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Sven Nyholm

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Professor of the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence, LMU Munich.

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Sven Nyholm @svennyholm.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
I reply to Moti Mizrahi's generous review of my book *The Ethics of Artificial Intelligence: A Philosophical Introduction*, here: social-epistemology.com/2026/10/02/r... Thanks to the Social Epistemology Review and Reply Collective for hosting this back-and-forth! #AIEthics #philosophy
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LMU Munich Philosophy Faculty @lmuphilosophy.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Professor Peter Adamson is launching a new spin-off podcast series based on his History of Philosophy without any Gaps podcast: the "Pages of History" podcast: www.pagesofhistory.net #podcast #historyofphilsophy #philology #nogaps
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Sven Nyholm @svennyholm.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
New short paper: "Who or what am I co-authoring with if I am co-authoring a text with a large language model? AI authorship and the elusive author problem". I relate the question of whether LLMs can be co-authors of texts to the discussion about "AI identity": jmepb.bmj.com/content/2/3/... #aiethics
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Who or what am I co-authoring with if I am co-authoring a text with a large language model? AI authorship and the elusive author problem
While I am among those who believe that texts or parts of texts generated by large language models (LLMs) are best considered as authorless texts, 1 in this commentary I engage with the idea that LLMs...
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Gregg D Caruso @greggdcaruso.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
On Wed, October 23th at 4:00pm, the Waide Center for Applied Ethics will host a virtual seminar (via Zoom) w/Sven Nyholm on “The Ethics of Artificial Intelligence.” The seminar is free and open to all. Details are available here: events.fairfield.edu/event/sven-n... | @svennyholm.bsky.social
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Sven Nyholm: “The Ethics of Artificial Intelligence”
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Sven Nyholm @svennyholm.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Many thanks to Samraj Matharu for having me as a guest on his AI Lyceum podcast! We talked about AI and practical (& theoretical) wisdom, what I call the AI wager, & other topics from my recent book The Ethics of Artificial Intelligence. Check it out here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=pC-G... #aiethics
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Is AI Making Us Less Capable? AI Ethics with Professor Sven Nyholm #AI #Philosophy #Ethics
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Sven Nyholm @svennyholm.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
New review of my book *The Ethics of Artificial Intelligence: A Philosophical Introduction*, by Eric Sotnak. Thanks for the review, Eric! Check it out, here: journals.uvic.ca/index.php/pi... #aiethics #bookreview
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Sven R. Nyholm, 'The Ethics of Artificial Intelligence: A Philosophical Introduction'. | Philosophy in Review
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Sven Nyholm @svennyholm.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
The first (?) review of my book *The Ethics of Artificial Intelligence: A Philosophical Introduction* has now been published, by Moti Mizrahi, on the *Social Epistemology Review and Reply Collective* website: social-epistemology.com/2026/07/30/a... #aiethics #philosophy #bookreview
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A Review of Nyholm’s The Ethics of Artificial Intelligence: A Philosophical Introduction, Moti Mizrahi
Sven Nyholm’s The Ethics of Artificial Intelligence: A Philosophical Introduction (Hackett Publishing 2026) is a clear, well-written, accessible, and fairly comprehensive philosophical introduction to...
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Joanna Bryson @j2bryson.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
I posted last week that this was a better than average podcast when google alerts served me the youtube. Now in the official pitch I found out Andrew agreed. Nice to be side-by-side with philosophers like @svennyholm.bsky.social @denkwerkstatt.bsky.social & Robert Sparrow & some great practioners.
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Professor Joanna Bryson: "You Don't Have a Relationship With AI, You Have One With Yourself
Podcast Episode · Empathy Unbound: Embrace Your Superpower · August 4 · 53m
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Hackett Publishing Company @hackettpub.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
This is a question that @svennyholm.bsky.social poses in his book, “The Ethics of Artificial Intelligence: A Philosophical Introduction”. This book investigates the implications, basic concepts, and ethical dilemmas shaping contemporary human life. hackettpublishing.com/the-ethics-o...
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Sven Nyholm @svennyholm.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Coming up in early June next year: ETHICOMP 2027, featuring keynote presentations by Joanna Bryson (@j2bryson.bsky.social) and me. Conference theme: "Tech shaping lives". More info here: www.aanmelder.nl/ethicomp2027...
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ETHICOMP 2027 - Home
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Sven Nyholm @svennyholm.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
"The Ethics of Living With Robots - Prof. Sven Nyholm" Many thanks to Julius Moorman for the enjoyable discussion about robots & AI on the Art of the Question podcast! Check out our discussion here: youtu.be/C91zlqd-pI4?... or here: open.spotify.com/episode/39gh... #AIEthics #philosophy #RobotEthics
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The Ethics of Living With Robots - Prof. Sven Nyholm
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Sven Nyholm @svennyholm.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
"Is AI the New Religion? A Philosopher on AI, Ethics, and Meaning" - many thanks to Andrew Phipps for having me as a guest on Empathy Unbound. We discussed topics from my book *The Ethics of Artificial Intelligence: A Philosophical Perspective* (Hackett) open.spotify.com/episode/4rOv... #aiethics
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Professor Sven Nyholm: Is AI the New Religion? A Philosopher on AI, Ethics, and Meaning
Empathy Unbound: Embrace Your Superpower · Episode
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Sven Nyholm @svennyholm.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
I was very happy to receive a physical copy of the Chinese translation of my book *This is Technology Ethics* today. Many thanks to Jin Qiyu from Fudan University who brought it all the way from Shanghai! Happening today & tomorrow: www.philosophie.lmu.de/en/latest-ne... #aiethics #philosophy
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Hackett Publishing Company @hackettpub.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Expand your understanding of the ethics of AI with expert, @svennyholm.bsky.social 's comprehensive new book. Click the link below for more information! hackettpublishing.com/new-forthcom...
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Sven Nyholm @svennyholm.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Out now: the Chinese translation of my book This is Technology Ethics: An Introduction (Wiley 2023), featuring a new short introduction written specifically for the Chinese edition. Many thanks to Cao Aoqi for translating my book! mp.weixin.qq.com/s/NW1AKMp2HA... #AIEthics #TechnologyEthics
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Eric Schwitzgebel @eschwitz.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Forthcoming soon: AI and Consciousness. Email me if you'd like to see the (uncorrected) proofs, or view the final public MS version at arxiv.org/abs/2510.09858
Cover: AI and Consciousness, by Eric Schwitzgebel
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Sven Nyholm @svennyholm.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
The other day, I had the pleasure of speaking with Deepak Bhatt, host of the "Business Talk" podcast. Our conversation covers a range of topics from my new book (*The Ethics of Artificial Intelligence: A Philosophical Introduction*), and is available here: youtu.be/yIxbw-mOTkY?... #aiethics
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Is AI Really Conscious? A Philosopher's Honest Answer | Prof. Sven Nyholm
Podcast Episode · Business Talk · June 19 · 39m
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Sven Nyholm @svennyholm.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Great new paper by Elzė Sigutė Mikalonytė, Julian Savulescu, and Brian D. Earp: "Love and Cause: When is Biomedical Enhanced Love Desirable?" www.researchgate.net/publication/... The paper engages with some of the most recent interventions on this topic by Emma Gordon and me. #bioethics #philosophy
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(PDF) Love and Cause: When is Biomedically Enhanced Love Desirable?
PDF | There is a philosophical debate about whether the use of biomedical enhancements to promote or sustain love in romantic relationships is... | Find, read and cite all the research you need on Res...
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Gregg D Caruso @greggdcaruso.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
The Ethics of AI: Waide Center Welcomes Sven Nyholm, PhD on Sept. 23 | www.fairfield.edu/news/2026/ju...
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The Ethics of AI: Waide Center Welcomes Sven Nyholm, PhD on Sept. 23
The Patrick J. Waide Center for Applied Ethics integrates course work for students, scholarly research, and community and public events such as this one.
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Sven Nyholm @svennyholm.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
Fortune reports that "AI shopping agents are coming. No one is ready for them". fortune.com/2026/06/12/a... Silvia Milano and I wrote about this scenario in Nature Machine Intelligence in 2024, arguing that this was a bad idea. Check out our discussion here: www.nature.com/articles/s42... #aiethics
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Advanced AI assistants that act on our behalf may not be ethically or legally feasible - Nature Machine Intelligence
Nature Machine Intelligence - Advanced AI assistants that act on our behalf may not be ethically or legally feasible
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Sven Nyholm @svennyholm.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Coming up next week (June 18): the "Ad Hoc AI Ethics Workshop", organized by me and my PhD student Johannes Reisinger. More info: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/... Registration here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... #aiethics #philosophy
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The Ad Hoc AI Ethics Workshop at LMU
Date: June 18th, 2026 (09:30 until 17:30) Location: LMU München, Geschwister-Scholl-Platz 1, ZEPP (M210) (room finder: https://www.lmu.de/raumfinder/#/building/bw0601) Please register by 10 June 2026...
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Sven Nyholm @svennyholm.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
First (?) review of *Contemporary Debates in the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence* (edited by me, Atoosa Kasirzadeh & John Zerilli), by Brendan Shea, out now, in *Philosophy in Review*, available here: journals.uvic.ca/index.php/pi... #aiethics #philosophy
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Sven Nyholm, Atoosa Kasirzadeh & John Zerilli (Eds.), 'Contemporary Debates in the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence'. | Philosophy in Review
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LMU Munich Philosophy Faculty @lmuphilosophy.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
A great Faculty Research Day last Friday: excellent talks, inspiring posters, and many conversations across different areas of philosophy. A good reminder of how much interesting work is happening around us. Thanks to everyone who contributed, and to the Siemens Stiftung for the warm hospitality.
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Tuomas Tahko @ttahko.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
Bristol is recruiting a Lecturer in Philosophy, with specialisation in one of and teaching competency in at least three of: Aesthetics Ethics Philosophy of AI Philosophy of Education Political Philosophy Value Theory 24 month post with teaching orientation. www.bristol.ac.uk/jobs/find/de...
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Details | Working at Bristol | University of Bristol
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LMU Munich Philosophy Faculty @lmuphilosophy.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
LMU Philosophy Faculty member Dr. Benjamin Lange's essay "Keeping Your Distance" has been shortlisted for the inaugural Aeon Philosophy Prize. For more info, see below. #philosophy www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
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My essay "Keeping Your Distance" has been shortlisted for the inaugural Aeon Philosophy Prize as one of five finalists selected from several hundred submissions. The essay argues that a his...
My essay "Keeping Your Distance" has been shortlisted for the inaugural Aeon Philosophy Prize as one of five finalists selected from several hundred submissions. The essay argues that a history of be...
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LMU Munich Philosophy Faculty @lmuphilosophy.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
Coming up next week: Eddy Chen (UCSD) will give a talk in the interdisciplinary Philosophy & Physics Colloquium at LMU Munich: "AI Meets Philosophy of Science" Thu, 21 May 2026, 6pm (s.t.) Room F107, LMU Main Building #philosophy #ai #philosophyofscience
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LMU Munich Philosophy Faculty @lmuphilosophy.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
"Through a Kantian lens" - learn more about Andrew Stephenson, who recently joined the LMU Faculty of Philosophy, Philosophy of Science and Religious Studies as Professor of Philosophy, in particular the history of philosophy from modernity to the present, here: www.lmu.de/en/newsroom/...
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Through a Kantian lens
Andrew Stephenson has joined the faculty at LMU. The philosopher researches Kant and how humans obtain knowledge of the world.
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Sven Nyholm @svennyholm.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
"Humanoid Robots Are the Next Phase of the AI Hype Cycle" - Bloomberg Weekend story, featuring some quotes from me: www.bloomberg.com/news/article... #aiethics #humanoidrobots #robots
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Humanoid Robots Are the Next Phase of the AI Hype Cycle
The machines can jump, dance and go viral, but turning them into useful workers remains far more difficult — and expensive — than their boosters suggest.
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ETHICS journal @ethicsjournal.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
Sven Nyholm reviews Timothy Aylsworth and Clinton Castro’s “Kantian Ethics and the Attention Economy: Duty and Distraction” for ETHICS at doi.org/10.1086/739659 #philsky #PolTheory #legalphil #moralphil #moralphilosophy #legalphilosophy
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Aylsworth, Timothy, and Castro, Clinton. Kantian Ethics and the Attention Economy: Duty and Distraction. Palgrave Macmillan, 2024. Pp. 294. $59.99 (cloth). | Ethics: Vol 136, No 3
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Sven Nyholm @svennyholm.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
Here's a short text in Swedish (based on ideas from my book *The Ethics of Artificial Intelligence*) I wrote for the excellent @svenskfilosofi.se website: "Hur AI skapar ansvarsluckor" ("How AI creates responsibility gaps"): svenskfilosofi.se/2026/05/05/h... #AIEthics #philosophy #svenskfilosofi
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Hur AI skapar ansvarsluckor
Nyttan kanske är stor, men vad går vi miste om när användandet av AI blir mer och mer utbrett? Och varför har AI-användade denna effekt på våra liv? Sven Nyholm diskuterar här detta betydelsefulla tem...
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LMU Munich Philosophy Faculty @lmuphilosophy.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
Postdoc opportunities in philosophy at LMU Munich: Up to two one-year postdoctoral positions in political/legal/moral philosophy at LMU Munich, Chair in Philosophy & Political Theory. Application deadline: Friday 22 May 2026 Planned start date: October 1st, 2026. job-portal.lmu.de/jobposting/4...
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Postdoctoral Fellows (m/f/x)
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Sven Nyholm @svennyholm.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
Coming up at at FAU's PAIR center this Thursday and Friday: The "Beyond Responsibility: New Gaps with AI Systems?" workshop, organized by Eleonora Catena, featuring my presentation "Authorless Texts? Generative AI, Authorship, and the Future of Writing": www.pair.fau.eu/events/overv... #aiethics
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Beyond Responsibility: New Gaps with AI Systems?
From 23 to 24 April, PAIR will host a workshop exploring the causes, defining characteristics and potential remedies of gaps created by artificial systems.
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Sven Nyholm @svennyholm.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
"AI in the Classroom: Rethinking Education in the Age of AI." Many thanks to Aashna Jain for having me as a guest on her podcast AITHOS! Aashna and I discussed the pros and cons, and the opportunities and risks, of using AI tools in educational settings: open.spotify.com/episode/3GbX... #aiethics
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Jeff Dean @jtdean.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
If you're looking to start or update an applied philosophy/ethics course, Hackett has some great resources: hackettpublishing.com/the-ethics-o... hackettpublishing.com/applied-epis... hackettpublishing.com/an-introduct... hackettpublishing.com/the-hackett-... hackettpublishing.com/environmenta...
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The Ethics of Artificial Intelligence
“With remarkable clarity and insight, Sven Nyholm guides readers through the central moral issues and questions raised by artificial intelligence—from alignment and accountability to moral status and ...
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Peter Adamson @histphilosophy.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
HoPWaG Volume 8, on Philosophy in the Reformation, is out! Here it is with its happy author. You can get it from Oxford University Press: global.oup.com/academic/pro... #philsky #philosophy#hopwag #reformation
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Malcolm Quinn @malrog.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
(2/2) This distinction is also relevant to Bentham’s discussion of Maillardet’s automaton, which neither thinks nor suffers, but which writes letters and draws pictures. The moral question of the automaton is about how an assemblage of levers and cams enters culture as a writer of polite messages.
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Malcolm Quinn @malrog.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
(1/2) Jeremy Bentham is mentioned in this discussion with @svennyholm.bsky.social on the ethics of AI, with reference to Bentham’s view that the key question to ask in our ethical relationship with animals is not whether they think, but whether they suffer.
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Sven Nyholm @svennyholm.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
I recently had the pleasure of speaking w/ James Hughes & Nir Eisikovits about a range of topics from my new book, *The Ethics of Artificial Intelligence*. Our discussion is featured on the latest episode of their great Prosthetic Gods podcast: prostheticgods.podbean.com/e/sven-nyhol... #aiethics
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Sven Nyholm @svennyholm.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
Do we have reason to regret AI-produced content online and elsewhere instead of human-produced art, music, literature, etc? I contributed some input to this article by Kristofer Ahlström that was published today in the Swedish national newspaper DN: www.dn.se/kultur/krist... #AIEthics
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Kristofer Ahlström: Åtta skäl att förakta AI
Det kallas billig smörja, dåliga produkter och anses utmana själva uppfattningen om mänsklighet. Varför väcker AI-skapat innehåll sådan vrede?
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Sven Nyholm @svennyholm.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
The latest issue of *Ethics* has just been published. It features a review I wrote of Timothy Aylsworth and Clinton Castro's excellent book *Kantian Ethics and the Attention Economy: Duty and Distraction*. Check it out, here: www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/full/10.... #philosophy #aiethics
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University of Chicago Press Journals: Cookie absent
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Shannon Vallor @shannonvallor.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
Good news: not just one open job, but two! Both are postdocs in philosophy of science/ML working with my @technomoralfutures.bsky.social co-Director Dr Emily Sullivan on issues in ML scientific understanding and explanation. Ads for a 3 year post and 2 year post are linked below, apply by 20 April
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Postdoctoral Research Associate
The Philosophy Department in the School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences is seeking a full time, fixed term Postdoctoral Research Associate. This post is available from May 2026.
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Paul Harland @pabloredux.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
Terrific(ally unreliable) writeup on LinkedIn, regrettably by me. www.linkedin.com/posts/paul-h... Excuse the excitability, I've obviously been far too long on social media.
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How AI Robs Us of Meaning — Ethical Machines Podcast with Reid Blackman | Paul Harland
What if AI is less cause or cure than symptom of an ailing culture? The podcast spoke to me of unhealthy circularity on the road to Utop-AI. Hyped as solving all our problems, AI creates new ones. Co...
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Paul Harland @pabloredux.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
Weird but groovy!
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Sven Nyholm @svennyholm.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
Out now: I am thrilled that my new book - *The Ethics of Artificial Intelligence: A Philosophical Introduction* - has just been published by Hackett. Available from all major book sellers. #aiethics #philosophy #ethicsofai
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Sven Nyholm @svennyholm.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
"Macht AI unser Leben besser – oder nur bequemer, Prof. Sven Nyholm?" - new podcast interview (in German) on the #digdeep podcast hosted by Frauke Kreuter & Christof Horn: digdeep.de/2026/03/12/m... #aiethics #podcast #philosophy
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Macht AI unser Leben besser - oder nur bequemer, Prof. Sven Nyholm? - #digdeep
„KI ist, denke ich, eine Art Faulheitsfalle. Alles wird leichter, schneller und angenehmer. Dann muss man sich nicht anstrengen. Aber dann kann man auch keine neuen Fähigkeiten, keine neuen Skills ler...
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Sven Nyholm @svennyholm.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
"How AI Robs Us of Meaning" - I recently had the pleasure of speaking with Reid Blackman and our discussion has just been featured on the latest episode of his excellent podcast *Ethical Machines*. Check it out here: www.ethicalmachinespodcast.com/season-3/how... #aiethics #philosophy #podcast
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How AI Robs Us of Meaning — Ethical Machines Podcast with Reid Blackman
How AI Robs Us of Meaning
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Sven Nyholm @svennyholm.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
My wife, Katharina Uhde, just received author copies of her great new book, *The Art of Musical Ciphers, Riddles and Sundry Curiosities* - highly recommended! Co-author: Larry Todd. More info here: www.amazon.com/Musical-Ciph... #musicology #ciphers #book Katharina: www.linkedin.com/in/katharina...
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LMU Munich Philosophy Faculty @lmuphilosophy.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
LMU Munich's Professor of Late Ancient and Arabic Philosophy, Peter Adamson (@histphilosophy.bsky.social), will give a number of talks in California in March & early April. More info here: www.historyofphilosophy.net/going-to-cal... #philosophy
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Going to California | History of Philosophy without any gaps
Like Led Zeppelin once upon a time I am "going to California" where I'll be giving several talks in late March and early April. Mostly at Berkeley:March 17, 5 pm: The Anatomy of Avicenna’s Philosophy:...
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Anna Strasser @denkwerkstatt.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
Now 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.
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Sven Nyholm @svennyholm.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
I am excited that my new book - The Ethics of Artificial Intelligence: A Philosophical Introduction - is currently Amazon's number 1 best-seller in the category "ethics". The book is coming out on March 23, but pre-orders are already possible: #aiethics #philosophy
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