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Markus Pantsar

@markuspantsar.bsky.social
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Philosopher of AI, mathematics, and science at the RWTH Aachen University. Also a football author in Finland as a side gig. www.markuspantsar.fi

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Markus Pantsar @markuspantsar.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
If you read Danish, check this out. Frederik Stjernfelt interviewed me for the newspaper Information about the use of AI in mathematical research (if you don't read Danish - like myself - DeepL does a good job): www.information.dk/moti/2026/09...
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AI er ved at revolutionere matematikken – på måder, mennesket slet ikke kan forstå
Kunstig intelligens er begyndt at løse matematiske problemer, som mennesker har kæmpet med i årtier. Dermed opstår ifølge matematikfilosoffen Markus Pantsar et nyt problem: Hvad er matematikken værd, ...
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Markus Pantsar @markuspantsar.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
We shouldn't be calling chatbot mistakes "hallucinations", "bullshit", or preferably by any other mental metaphor. Here's why by @reginafabry.bsky.social and me: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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Why mental metaphors do not help us understand chatbot mistakes - Synthese
Synthese - The function of chatbots like OpenAI’s ChatGPT is based on detecting probabilistic patterns in the training data. This makes them vulnerable to generating factual mistakes in their...
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Regina Fabry @reginafabry.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
Applications are now open for 2 PhD scholarships on the “The Diversity and Variability of Grief” at Macquarie University, Sydney. 1/3 www.mq.edu.au/research/phd...
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The diversity and variability of grief
Two scholarships are offered for candidates with a background in philosophy or a cognate discipline to study the diversity and variability of grief experiences.
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Markus Pantsar @markuspantsar.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
This book is finally out, co-edited with Alin Olteanu, Frederik Stjernfelt and Gabriele Gramelsberger. Includes my paper "Two Approaches to Developing Human-Like Artificial Mathematical Intelligence". Please let me know if you're interested but don't have access. link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
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Philosophy of Artificial Intelligence
This edited book gathers different perspectives on AI research and the role of AI in society, highlighting some key philosophical issues involved in AI
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Markus Pantsar @markuspantsar.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
My book "Numerical Cognition and the Epistemology of Arithmetic" is now available as a paperback -- and for a much cheaper price! www.cambridge.org/gb/universit...
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Numerical Cognition and the Epistemology of Arithmetic | Cambridge University Press & Assessment
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Markus Pantsar @markuspantsar.bsky.social · 01/09/2025
Wondering what to do with your cutting-edge research on epistemic agency and AI? Well, submit it to the Synthese Topical Collection I am editing with Stefan Buijsman and Giorgia Pozzi! Deadilne Feb 1 2026. link.springer.com/collections/...
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Epistemic Agency in the Age of AI
The use of opaque AI systems complicates our epistemic agency, broadly understood as the ability to form and revise beliefs, share information and knowledge, ...
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Markus Pantsar @markuspantsar.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
I like this review of my book by Eric Snyder a lot. It's at times very critical -- and I don't always agree with the criticism -- but ultimately in a constructive way, pointing out ways forward. Isn't that what academic philosophy should be all about? academic.oup.com/philmat/adva...
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Critical Studies/Book Reviews
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009468862.
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Markus Pantsar @markuspantsar.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
The first review of my book "Numerical Cognition and the Epistemology of Arithmetic" is out, by Valeria Giardino in the Journal of Numerical Cognition. It's a pretty good one! jnc.psychopen.eu/index.php/jn...
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Markus Pantsar @markuspantsar.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
Check this out, it includes my first football article in English, about Alemannia Aachen and German football.
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Markus Pantsar @markuspantsar.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
The final part of my early-2025 trilogy of AI papers is now out in AI and Ethics: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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The need for ethical guidelines in mathematical research in the time of generative AI - AI and Ethics
Generative artificial intelligence (AI) applications based on large language models have not enjoyed much success in symbolic processing and reasoning tasks, thus making them of little use in mathemat...
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Markus Pantsar @markuspantsar.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
A new philosophy of AI paper out in Topoi, it is part of the very interesting collection "Meaning and Understanding via Proofs". This one is also open access. link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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How to Recognize Artificial Mathematical Intelligence in Theorem Proving - Topoi
One key question in the philosophy of artificial intelligence (AI) concerns how we can recognize artificial systems as intelligent. To make the general question more manageable, I focus on a particula...
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Regina Fabry @reginafabry.bsky.social · 20/01/2025
The workshop is titled "Epistemic Agency in the Age of AI: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly." Speakers include Stefan Buijsman, @marilynstendera.bsky.social, @markuspantsar.bsky.social, Inês Hipólito, and Anni Sandrussi. 2/3
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Markus Pantsar @markuspantsar.bsky.social · 14/01/2025
My new paper "Intelligence is not deception: from the Turing test to community-based ascriptions" is out in AI & Society, open access of course: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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Intelligence is not deception: from the Turing test to community-based ascriptions - AI & SOCIETY
The Turing test has a peculiar status in the artificial intelligence (AI) research community. On the one hand, it is presented as an important topic in virtually every AI textbook, and the research di...
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Markus Pantsar @markuspantsar.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
In the new "clean" FIFA, voting doesn't need to be rigged. They just rig the application process so that there's only one candidate to vote for. It's a much more efficient and reliable mode of corruption. #fifa #worldcup #football www.bbc.com/sport/footba...
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2034 Fifa World Cup: Saudi Arabia confirmed as tournament hosts
Fifa confirms the 2034 World Cup will be held in Saudi Arabia, while Spain, Portugal and Morocco will serve as joint hosts for the 2030 tournament.
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Markus Pantsar @markuspantsar.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
A key idea in early AI research, revisited. Fascinating stuff!
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Markus Pantsar @markuspantsar.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
Don't get fooled by views like this, it's another case of creating polarization that's just not there. Carefully considered AI skepticism is badly needed, including sober analyses like those by Marcus. But pieces like this make AI skeptics sound like uninformed Luddites. bsky.app/profile/case...
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Markus Pantsar @markuspantsar.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
Happy Independence Day to Finland! Following the Finnish media and discussion on social media, one could get the impression that the country is in terrible shape. But while there are reasons to be cautious, and some of the recent political developments are worrying, there's still a lot to celebrate!
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Markus Pantsar @markuspantsar.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
Jalkapallosta ja Saksasta kiinnostuneille toinen häpeilemätön mainos: vastapaino.fi/sivu/tuote/k...
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Kun rakastuin saksalaiseen jalkapalloon
Muutin Saksaan ja rakastuin saksalaiseen jalkapalloon. Matkustin ympäri maata pelejä katsomaan ja puhuin ihmisille. Kaikki selvittivät mielellään paikallisen jalkapallon olemusta. Kun aloin ymmärtää m...
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Markus Pantsar @markuspantsar.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
"...I had to start it somewhere, so it started there". For my first BlueSky post, let me shamelessly advertise my book "Numerical Cognition and the Epistemology of Arithmetic". www.cambridge.org/core/books/n...
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Numerical Cognition and the Epistemology of Arithmetic
Cambridge Core - Mathematics (general) - Numerical Cognition and the Epistemology of Arithmetic
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