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TalkingToBots Research

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We are a group of philosophers, cognitive scientists and linguists researching responsible LLM communication. www.talkingtobots.com

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TalkingToBots Research @talkingtobots.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Ziggy O'Reilly and Serhiy Kandul attended, on the 2nd of June, a poster session run by the UZH AI initiative. The goal of the session was to exchange and network with different researchers across the University of Zurich working in the AI space. #NIHAI #AI
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TalkingToBots Research @talkingtobots.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
What a fun and inspiring NIHAI conference! “Norms in Language-Based Human-AI Interaction” brought together brilliant people in Kraków to discuss ethics, law, language, psychology, and the future of human-AI communication.
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TalkingToBots Research @talkingtobots.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
Our Polish team recently took part in the “Free Will, Robots, and Criminal Responsibility” workshop at Jagiellonian Uni. Iza and Kacper presented “What is reasonable for AI?”, sharing recent empirical findings on laypeople’s expectations of artificial agents.
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TalkingToBots Research @talkingtobots.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
What is the folk concept of FAKE NEWS? Miklos Kurthy & Markus Kneer show that falsity and source deception independently increased fake-news classifications. Many did not treat "fake news" as a synonym for "false news". Conservatism also played a role. bit.ly/4sLTe1J
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(PDF) The Concept of Fake News: The Roles of Falsity, Deception, and Politics
PDF | Philosophers disagree about what makes news "fake": some believe it is falsity, whereas others emphasize intentional deception about the content... | Find, read and cite all the research you nee...
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TalkingToBots Research @talkingtobots.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
🧠🎭 Deepfakes won’t automatically trigger an “infocalypse”. In Tages-Anzeiger, Markus Christen argues society can adapt to a world of cheap, realistic fakes, with stronger verification and trusted institutions. More on our website: talkingtobots.net?page_id=57
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TalkingToBots Research @talkingtobots.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
🚨Fresh NIHAI publication: “The Sorrows of Young Chatbot Users” (Topoi, 2026) by Voinea, Register, Porsdam Mann, Savulescu & Earp, digs into chatbot harms and the big question: who’s morally responsible? Follow our research: talkingtobots.net?page_id=34
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TalkingToBots Research @talkingtobots.bsky.social · 28/11/2025
Great experience at the Knowledge Exchange for Slow Hope conference in Nottingham with the HERA/CHANSE Crisis teams. A powerful reminder of NIHAI’s wider mission—and an inspiring city to explore. 🌿✨ #NIHAI #CHANSE #HERA #SlowHope #ResearchCommunity #Nottingham
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TalkingToBots Research @talkingtobots.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
New preprint: “Trust and Responsibility in Human–AI Interaction” (Markus Kneer, Michele Loi & Markus Christen). tinyurl.com/3fhp9xr5 📊 N=1276 across 5 AI domains 🤝 ~50% trust AI as much as humans when capacities match ⚖️ No folk “responsibility gap”, but a real “retribution gap”.
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(PDF) Trust and Responsibility in Human-AI Interaction
PDF | Two topics at the center of Ethics of AI and HRI regard trust in AI agents as well as the adjudication of moral responsibility in situations where... | Find, read and cite all the research you n...
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TalkingToBots Research @talkingtobots.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
Curious what the #NIHAI team has been up to lately? 🧠✨ Check out our latest talks, papers, and events here: talkingtobots.net?page_id=34
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TalkingToBots Research @talkingtobots.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
🚨 Exciting news! Markus Kneer will be giving the keynote talk at the upcoming Society for Philosophy of AI (PhAI) conference in Amsterdam this Thursday, Oct. 23. 📅 Full program here: lnkd.in/eDusRyUK
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TalkingToBots Research @talkingtobots.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
We had a great time at the AI Assertion conference at IDea_Lab Graz! Keynotes by Saskia Nagel, Jean-François Bonnefon, Bertram Malle, Mark Alfano & Edouard Machery on AI, responsibility & social cognition. Thanks to all who joined! 🔗 talkingtobots.net
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TalkingToBots Research @talkingtobots.bsky.social · 20/06/2025
Conference on AI Assertion. Program here: talkingtobots.net?page_id=15
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TalkingToBots Research @talkingtobots.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
Join us at the AI Assertion Conference (June 22–23, Graz) exploring AI “testimony” through philosophy, cognitive science, linguistics & HCI. Submit a 500-word anonymized abstract (PDF) by May 18 to ai.assertion.graz@gmail.com. Decisions by May 21. #AI #CFP #HCI #CognitiveScience #Philosophy
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