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Renée A. Sirbu

@reneeasirbu.bsky.social
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PhD @ UofT into life, death, robots, brains & minds. Formerly Yale, ICL. youiandai.substack.com she/her 🇷🇴 🇨🇦

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Renée A. Sirbu @reneeasirbu.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
"Regulating Next-Generation Implantable Brain-Computer Interfaces" is out now in @springernature.com Neuroethics! In it, we identify ethical considerations for next-gen implantable BCIs and suggest avenues for the ethical regulation of these devices. link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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Regulating Next-Generation Implantable Brain-Computer Interfaces: Recommendations for Ethical Development and Implementation - Neuroethics
Brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) offer significant therapeutic opportunities for a variety of neurophysiological and neuropsychiatric disorders and may perhaps one day lead to augmenting the cognition...
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IHPST | University of Toronto @ihpst-uoft.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
Prof @karinavold.bsky.social took part in a @masseycollege.bsky.social e panel on AI’s social impact alongside Geoffrey Hinton and Nick Frosst, hosted by IHPST PhD student @reneeasirbu.bsky.social Missed it? Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=KqKB... #AI #Ethics
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Renée A. Sirbu @reneeasirbu.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
Fun side quests with @masseycollege.bsky.social 🤓 Check out our panel at: www.youtube.com/live/KqKBy--...
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Renée A. Sirbu @reneeasirbu.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
NEW with @floridi.bsky.social: link.springer.com/article/10.1... We discuss the unique challenges posed by biocomputing, recommending specialized regulatory approaches and international collaboration to govern these technologies responsibly.
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An Analysis of the Governance, Ethical, Legal, and Social Implications of Biocomputing - Science and Engineering Ethics
Science and Engineering Ethics - Biological computing (biocomputing) leverages biologically derived materials and processes, such as DNA and protein synthesis, to perform computational tasks....
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Syed AbuMusab @smusab.bsky.social · 29/12/2025
What if the arguments used to oppose capital punishment lead us toward AI executions? I, together with @reneeasirbu.bsky.social, & @floridi.bsky.social explore this possibility & why we must prevent it. Happy to end fall with a 2nd pub! link.springer.com/article/10.1... #philtech #philsky #moralphil
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Execution by Lethal Autonomous Mechanism: How Anti-Capital Punishment Arguments Might Lead to Automated Executions—and Why Such Automation Must be Prevented - The Journal of Ethics
In this paper, we examine the potential integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into capital punishment through lethal autonomous mechanisms (LAMs), an extension of developments in lethal autonomo...
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IHPST | University of Toronto @ihpst-uoft.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
ICYMI: @reneeasirbu.bsky.social PhD student at IHPST, won first place in the “Who’s Afraid of AI?” Student Forum and AI Commentary Contest Award! Her essay “Processing Grief: Computational Theory of Mind and Death in the Age of AI” earned top honours in the graduate category. 👏
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Renée A. Sirbu @reneeasirbu.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
Thank you to my incredible department @ihpst-uoft.bsky.social!!!
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Renée A. Sirbu @reneeasirbu.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
I am grateful to have won the “Who’s Afraid of AI?” Student Forum and AI Commentary Contest Award yesterday! I’d like to thank the conference organizers @utoronto.ca @torontoai2025.bsky.social and my wonderful friends @masseycollege.bsky.social for their support! toronto2025.ai
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Who’s Afraid of AI?
Explore Who’s Afraid of AI?—a week of art, science, and dialogue on AI’s future. Featuring keynotes by Geoffrey Hinton and Fei-Fei Li.
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Renée A. Sirbu @reneeasirbu.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
🚨 New pre-print 🚨 ...by @floridi.bsky.social and me! "An Analysis of the Governance, Ethical, Legal, and Social Implications of Biocomputing," available at: ssrn.com/abstract=523...
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An Analysis of the Governance, Ethical, Legal, and Social Implications of Biocomputing
Biological computing (biocomputing) leverages biologically derived materials and processes, such as DNA and protein synthesis, to perform computational tasks. B
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Luciano Floridi @floridi.bsky.social · 03/05/2025
New paper by Yale's Digital Ethics Center: "An analysis of the governance, ethical, legal, and social implications of biocomputing" Freely available at SSRN papers.ssrn.com/sol3...
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Luciano Floridi @floridi.bsky.social · 26/04/2025
What does it mean to be an author when using AI to produce a text? "Distant Writing: Literary Production in the Age of Artificial Intelligence" new paper freely available at SSRN papers.ssrn.com/sol3...
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Renée A. Sirbu @reneeasirbu.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
🚨 New pre-print 🚨 @jessrmorley.bsky.social @emmiehine.com @floridi.bsky.social Read "Global Health in the Age of AI: Charting a Course for Ethical Implementation and Societal Benefit" here: ssrn.com/abstract=521... on @ssrn.bsky.social
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Global Health in the Age of AI: Charting a Course for Ethical Implementation and Societal Benefit
Artificial Intelligence (AI) presents unprecedented opportunities to transform healthcare worldwide, from improving diagnostic accuracy to expanding access in u
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Karina Vold @karinavold.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
I have a new piece out on IAI News today about how we can use AI to scaffold human learning, co-authored with my postdoc Jessie Hall 🔬 iai.tv/articles/ai-...
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AI can uncover humanity's unknown unknowns
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Kara Swisher @karaswisher.bsky.social · 16/03/2025
The eventual fate of the GOP
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Emmie Hine @emmiehine.com · 14/03/2025
Two days of conversations on state #AI policy kicking off! The Summit on State AI Legislation is bringing together state legislators, civil society, industry players, and academics to discuss #deepfakes, #elections, and more—and how state policy can help shape good AI outcomes. @yaledec.bsky.social
A conference room A signboard outside a brick building: Summit on State AI LegislationA white folder with blue text: Summit on State AI Legislation. Digital Ethics Center, Yale University
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Megan Ranney MD MPH @meganranney.bsky.social · 22/02/2025
THIS IS A MUST-READ PIECE. Please share, off Bluesky as well as on it. Most people *do not understand* how harmful these short-sighted cuts are going to be - for our economic as well as our physical health. 🧪🛟🩺
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Renée A. Sirbu @reneeasirbu.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
New pre-print just dropped! Hot off the @ssrn.bsky.social press 😎 @smusab.bsky.social, @floridi.bsky.social, and I consider how AI may supplant existing mechanisms of capital punishment. We discuss moral imperatives to avoid the automation of state-sanctioned execution.
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Renée A. Sirbu @reneeasirbu.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
was writing my paper before I got distracted by topological qubit...
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Renée A. Sirbu @reneeasirbu.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
Read our new 🧠 pre-print!
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Megan Ranney MD MPH @meganranney.bsky.social · 15/02/2025
Hint: it’s not about ADHD meds Glad to have written this with @atulgrovermd.bsky.social
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Renée A. Sirbu @reneeasirbu.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
🍿 Alone,Together: You, Me, and ChatGPT 🍿 Read my latest Substack post about the loneliness epidemic and the (increasingly unusual) ways we’re self-isolating, here: youiandai.substack.com/p/alone-toge...
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Alone, Together: You, Me, and ChatGPT
In a world disheartened by dating apps, people are increasingly turning to silicon-based sweethearts.
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Renée A. Sirbu @reneeasirbu.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
I’m gonna say it…there are too many ads
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Yale School of Public Health @yalesph.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
Q: Why does the U.S. have different vaccine recommendations than other countries? A: Differences tend to be pretty minor. Here are five reasons why there are differences ⬇️ 1/8 🧵 @kkjetelina.bsky.social @meganranney.bsky.social @jasonlschwartz.bsky.social @enirenberg.bsky.social
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Renée A. Sirbu @reneeasirbu.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
I'm back to writing on Substack! If you want to read about breakthrough devices, Elon Musk, and the medical market monopoly, check out my newest post, "WTF is BDD?" here: youiandai.substack.com/p/wtf-is-bdd
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WTF is BDD?
The Muskification of medical devices.
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Megan Ranney MD MPH @meganranney.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
Some NIH study sections for tomorrow have just been canceled. Who knows which of these grants would have led to the next life-saving invention. Who knows which scientists will throw in the towel bc of funding delays. Who can even begin to measure the impact of these reckless cancellations.😕🩺🧪🛟
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The Information Society Project at Yale Law School @yaleisp.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
Our Executive Director @chinmayiarun.bsky.social Arun writes about The Silicon Valley Effect (forthcoming in the Stanford Journal of International Law) papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
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<span>The Silicon Valley Effect</span><span></span>
The most influential Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) companies are shaping AI’s legal order and regulatory discourse to protect their business interests and shif
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Frank Pasquale @frankpasquale.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
So-called “chatbot friends” are the culmination of what Christopher Lasch called the “culture of narcissism.” podcasts.apple.com/podcast/id10...
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Do Americans have too much 'me time?'
Podcast Episode · The Gray Area with Sean Illing · 02/03/2025 · 45m
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Jess Morley @jessrmorley.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
So the new BMJ Digital Health and AI journal is now accepting submissions bmjdigitalhealth.bmj.com/pages/about. Also both @maxi-macki.bsky.social and I are on the editorial board as Associate Editors so you know it's a cool place for your research to hang out
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Gays Of Bluesky @gaysof.bsky.social · 26/01/2025
So far here’s a list of companies reinforcing their commitment to Diversity, Equity & Inclusion: Apple Costco Bank of America Delta JP Morgan Marriott Microsoft Procter & Gamble Goldman Sachs American Airlines Southwest Airlines United Airlines Catholic Health
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Megan Ranney MD MPH @meganranney.bsky.social · 24/12/2024
Joining @cnn.com in a couple minutes to talk about Xmas Eve #health news - tune in 🩺🧪🛟
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Yale Digital Ethics Center (DEC) @yaledec.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
🎉 UPCOMING EVENT(S) 🎉 The DEC is hosting a SPRING OPEN HOUSE! Join us on January 14th, 2025, over dinner, from 5-7 PM in Sterling Library! Registration is limited to members of the Yale community. Visit yalesurvey.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... for more info.
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Digital Ethics Center (DEC) Open House: Spring Semester
The Yale Digital Ethics Center (DEC) is hosting a SPRING SEMESTER OPEN HOUSE! Please join us at Sterling Memorial Library Lecture Hall for the evening of January 14th, 2025, beginning at 5:00 PM EST. ...
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Maike Osborne @maosbot.bsky.social · 01/12/2024
"[It's likely that] there are thousands of new [child-sexual-abuse material] images being generated a day" Discussions of open-sourcing AI need to consider the risks of harming the most vulnerable. www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
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High School Is Becoming a Cesspool of Sexually Explicit Deepfakes
AI-generated child-sexual-abuse images are flooding the web.
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Luciano Floridi @floridi.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
I'm delighted to share some amazing news 😃 Thanks to the extraordinary generosity of Tarek Sherif (Yale alumnus ’84) the Digital Ethics Center will soon launch the de Vries-Sherif Program on the Future of Humanity and Technology. More details here: forhumanity.yale.edu...
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Yale Digital Ethics Center (DEC) @yaledec.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
🎉 CENTER NEWS 🎉 Thanks to the generosity of Tarek Sherif ’84, the NEW de Vries-Sherif Program on the Future of Humanity and Technology will examine what it means to exist in a technology-driven world. We are beyond grateful for this opportunity! Read more: forhumanity.yale.edu/news/being-h...
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Being Human in a Digital Age | For HumanityFacebookLinkedInTwitter
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Luciano Floridi @floridi.bsky.social · 24/11/2024
Should Ai be treated as a legal person? Yes? No? Why? And what is the real, legal debate about this crucial issue, apart from sci-fi scenarios? This new chapter, freely available on SSRN, synthesises current answers: "AI as Legal Persons: Past, Patterns, and Prospects" papers.ssrn.com/sol3...
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Claudio Novelli @claudionovelli.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
🚨 New Working Paper: AI as Legal Persons: Past, Patterns, and Prospects. With @floridi.bsky.social and Giovanni Sartor Open Access: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=5032265
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Yale Digital Ethics Center (DEC) @yaledec.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
🚨 NEW PRE-PRINT 🚨 @claudionovelli.bsky.social, with @floridi.bsky.social and Giovanni Sartor, explore the debate on AI legal personhood, emphasizing the roles of prevailing legal theories on personhood and the impact of technological advancements. Read here: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
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AI as Legal Persons: Past, Patterns, and Prospects
This chapter examines the evolving debate on AI legal personhood, emphasizing the role of path dependencies in shaping current trajectories and prospects. Two p
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Tyler Schroder @rts2.us · 23/11/2024
Well Done, Yale! #Yale #GoYale #BeatHarvard
Scoreboard 31-23 YaleHarvard Football Field
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Luciano Floridi @floridi.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
Do not miss this excellent work by @jessrmorley.bsky.social It is very useful in general, not just for healthcare applications: "AI in healthcare - Owkin A to Z guide" www.owkin.com/a-z-of-ai-in...
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AI in healthcare | Owkin A to Z guide
Discover our interactive guide of bite-sized and advanced explanations of the core concepts of artificial intelligence in healthcare, including examples of AI in action.
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
Now that I bullied @helenwieffering.bsky.social into joining Bluesky before I would speak with her for a story, maybe you should follow her and other environmental journalists in the overflow Starter Pack.
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Jess Morley @jessrmorley.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
Since everyone's new, thought I'd post my main AI resources: - AI in the NHS: ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid... - Thinking critically about AI for health: drive.google.com/drive/home - Ethics of AI in health: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... - Everything else: scholar.google.com/citations?us...
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Jessica Morley
‪Yale University‬ - ‪‪Cited by 5,150‬‬ - ‪Digital Health‬ - ‪Machine Learning‬ - ‪Ethics‬ - ‪Philosophy‬
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Renée A. Sirbu @reneeasirbu.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
Pros: - Cutting-edge research - Amazing team - Close to Olmo Bagels (yummy) Cons: - Close to Olmo Bagels (you will never want to eat anywhere else for lunch) Come work with us! 🖖🤓
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Yale Digital Ethics Center (DEC) @yaledec.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
At the Yale DEC, we seek to develop ethical solutions, inform public opinion, and influence emerging policy initiatives in the digital sphere. This starter pack is a compilation of our people: the researchers, fellows, and affiliates working to advance our mission. go.bsky.app/JGrzCjA
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Megan Ranney MD MPH @meganranney.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
Thoughtful piece from my fellow @yalesph.bsky.social faculty member Dr. Jason Schwartz on the future of ACIP & federal vaccine policy - and how to make sure we preserve science-based recommendations. Key questions include... www.healthaffairs.org/content/fore...
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Promoting Resilience Through The Advisory Committee On Immunization Practices | Health Affairs Forefront
The U.S. vaccine policy landscape is broader and changing more rapidly than at any point in its modern history, and those guiding it face a complex set of challenges to its continued success.
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Syed AbuMusab @smusab.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
Starter pack for philosophy. If you see someone missing please tag them and ill add them. I tried to think of as many people as i could. Fyi: by following these ppl youll get a very good sense if what im interested in 😅 .. so.. you’ve been warned go.bsky.app/4XzK8DL
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Yale Digital Ethics Center (DEC) @yaledec.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
🎉 TEAM SPOTLIGHT 🎉 Congratulations to our outstanding researcher, @reneeasirbu.bsky.social, for being nominated to join Yale University's Wu Tsai Institute Grand Challenges in Cognition cohort! We are so proud of Renée for her interdisciplinary work at the intersection of cognition and technology.
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Emmie Hine @emmiehine.com · 18/11/2024
Put together a couple of starter packs for the digital ethics/Internet research crowd! First up: Digital Ethics Center of the Universe feat. the brilliant researchers of the @yaledec.bsky.social (and friends): bsky.app/starter-pack... #philtech #philsci #AcademicSky #ai
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parker higgins @xor.blue · 18/11/2024
good for him! work-life balance is so important
book shelf labels pointing down to "Shakespeare plays" and up to "Shakespeare studies"
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Luciano Floridi @floridi.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
"Why the AI Hype is Another Tech Bubble" has been published in Philosophy & Technology Volume 37, article number 128, (2024) Here is the open access: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
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Why the AI Hype is Another Tech Bubble
This article argues that the current hype surrounding artificial intelligence (AI) exhibits characteristics of a tech bubble, based on parallels with five previ
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