London AI and Humanity Project @laihp.bsky.social · 19/05/2025@barrycsmith.bsky.social kicking off Responsible AI at the Institute of Philosophy. 040
London AI and Humanity Project @laihp.bsky.social · 14/04/2025Next up in our ongoing AI Affect series: 👤 Tim Salomons (Queens Canada) 📢 "How do we judge others' pain?" 🗓️ TOMORROW April 15, 3-4:30 PM 📍 Join us in person or online! DM for details. 011
London AI and Humanity Project @laihp.bsky.social · 09/04/2025Join us for this year’s May conference on Responsible AI, the first of our “Summer of AI” events, May 19-20. 053
London AI and Humanity Project @laihp.bsky.social · 21/03/2025Next up in our ongoing AI Affect series: 👤 Rob Long (Eleos AI) 📢 "Taking AI Welfare Seriously" 🗓️ Tuesday, March 25, 3-4:30 PM 📍 Join us in person or online! DM for details. 121
London AI and Humanity Project @laihp.bsky.social · 13/03/2025So sorry about this Orpheus! Working on that now! I’m afraid our talks are not recorded. 010
London AI and Humanity Project @laihp.bsky.social · 04/03/2025Next up in our ongoing AI Affect series: 👤 Tom Everitt (Google Deepmind) @tom4everitt.bsky.social 📢 "Agency as backwards causality" 🗓️ TODAY Tuesday, March 4, 3-4:30 PM 📍 Join us in person or online! DM for details. 142
London AI and Humanity Project @laihp.bsky.social · 18/02/2025The deadline for applying to be an AI fellow at the LAIHP is this Sunday. 011
London AI and Humanity Project @laihp.bsky.social · 10/02/2025University College Dublin is hiring five year Ad Astra Fellows in the Philosophy of Technology/AI. Deadline: February 21st. Find out more at the link below.ucd.ieAd Astra Fellow in Ethics and Philosophy of Technology - UCD School of Philosophy 001
London AI and Humanity Project @laihp.bsky.social · 03/02/2025Next up in our ongoing AI Affect series: 👤 Jeff Sebo (NYU) @jeffsebo.bsky.social 📢 "The Moral Circle" 🗓️ Tuesday, February 4, 3-4:30 PM 📍 Join us in person or online! DM for details. 043
Reposted by London AI and Humanity ProjectLondon AI and Humanity Project @laihp.bsky.social · 20/01/2025The LAIHP is pleased to invite applications for Visiting Fellowships at the Institute of Philosophy, School of Advanced Study, University of London. The fellowship period will run from May 19th-June 27th, 2025 For more information, see below.ai-humanity-london.comAI Fellows 2025 | LAIHP 012
London AI and Humanity Project @laihp.bsky.social · 27/01/2025Join us also next week! 👤 Jeff Sebo (NYU) 📢 "The Moral Circle" 🗓️ Tuesday, February 4, 3-4:30 PM 📍 Join us in person or online! DM for details. 111
London AI and Humanity Project @laihp.bsky.social · 27/01/2025Can't wait for this talk tomorrow? Too bad, that's when it is. We're excited too. 101
London AI and Humanity Project @laihp.bsky.social · 26/01/2025Hot off the presses, by LAIHP researcher Emma Borg. 040
London AI and Humanity Project @laihp.bsky.social · 26/01/2025Absolutely appreciate that usage but there a public bait-and-switch worry here 110
London AI and Humanity Project @laihp.bsky.social · 26/01/2025Very impressive and exciting… but is calling OpenAI’s new Operator an “agent” accurate? www.aiglossary.co.uk/index/agency m.youtube.com/watch?v=xtia...aiglossary.co.ukAgency — The Philosophical Glossary of AIAgency 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... 010
London AI and Humanity Project @laihp.bsky.social · 26/01/2025More discussion of work from LAIHP project partners Geoff Keeling and Winnie Street. 020
London AI and Humanity Project @laihp.bsky.social · 20/01/2025The LAIHP is pleased to invite applications for Visiting Fellowships at the Institute of Philosophy, School of Advanced Study, University of London. The fellowship period will run from May 19th-June 27th, 2025 For more information, see below.ai-humanity-london.comAI Fellows 2025 | LAIHP 012
London AI and Humanity Project @laihp.bsky.social · 20/01/2025See previous discussion of this article and a response from @mpshanahan.bsky.social here. 121
London AI and Humanity Project @laihp.bsky.social · 20/01/2025The latest paper from LAIHP Director @alexgrz.bsky.social, co-authored with @downes.bsky.social and Patrick Forber is out in Inquiry!tandfonline.comLLMs are not just next token predictorsLLMs are statistical models of language learning through stochastic gradient descent with a next token prediction objective. Prompting a popular view among AI modelers: LLMs are just next token pre... 151
London AI and Humanity Project @laihp.bsky.social · 18/01/2025@stmartyna.bsky.social @sciam.bsky.social 000
London AI and Humanity Project @laihp.bsky.social · 18/01/2025Check out this article in Scientific American about a recent study by LAIHP project partners Winnie Street and Geoff Keeling!scientificamerican.comA New Way to Test AI for Sentience: Make It Confront PainA new study shows that large language models make trade-offs to avoid pain, with possible implications for future AI welfare 120
London AI and Humanity Project @laihp.bsky.social · 17/01/2025LAIHP Director @alexgrz.bsky.social will share work on building better benchmarks of intelligence at the Oxford Institute for Ethics in AI! 📢 "Benchmarking Intelligence Better" 🗓️ Wendesday, February 5th 2025 @ 12:30 📍 Follow the link below for information about attending in person or online.oxford-aiethics.ox.ac.ukBenchmarking Intelligence Better | Ethics in AIUp arrow 020
Reposted by London AI and Humanity ProjectBRAID UK @braiduk.bsky.social · 17/01/2025Our seminar series is kicking off this semester with Dr Alex Taylor on 'Red Teaming and the Operationalising of Responsibility', Thu 30 Jan at 4pm. Get your ticket now! 👇 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/braid-x-id... @designinf.bsky.social @inspacegallery.bsky.social @alex-taylor.bsky.socialeventbrite.co.ukBRAID x IDI Hybrid Seminar - Alex TaylorThursday, 30th January 2025 [Inspace / Zoom] 084
London AI and Humanity Project @laihp.bsky.social · 16/01/2025Future talks: Feb. 4: Jeff Sebo (NYU) Feb. 25 Nick Shea (Institute of Philosophy, SAS) Mar. 4: Tom Everitt (Google Deepmind) Mar. 25: Rob Long (Eleos AI) Apr. 1: Jennifer Corns (Glasgow) Apr. 8: Martyna Stachaczyk (Cambridge) May 6: Jonathan Birch (LSE) TBA: Laura Sizer (Mount Holyoke) 010
London AI and Humanity Project @laihp.bsky.social · 16/01/2025We're excited to announce the next speaker in our AI Affect series is Amanda McCroskery (Google Deepmind)! 📢 "From Research to Practical Decision-making on Affective AI" 🗓️ January 28th, 3-4:30 PM 📍 Join us in person or online! DM for details. 111
London AI and Humanity Project @laihp.bsky.social · 16/01/2025Future talks: Feb. 4: Jeff Sebo (NYU) Feb. 25 Nick Shea (Institute of Philosophy, SAS) Mar. 4: Tom Everitt (Google Deepmind) Mar. 25: Rob Long (Eleos AI) Apr. 1: Jennifer Corns (Glasgow) Apr. 8: Martyna Stachaczyk (Cambridge) May 6: Jonathan Birch (LSE) TBA: Laura Sizer (Mount Holyoke) 🧵[5/5] 000
London AI and Humanity Project @laihp.bsky.social · 16/01/2025"The talk will close by outlining some known gaps to motivate further feedback loops between academic philosophy and practical decision-making in industry." 🧵[4/5] 100
London AI and Humanity Project @laihp.bsky.social · 16/01/2025"Using the history and ethics of affective computing as a case study, this talk will outline some ways in which philosophical and multidisciplinary scholarship can often be leveraged in practice." 🧵[3/5] 100
London AI and Humanity Project @laihp.bsky.social · 16/01/2025Abstract: "Academic research and debate are important inputs to practical decision-making in the AI industry. Yet the ways in which scholarship is brought to bear in a practical context are often not well understood." 🧵[2/5] 100
Reposted by London AI and Humanity ProjectStephen Cave @stephenjcave.bsky.social · 16/01/2025Come work with me! Seeking a part time research / editorial assistant. Must have demonstrable specialisation in AI ethics, and have (or be studying for) a relevant postgraduate degree. www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/49924/ @cfi-cambridge.bsky.socialjobs.cam.ac.ukResearch Assistant (Part Time, Fixed Term) - Job Opportunities - University of CambridgeResearch Assistant (Part Time, Fixed Term) in the Cambridge Institute for Technology and Humanity at the University of Cambridge. 156
Reposted by London AI and Humanity ProjectSeth Lazar @sethlazar.org · 16/01/2025January update from the normative philosophy of computing newsletter: new CFPs, papers, workshops, and resources for philosophers working on normative questions raised by AI and computing.mintresearch.orgNormative Philosophy of Computing - JanuaryHappy New Year! 1165
London AI and Humanity Project @laihp.bsky.social · 15/01/2025Check out LAIHP Project Partner @mpshanahan.bsky.social on The Human Podcast! 120
Reposted by London AI and Humanity Projectcfi-cambridge.bsky.social @cfi-cambridge.bsky.social · 15/01/2025Our researcher Dr Eleanor Drage comments on the UK Government’s AI plans announced by PM Keir Starmer earlier this week for BBC World TV. mms.tveyes.com/MediaView/?U...mms.tveyes.comMediaView 001
Reposted by London AI and Humanity Projectcfi-cambridge.bsky.social @cfi-cambridge.bsky.social · 15/01/2025Dr Henry Shevlin talks to The Times about the increasing use of AI in education and the workplace (starts at 20 mins). www.thetimes.com/radio/show/2...thetimes.comDarryl Morris | Times Radio | The Times and the Sunday TimesListen to Times Radio live for the latest breaking news, expert analysis and well-informed discussion covering the biggest stories of the day. 021
Reposted by London AI and Humanity ProjectJustin Weinberg @dailynous.com · 14/01/2025It aims to provide a common understanding of key terms (and the issues surrounding them) for AI researchers, lawyers, policymakers, businesspeople, philosophers, journalists, and the public.dailynous.comA Philosophically Informed Glossary of Key Concepts in AI - Daily Nous“Part of explaining what an AI system is doing and knowing why it is doing it turns on knowing what (if anything) the system is representing when reaching an output.” That’s a small excerpt from the e... 0126
London AI and Humanity Project @laihp.bsky.social · 14/01/2025Discussion of the #aiglossary in the Daily Nous!dailynous.comA Philosophically Informed Glossary of Key Concepts in AI - Daily Nous“Part of explaining what an AI system is doing and knowing why it is doing it turns on knowing what (if anything) the system is representing when reaching an output.” That’s a small excerpt from the e... 042
Reposted by London AI and Humanity ProjectNikhil Venkatesh @nikvenkatesh.bsky.social · 14/01/2025Inspired by Keir Starmer's speech yesterday to read Kate Vredenburgh's paper on the dangers of using AI in bureaucratic settings www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....tandfonline.comAI and bureaucratic discretionAlgorithmic decision-making has the potential to radically reshape policy-making and policy implementation. Many of the moral examinations of AI in government take AI to be a neutral epistemic tool... 1133
London AI and Humanity Project @laihp.bsky.social · 07/01/2025And here is the entry on Agency, written by Dr. Fabio Tollon and Prof. Anandi Hattiangadi.aiglossary.co.ukAgency — The Philosophical Glossary of AIAgency 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... 000
London AI and Humanity Project @laihp.bsky.social · 07/01/2025You may find the #aiglossary useful for quick articulations of the (often longstanding) philosophical disputes and discussions around terms in AI. Here is the entry on AGI written by Prof. Anandi Hattiangadi.aiglossary.co.ukArtificial General Intelligence — The Philosophical Glossary of AIArtificial Intelligence (AI) is an artefact, created by a human agent, that is capable of behaviour we would view as intelligent if it were human. Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) is an AI whose ... 100
London AI and Humanity Project @laihp.bsky.social · 06/01/2025For some clarity, see Prof. Anandi Hattiangadi’s #aiglossary entry on AGI.aiglossary.co.ukArtificial General Intelligence — The Philosophical Glossary of AIArtificial Intelligence (AI) is an artefact, created by a human agent, that is capable of behaviour we would view as intelligent if it were human. Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) is an AI whose ... 032
Reposted by London AI and Humanity ProjectMaya Indira Ganesh @mayameme.bsky.social · 04/01/2025Reminder ! You have a month or so so apply for two great permanent jobs at @cfi-cambridge.bsky.social - In design /HCI and Ai, and in the social science of Ai. Pls come be my colleague ! 066
Reposted by London AI and Humanity ProjectAnka Reuel ➡️ NeurIPS @ankareuel.bsky.social · 05/01/2025📢 Excited to share: I'm again leading the efforts for the Responsible AI chapter for Stanford's 2025 AI Index, curated by @stanfordhai.bsky.social. As last year, we're asking you to submit your favorite papers on the topic for consideration (including your own!) 🧵 1/ 1148
Reposted by London AI and Humanity ProjectAthena Demertzi @ademertzi.bsky.social · 19/12/2024On behalf of the #ASSC28 Scientific Program Committee, the Symposia and Tutorials are now announced 🥳 assc2025.gr/programme/sy....assc2025.grSYMPOSIA AND TUTORIALS 11711
Reposted by London AI and Humanity ProjectCarissa Véliz @carissaveliz.bsky.social · 05/01/2025"The AI risk repository, which includes over 700 AI risks grouped by causal factors (e.g. intentionality), and domains (e.g. discrimination), was born out of a desire to understand the overlaps and disconnects in AI safety research" #AIEthics techcrunch.com/2024/08/14/m...techcrunch.comMIT researchers release a repository of AI risks | TechCrunchA group of researchers at MIT and elsewhere have compiled what they claim is the most thorough databases of possible risks around AI use. 24015
Reposted by London AI and Humanity ProjectSimon Willison @simonwillison.net · 04/01/2025What are some of the things you've learned about how LLMs (and LLM-powered systems like ChatGPT) work that were non-obvious but most helped you build a more effective mental model of how to use them? 10834931
London AI and Humanity Project @laihp.bsky.social · 28/12/2024It seems like the AI glossary could use an entry on superhuman intelligence. Any interest, @timcrane.bsky.social? www.aiglossary.co.ukaiglossary.co.ukThe Philosophical Glossary of AI 000