is caused by autonomous systems and we are unable to appropriately assign moral responsibility for that harm. This occurs because (i) no human being can be held ...
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BRAID UK @braiduk.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
BRAID researcher @ftollon.bsky.social's work features in the State of AI Ethics Report (SAIER) Vol. 7, “AI at the Crossroads: A Practitioner’s Guide to Community-Centered Solutions,” published by the Montreal AI Ethics Institute.
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Fabio Tollon @ftollon.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
Thrilled to have contributed to the State of AI Ethics Report Vol. 7, published by @mtlaiethics.bsky.social 🌍58 contributors, 17 chapters, 48 essays, one goal: move from principles to practice (check out Chapter 2 for my contribution) Read: montrealethics.ai/saier-vol-7-...
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SAIER Vol 7 landing | Montreal AI Ethics Institute
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Fabio Tollon @ftollon.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
Excited to be heading to Amsterdam to present some work that @loehrgui.bsky.social and I have been sketching out on AI assertion. We suggest that some AI chatbots might be answerable, thus rendering them capable of asserting. Strange stuff. #philsky #AIethics www.pt-ai.org/2025/program...
Poster of the PhAI event, featuring images of the keynote presentors Markus Kneer, Mona Simion, and Emily Sullivan.
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Centre for Technomoral Futures @technomoralfutures.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
Join us for our CTMF Flagship Lecture, where we will hear from Professor @jpsullins.bsky.social on the surprising role human wisdom is playing to help us navigate the challenges of AI technologies and create a more humane future. 🗓️ 15 October 18.00 - 19.30 BST 📍 EFI & online 🎟️ edin.ac/3Kl8em6
Event image for our Flagship Lecture. There is headshot photo of Professor Sullins, and text reading: 'Wisdom for an Artificial Age,' Professor John P. Sullins III (Sonoma State University). Location: Edinburgh Futures Institute (in person & online), Date: Wednesday 15 October 6.00 - 7.30pm BST, There will be a reception following the lecture.
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Ismael K.G. 🇩🇿🇨🇦🇪🇸🧀 @hermeneuticist.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
Thrilled to be joining @ftollon.bsky.social at RSA House and online, 9th October at 6pm (UTC+1), with @taniaduarte.bsky.social to discuss Tollon’s recent work with @shannonvallor.bsky.social on the #ResponsibleAI landscape. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-respon...
Poster for the responsible AI landscape event, taking place at RSA House and online on 9th October at 6pm (UTC+1).
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Fabio Tollon @ftollon.bsky.social · 22/09/2025
As if you haven't heard enough about AI - but this time it'll be good I promise
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BRAID UK @braiduk.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
One week on from the BRAID Community Gathering, and we’re still feeling the energy from a day filled with insight, authenticity and connection. Heartfelt thanks to our speakers, attendees; Our Community - your being there made it what it was.
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Fabio Tollon @ftollon.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
Happy to share that our Landscape Study on Responsible AI has just been published: zenodo.org/records/1519... If you can't be bothered to read the whole thing, we even summarized it for you: braiduk.org/the-responsi... @braiduk.bsky.social @technomoralfutures.bsky.social
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The Responsible AI Ecosystem: Seven Lessons from the BRAID Landscape Study
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BRAID UK @braiduk.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
Published today: The Responsible AI Ecosystem: A BRAID Landscape Study. @ftollon.bsky.social & @shannonvallor.bsky.social introduce us to the report in the latest BRAID blog braiduk.org/the-responsi...
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The Responsible AI Ecosystem: Seven Lessons from the BRAID Landscape Study
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Matt Jope @mattjope.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
📢 New paper forthcoming in PPR on the connection between trust and risk philpapers.org/rec/JOPTRA
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Matthew Jope, Trust, Risk, and Mere Vulnerability - PhilPapers
Many philosophers of trust endorse the idea that trust is inherently risky. This raises the question of how exactly we ought to understand the relevant notion of risk. Should we understand ...
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David Gunkel @davidgunkel.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
Happening today at 1pm (CST) @ftollon.bsky.social visits Northern Illinois University to talk about his research in #AI and Responsibility.
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Fabio Tollon @ftollon.bsky.social · 16/03/2025
Very excited for this! If you happen to be around Illinois come and hang out.
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David Gunkel @davidgunkel.bsky.social · 16/03/2025
"Responsibility Gaps and Emerging Technology" Lecture by @ftollon.bsky.social of @edinburghuni.bsky.social This Friday (21 March) at 1pm. Sponsored by the Dept. of Communication at Northern Illinois University. Free and open to all.
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Jonas Blatter @jonasblatter.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
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: www.taylorfrancis.com/books/oa-mono… #philsky #philosophy
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Unfair Emotions | Their Morality and Blameworthiness | Jonas Blatter |
This book provides a novel philosophical account of the unfairness of certain emotions. It explains how the concept of unfairness can be applied to emotions and
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BRAID UK @braiduk.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
Last week, a group of our BRAID researchers led by Dr Paula Westenberger & Dr Anna-Maria Sichani submitted a response to the UK govt #copyright & #AI consultation, advocating for the rights of creatives & transparency in AI development. Read the response: zenodo.org/records/1494... Well done team!
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BRAID researchers' response to UK Government copyright and AI consultation
This response to the UK Government consultation on AI and Copyright was prepared by researchers in the Bridging Responsible AI Divides (BRAID) Programme. BRAID is a UK-wide programme dedicated to inte...
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Centre for Technomoral Futures @technomoralfutures.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
Earlier this month, we visited the University’s Easter Bush campus for a thought-provoking workshop on how data ethics applies across their key themes of Sustainable Agriculture, Infectious Diseases and Enhancing Health. Read our blog post about the experience and key takeaways! ▶️ edin.ac/4hUL3Lh
Image has text that reads, 'Exploring Data Ethics at Easter Bush: A Cross-Disciplinary Workshop. Centre for Technomoral Futures Blog.' There is a green to blue gradient background, with headshot photos of Dr Zeerak Talat (Chancellor's Fellow), Dr Fabio Tollon (Postdoctoral Researcher), and Emma Caldwell (Centre Manager).
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BRAID UK @braiduk.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
Thrilled to announce our new BRAID demonstrators. Two projects exploring responsible/equitable use of AI in the #CreativeSector. A third exploring AI’s #EnvironmentalImpact. Groundbreaking projects embedding Arts & Humanities alongside AI expertise. #ResponsibleAI edin.ac/3WNBzZY
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Responsible AI projects to boost creative and environment sectors
Three BRAID Responsible AI Demonstrator projects will explore the uses of AI in live music and the arts as well as the environmental governance of AI.
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Jason Koebler @jasonkoebler.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
Suddenly, out of nowhere, a declassified World War II-era CIA guide to sabotaging fascism in the workplace has become one of the most popular free ebooks on the internet: www.404media.co/declassified...
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Declassified CIA Guide to Sabotaging Fascism Is Suddenly Viral
The World War II-era "Simple Sabotage Field Manual" is full of steps that office workers can take to resist leadership.
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BRAID UK @braiduk.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
As BRAID researcher @ftollon.bsky.social says, they did a thing! New paper exploring the ways specific epistemic legacies and supply chains of labour shape AI practice & governance. edin.ac/4goqJAu @benedetta.bsky.social @sj-bennett.bsky.social
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“Everybody knows what a pothole is”: representations of work and intelligence in AI practice and governance - AI & SOCIETY
In this paper, we empirically and conceptually examine how distributed human–machine networks of labour comprise a form of underlying intelligence within Artificial Intelligence (AI), considering the ...
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fabio iapaolo @fabio-iapaolo.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
Latest from the special issue I’m guest-editing with @ludovico-rella.bsky.social for AI & Society—a fantastic piece by @benedetta.bsky.social, @sj-bennett.bsky.social & @ftollon.bsky.social: “Everybody knows what a pothole is”: representations of work and intelligence in AI practice and governance
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Fabio Tollon @ftollon.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
We did a thing! It's good! Read it!!!!😡
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BRAID UK @braiduk.bsky.social · 15/01/2025
With the global push for AI innovation there's never been a better time for international collaboration on responsible AI. We start the new year with a #BRAID call for collaboration between UK and US institutions: www.ukri.org/opportunity/... #responsibleAI #funding
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UK Research and Innovation
UKRI convenes, catalyses and invests in close collaboration with others to build a thriving, inclusive research and innovation system.
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Fabio Tollon @ftollon.bsky.social · 13/01/2025
AI will be "mainlined into UK's veins". Make it stop make all of it stop. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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‘Mainlined into UK’s veins’: Labour announces huge public rollout of AI
Plans to make UK world leader in AI sector include opening access to NHS and other public data
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💥 @dynamoe.bsky.social · 24/12/2024
Stop Forcing A.I. into Fucking EVERYTHING!
Gold Banner on Red Background:

Stop Forcing A.I. into Fucking EVERYTHING!
Nobody Asked For It; Everyone Hates It
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Emily Herring @emilyherring.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
I'm doing a final BOOK GIVEAWAY for my biography of Henri Bergson, Herald of a Restless World. For a chance to win and find out why a philosopher's lectures caused the first ever traffic jam on Broadway *share this post and tag someone in the comments*! I'll announce the winner on Monday Dec 23!
Book cover (UK) for Herald of a Restless World. How Henri Bergson Brought Philosophy to the People by Emily Herring. A portrait of Henri Bergson (middle aged man with a moustache) appears swept away in swirls of abstract colourBook cover (US) for Herald of a Restless World. How Henri Bergson Brought Philosophy to the People by Emily Herring. A disembodied black bowler hat floats on a turquoise background.
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Fabio Tollon @ftollon.bsky.social · 14/12/2024
Very unserious institution. www.scotsman.com/education/co...
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Cost-cutting university hires 'turnaround specialist' to deliver 'substantial change'
Appointment comes as prestigious institution plans to cut jobs to help balance the books
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London AI and Humanity Project @laihp.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
In their #aiglossary entry, @ftollon.bsky.social and Anandi Hattiangadi share some thoughts about the implications of the ongoing agency turn in AI development.
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Agency — The Philosophical Glossary of AI
Agency is the capacity to perform actions, where an action is something that is done rather than something that merely happens. Humans have the capacity to act, and so we tend to think of each other a...
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Fabio Tollon @ftollon.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
Not a great time to be a philosopher. Will start trying to do “research with economic benefits” from now onwards. www.science.org/content/arti...
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Amid cuts to basic research, New Zealand scraps all support for social sciences
Scientists shocked as “blue-sky” Marsden Fund has half its budget shifted to research focused on helping economy
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Fabio Tollon @ftollon.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
Good to be reminded that there are things we just can't know and that's okay. aeon.co/essays/scien...
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Scientists are no longer sure the Universe began with a bang | Aeon Essays
It was thought that science could tell us about the origins of the Universe. Today that great endeavour is in serious doubt
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Fabio Tollon @ftollon.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
I'm giving a talk this Friday at The Uppsala Vienna AI Colloquium on 'Responsibility Gaps and Technology: Old Wine in New Bottles?', based on my paper with Ann-Katrien Oimann onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... Register here to attend (online): forms.office.com/e/1MxRxDRfW5 #Philsky #AIethics
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Responsibility Gaps and Technology: Old Wine in New Bottles?
Recent work in philosophy of technology has come to bear on the question of responsibility gaps. Some authors argue that the increase in the autonomous capabilities of decision-making systems makes i...
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Ivan Bock @ivanbock.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
I just got the best news! My paper on virtue ethics and situationism has been accepted for publication in the South African Journal of Philosophy. I'll be sure to share it here once it is out, so make sure to watch this space. #philsky #philpsych #psychsky
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BRAID UK @braiduk.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
#BRAID researcher @ftollon.bsky.social contributed to this fabulous new resource, an AI Glossary informed by #philosophy So beautifully put together. www.aiglossary.co.uk #AIethics #philsky
Image of a busy crossroads with cars and people crossing at speed. The image designed to reflect the term "moral responsibility", one of the glossary term headings
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Fabio Tollon @ftollon.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
I was really fortunate to be able to help out with some of the entries in this AI Glossary. It's perfect for people like me with short attention spans. If you're looking for clear and concise definitions of key concepts and ideas in AI, look no further! #philsky #AIethics www.aiglossary.co.uk
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The Philosophical Glossary for A.I.
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Fabio Tollon @ftollon.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
Writing a teaching statement is harder than writing a research paper fight me on this
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Matt Jope @mattjope.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
Looking forward to speaking at this workshop on the philosophy of risk next month in Helsinki
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Risk Workshop. University of Helsinki. 8th of December. Metaphysics, Ethics, and Epistemology of Risk. The Structure and Nature of Risk. 

Speakers: 
Agnes Baehni
Matt Jope 
Jaakko Hirbelä
Lilian O'Brien
Ninni Suni

Venue : Unioninkatu 10, Metsätalo, room 10.
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Fabio Tollon @ftollon.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
Seeing as there quite a few more folks around in This Place now, I thought I'd share this again. If you think responsibility gaps are about advanced technology, think again! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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Responsibility Gaps and Technology: Old Wine in New Bottles?
Recent work in philosophy of technology has come to bear on the question of responsibility gaps. Some authors argue that the increase in the autonomous capabilities of decision-making systems makes i...
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Pip Thornton @pipt.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
👏 👏👏 @edinburghminute.bsky.social
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Shannon Vallor @shannonvallor.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
An essential read and vital call to support community tech: “The UK does not need to rely only on trickledown and spillover mechanisms to distribute the benefits of innovation, we could also nurture the vibrant, regenerative network of organisations already building technologies from the ground up.”
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BRAID UK @braiduk.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
This week’s seminar is with Dr Peaks Krafft, Lecturer in Computational Sociology and BRAID scoping project member, hosted by @shannonvallor.bsky.social #BraidUK #ResponsibleAI #ai #tech
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BRAID UK @braiduk.bsky.social · 12/11/2024
We are thrilled to announce the BRAID Artist Commissions Open Call, encouraging new ways to think about today’s AI. Artists will receive a £10,000 budget to develop their work & will be showcased during the Edinburgh Art Festival 2025 at @inspacegallery.bsky.social 🎨 braiduk.org/artist-commi...
A person with braids looks to the right. The background is blue. The braids have been shaped above the head into stark triangles with spheres at the points where the triangles meet. A text circle next to the model reads, 'BRAID artist commissions open call'.
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Fabio Tollon @ftollon.bsky.social · 07/11/2024
This pleases The Line
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BRAID UK @braiduk.bsky.social · 12/09/2024
We're excited to see this new article from BRAID postdoctoral associate @ftollon.bsky.social - a great read on responsibility gaps and how we think about responsibility in general 💡 #BraidUK #ResponsibleAI
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Fabio Tollon @ftollon.bsky.social · 12/09/2024
Very happy to finally have this article out in the world! It's one we've been working on for a while, and I'm really proud of the result. Check it out if you're interested in responsibility and technology! @braiduk.bsky.social @technomoralfutures.bsky.social onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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Responsibility Gaps and Technology: Old Wine in New Bottles?
Recent work in philosophy of technology has come to bear on the question of responsibility gaps. Some authors argue that the increase in the autonomous capabilities of decision-making systems makes i....
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