Karina Vold
@karinavold.bsky.social
🇨🇦💪 Philosopher. Professor. PI @ periscope.org
How can we better design AI to support human flourishing, rather than diminish it?
This question is at the heart of my project with Louis Tay and Ashton Anderson.
Here is a short piece from @torontosri.bsky.social about the project, funded by @templeton_fdn: srinstitute.utoronto.ca/news/sri-res...
This question is at the heart of my project with Louis Tay and Ashton Anderson.
Here is a short piece from @torontosri.bsky.social about the project, funded by @templeton_fdn: srinstitute.utoronto.ca/news/sri-res...
SRI research leads ask whether AI can support human flourishing — Schwartz Reisman Institute
A three-year, US$3.6M project co-led by SRI Research Leads Karina Vold and Ashton Anderson with Purdue University’s Louis Tay explores how AI systems might be designed to support long-term human well-...
srinstitute.utoronto.ca
September 7, 2026 at 12:15 PM
How can we better design AI to support human flourishing, rather than diminish it?
This question is at the heart of my project with Louis Tay and Ashton Anderson.
Here is a short piece from @torontosri.bsky.social about the project, funded by @templeton_fdn: srinstitute.utoronto.ca/news/sri-res...
This question is at the heart of my project with Louis Tay and Ashton Anderson.
Here is a short piece from @torontosri.bsky.social about the project, funded by @templeton_fdn: srinstitute.utoronto.ca/news/sri-res...
Reposted by Karina Vold
Will AI be the next great scientist? Join us Sept. 25 for an exploration of the promises, limits, & ethical implications of AI in scientific research & discovery.
With @aspuru.bsky.social, Rosa Cao, @kathleencreel.bsky.social, Sina Fazelpour, & @karinavold.bsky.social
Register: uoft.me/cCT
With @aspuru.bsky.social, Rosa Cao, @kathleencreel.bsky.social, Sina Fazelpour, & @karinavold.bsky.social
Register: uoft.me/cCT
Technophilosophy September Soiree: Will AI be the next great scientist? — Schwartz Reisman Institute
The 2026 September Soiree on Technophilosophy will bring together leading thinkers from neuroscience, chemistry, computer science, and philosophy. “Technophilosophy” asks philosophical questions about...
uoft.me
September 2, 2026 at 6:39 PM
Will AI be the next great scientist? Join us Sept. 25 for an exploration of the promises, limits, & ethical implications of AI in scientific research & discovery.
With @aspuru.bsky.social, Rosa Cao, @kathleencreel.bsky.social, Sina Fazelpour, & @karinavold.bsky.social
Register: uoft.me/cCT
With @aspuru.bsky.social, Rosa Cao, @kathleencreel.bsky.social, Sina Fazelpour, & @karinavold.bsky.social
Register: uoft.me/cCT
👋 Torontonians:
Join me for canapés & a conversation about the role of AI in Science 🧬 🤖
This year’s Technophilosophy Soiree is on Sept 25th, 5-7pm
Our speakers are Sina Fazelpour, Rosa Cao, Kathleen Creel, and Alan Aspuru-Guzik.
🫵 Register here technophilosophy.ca
@ihpst-uoft.bsky.social
Join me for canapés & a conversation about the role of AI in Science 🧬 🤖
This year’s Technophilosophy Soiree is on Sept 25th, 5-7pm
Our speakers are Sina Fazelpour, Rosa Cao, Kathleen Creel, and Alan Aspuru-Guzik.
🫵 Register here technophilosophy.ca
@ihpst-uoft.bsky.social
Technophilosophy: September Soiree
Join us this September for a soiree on technophilosophy.
Technophilosophy.ca
August 28, 2026 at 1:24 PM
👋 Torontonians:
Join me for canapés & a conversation about the role of AI in Science 🧬 🤖
This year’s Technophilosophy Soiree is on Sept 25th, 5-7pm
Our speakers are Sina Fazelpour, Rosa Cao, Kathleen Creel, and Alan Aspuru-Guzik.
🫵 Register here technophilosophy.ca
@ihpst-uoft.bsky.social
Join me for canapés & a conversation about the role of AI in Science 🧬 🤖
This year’s Technophilosophy Soiree is on Sept 25th, 5-7pm
Our speakers are Sina Fazelpour, Rosa Cao, Kathleen Creel, and Alan Aspuru-Guzik.
🫵 Register here technophilosophy.ca
@ihpst-uoft.bsky.social
Reposted by Karina Vold
The PAINT Workshop on Philosophy of Artificial Intelligence invites submissions exploring foundational and normative questions about AI, science, and society.
📍 IHPST-UofT
📅 September 25–26, 2026
⏰ Deadline: July 31, 2026
Organized by Prof. @karinavold.bsky.social
CFP
📍 IHPST-UofT
📅 September 25–26, 2026
⏰ Deadline: July 31, 2026
Organized by Prof. @karinavold.bsky.social
CFP
PAINT Workshop on Philosophy of Artificial Intelligence
CFP: PAINT Workshop on Philosophy of Artificial Intelligence The Philosophy of Artificial Intelligence Network Talks (PAINT) is hosting a two-day in-person workshop at University of Toronto on…
philevents.org
June 26, 2026 at 5:00 PM
The PAINT Workshop on Philosophy of Artificial Intelligence invites submissions exploring foundational and normative questions about AI, science, and society.
📍 IHPST-UofT
📅 September 25–26, 2026
⏰ Deadline: July 31, 2026
Organized by Prof. @karinavold.bsky.social
CFP
📍 IHPST-UofT
📅 September 25–26, 2026
⏰ Deadline: July 31, 2026
Organized by Prof. @karinavold.bsky.social
CFP
Reposted by Karina Vold
If AI systems are increasingly being used for advice, support & guidance, how should they be designed to help people flourish?
That's the question behind florea.ai, a project led by SRI's @karinavold.bsky.social and @ashtonanderson.bsky.social with @louistay.bsky.social.
Learn more: uoft.me/cyw
That's the question behind florea.ai, a project led by SRI's @karinavold.bsky.social and @ashtonanderson.bsky.social with @louistay.bsky.social.
Learn more: uoft.me/cyw
SRI research leads ask whether AI can support human flourishing — Schwartz Reisman Institute
A three-year, US$3.6M project co-led by SRI Research Leads Karina Vold and Ashton Anderson with Purdue University’s Louis Tay explores how AI systems might be designed to support long-term human well-...
uoft.me
July 29, 2026 at 5:13 PM
If AI systems are increasingly being used for advice, support & guidance, how should they be designed to help people flourish?
That's the question behind florea.ai, a project led by SRI's @karinavold.bsky.social and @ashtonanderson.bsky.social with @louistay.bsky.social.
Learn more: uoft.me/cyw
That's the question behind florea.ai, a project led by SRI's @karinavold.bsky.social and @ashtonanderson.bsky.social with @louistay.bsky.social.
Learn more: uoft.me/cyw
Reposted by Karina Vold
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
#AI #Ethics
May 21, 2026 at 1:02 PM
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
#AI #Ethics
Filming an episode of a new TVO kids show @ihpst-uoft.bsky.social today! I’m featured as an AI expert.
Filming is hard, I’m staying in academia
Filming is hard, I’m staying in academia
May 12, 2026 at 7:47 PM
Filming an episode of a new TVO kids show @ihpst-uoft.bsky.social today! I’m featured as an AI expert.
Filming is hard, I’m staying in academia
Filming is hard, I’m staying in academia
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Assistant Prof. @karinavold.bsky.social has published an open-access article on AI and military decision-making, examining how AI (already used on battlefields) could shape high-level strategic choices about employing armed force. 🔗 www.cambridge.org/core/journal... #AI #Ethics #IHPST #TechEthics
April 10, 2026 at 1:02 PM
Assistant Prof. @karinavold.bsky.social has published an open-access article on AI and military decision-making, examining how AI (already used on battlefields) could shape high-level strategic choices about employing armed force. 🔗 www.cambridge.org/core/journal... #AI #Ethics #IHPST #TechEthics
Reposted by Karina Vold
Day 2 at #TechKnowFile2026 featured a keynote on thinking *with* AI from @ihpst-uoft.bsky.social's @karinavold.bsky.social, and a day full of sessions on everything from @uoftlibraries.bsky.social's website consolidation to @utoronto.ca's AI Kitchen, co-sponsored by @drdonnakidwell.com. Thanks all!
May 11, 2026 at 4:43 PM
Day 2 at #TechKnowFile2026 featured a keynote on thinking *with* AI from @ihpst-uoft.bsky.social's @karinavold.bsky.social, and a day full of sessions on everything from @uoftlibraries.bsky.social's website consolidation to @utoronto.ca's AI Kitchen, co-sponsored by @drdonnakidwell.com. Thanks all!
Reposted by Karina Vold
🗓️ Absolutely Interdisciplinary returns May 13, 2026.
SRI's annual conference connects technical researchers, social scientists, & humanists to foster new ways of thinking about the challenges posed by AI.
Register: absolutelyinterdisciplinary.com
SRI's annual conference connects technical researchers, social scientists, & humanists to foster new ways of thinking about the challenges posed by AI.
Register: absolutelyinterdisciplinary.com
March 4, 2026 at 4:55 PM
🗓️ Absolutely Interdisciplinary returns May 13, 2026.
SRI's annual conference connects technical researchers, social scientists, & humanists to foster new ways of thinking about the challenges posed by AI.
Register: absolutelyinterdisciplinary.com
SRI's annual conference connects technical researchers, social scientists, & humanists to foster new ways of thinking about the challenges posed by AI.
Register: absolutelyinterdisciplinary.com
🎧 Check out The Decibel podcast by the Globe and Mail for my conversation about Moltbook, AI agents and consciousness:
www.theglobeandmail.com/podcasts/the...
www.theglobeandmail.com/podcasts/the...
February 19, 2026 at 1:25 PM
🎧 Check out The Decibel podcast by the Globe and Mail for my conversation about Moltbook, AI agents and consciousness:
www.theglobeandmail.com/podcasts/the...
www.theglobeandmail.com/podcasts/the...
Reposted by Karina Vold
Founded by SRI Research Lead @karinavold.bsky.social, the Algorithmic Bias in Canada (ABC) project is examining racism in AI, and urging more equitable AI governance in Canada. Learn about ABC 👉 bit.ly/4rVtwYd
When the algorithm is wrong: A new partnership calls out racism in AI systems — Schwartz Reisman Institute
A new partnership co-led by Karina Vold is confronting racism in AI systems—highlighting how tools like facial recognition and LLMs disproportionately harm Black and racialized communities, and callin...
bit.ly
February 13, 2026 at 8:01 PM
Founded by SRI Research Lead @karinavold.bsky.social, the Algorithmic Bias in Canada (ABC) project is examining racism in AI, and urging more equitable AI governance in Canada. Learn about ABC 👉 bit.ly/4rVtwYd
Join us at 3:00pm ET tomorrow for a talk by Prof Gideon Christian as a part of the Algorithmic Bias in Canada Project: algorithmicbias.ca
The talk is hybrid, use the QR below to attend online:
The talk is hybrid, use the QR below to attend online:
February 10, 2026 at 10:29 PM
Join us at 3:00pm ET tomorrow for a talk by Prof Gideon Christian as a part of the Algorithmic Bias in Canada Project: algorithmicbias.ca
The talk is hybrid, use the QR below to attend online:
The talk is hybrid, use the QR below to attend online:
Reposted by Karina Vold
🤖🕯️ Can AI change how we grieve?
Professor @karinavold.bsky.social co-authored a new article in Psychologie Québec examining the ethical implications of AI-based post-mortem digital avatars, or “griefbots,” and their potential impact on mourning www.ordrepsy.qc.ca/-/avatars-nu...
Professor @karinavold.bsky.social co-authored a new article in Psychologie Québec examining the ethical implications of AI-based post-mortem digital avatars, or “griefbots,” and their potential impact on mourning www.ordrepsy.qc.ca/-/avatars-nu...
Avatars numériques post mortem et deuil : un point de vue éthique - Ordre des psychologues du Québec - OPQ
Le deuil, processus d’adaptation à une perte majeure, pourrait être bouleversé par l’émergence de « griefbots », avatars numériques post mortem. S’ils prolongent le lien avec une personne décédée,…
www.ordrepsy.qc.ca
February 10, 2026 at 2:03 PM
🤖🕯️ Can AI change how we grieve?
Professor @karinavold.bsky.social co-authored a new article in Psychologie Québec examining the ethical implications of AI-based post-mortem digital avatars, or “griefbots,” and their potential impact on mourning www.ordrepsy.qc.ca/-/avatars-nu...
Professor @karinavold.bsky.social co-authored a new article in Psychologie Québec examining the ethical implications of AI-based post-mortem digital avatars, or “griefbots,” and their potential impact on mourning www.ordrepsy.qc.ca/-/avatars-nu...
Reposted by Karina Vold
the paper appears in a themed issue alongside other excellent contributions by @ncrenic.bsky.social @karinavold.bsky.social @jenny-l-davis.bsky.social and many wonderful participants at the ANU workshop. Happy reading!
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
AI and the Decision to Go to War
AI and the Decision to Go to War
www.cambridge.org
January 31, 2026 at 6:43 AM
the paper appears in a themed issue alongside other excellent contributions by @ncrenic.bsky.social @karinavold.bsky.social @jenny-l-davis.bsky.social and many wonderful participants at the ANU workshop. Happy reading!
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Reposted by Karina Vold
Published earlier this week: my 2nd contribution to the ANU series on AI in resort-to-force decision -making. My primary aim in this piece was to scope a minimal governance program for controlling AI-equipped complex institutions.
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
AI and the Decision to Go to War
AI and the Decision to Go to War
www.cambridge.org
January 31, 2026 at 6:43 AM
Published earlier this week: my 2nd contribution to the ANU series on AI in resort-to-force decision -making. My primary aim in this piece was to scope a minimal governance program for controlling AI-equipped complex institutions.
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Reposted by Karina Vold
🤖💼 Professor @karinavold.bsky.social is co-author of a recent article outlining a protocol for a living systematic review on how AI is reshaping employment, working conditions, and worker safety, health, and well-being across different workplaces. Check it out! link.springer.com/article/10.1...
January 27, 2026 at 2:02 PM
🤖💼 Professor @karinavold.bsky.social is co-author of a recent article outlining a protocol for a living systematic review on how AI is reshaping employment, working conditions, and worker safety, health, and well-being across different workplaces. Check it out! link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Reposted by Karina Vold
✨12 Days of SRI! Day 2✨
At this year’s Technophilosophy Soiree, scholars and community members explored one of AI’s most human questions: can we have genuine relationships with AI companions?
🎥 Watch: srinstitute.utoronto.ca/news/technop... @karinavold.bsky.social @uoftcompsci.bsky.social
At this year’s Technophilosophy Soiree, scholars and community members explored one of AI’s most human questions: can we have genuine relationships with AI companions?
🎥 Watch: srinstitute.utoronto.ca/news/technop... @karinavold.bsky.social @uoftcompsci.bsky.social
srinstitute.utoronto.ca
December 8, 2025 at 7:52 PM
✨12 Days of SRI! Day 2✨
At this year’s Technophilosophy Soiree, scholars and community members explored one of AI’s most human questions: can we have genuine relationships with AI companions?
🎥 Watch: srinstitute.utoronto.ca/news/technop... @karinavold.bsky.social @uoftcompsci.bsky.social
At this year’s Technophilosophy Soiree, scholars and community members explored one of AI’s most human questions: can we have genuine relationships with AI companions?
🎥 Watch: srinstitute.utoronto.ca/news/technop... @karinavold.bsky.social @uoftcompsci.bsky.social
Our upcoming December workshop on the Ethics of Griefbots has a poster!
Looking forward to hosting the event with @jocelynmaclure.bsky.social and @hugocl.bsky.social at
@UofTEthics.bsky.social
Thanks to our sponsors @UofT-IHPST.bsky.social @forea-virtue.bsky.social and
@torontosri.bsky.social
Looking forward to hosting the event with @jocelynmaclure.bsky.social and @hugocl.bsky.social at
@UofTEthics.bsky.social
Thanks to our sponsors @UofT-IHPST.bsky.social @forea-virtue.bsky.social and
@torontosri.bsky.social
November 27, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Our upcoming December workshop on the Ethics of Griefbots has a poster!
Looking forward to hosting the event with @jocelynmaclure.bsky.social and @hugocl.bsky.social at
@UofTEthics.bsky.social
Thanks to our sponsors @UofT-IHPST.bsky.social @forea-virtue.bsky.social and
@torontosri.bsky.social
Looking forward to hosting the event with @jocelynmaclure.bsky.social and @hugocl.bsky.social at
@UofTEthics.bsky.social
Thanks to our sponsors @UofT-IHPST.bsky.social @forea-virtue.bsky.social and
@torontosri.bsky.social
Reposted by Karina Vold
What does it really mean to trust a machine?
Join leading thinkers for a conversation on building AI that’s transparent, accountable and aligned with human values.
📆 Friday, Nov. 14 | 12 – 1 p.m. ET
📍 Online
🔗 Register today at alumni.engineering.utoronto.ca/event/dd-nov...
Join leading thinkers for a conversation on building AI that’s transparent, accountable and aligned with human values.
📆 Friday, Nov. 14 | 12 – 1 p.m. ET
📍 Online
🔗 Register today at alumni.engineering.utoronto.ca/event/dd-nov...
October 28, 2025 at 6:15 PM
What does it really mean to trust a machine?
Join leading thinkers for a conversation on building AI that’s transparent, accountable and aligned with human values.
📆 Friday, Nov. 14 | 12 – 1 p.m. ET
📍 Online
🔗 Register today at alumni.engineering.utoronto.ca/event/dd-nov...
Join leading thinkers for a conversation on building AI that’s transparent, accountable and aligned with human values.
📆 Friday, Nov. 14 | 12 – 1 p.m. ET
📍 Online
🔗 Register today at alumni.engineering.utoronto.ca/event/dd-nov...
Reposted by Karina Vold
📅 Wednesday, October 1 ⏱️ 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. 📍 Centre for Ethics, Larkin 200. This event is part of the ABC: Partnership on Algorithm Bias and Safety in Canada. For more information about this research project, please visit: algorithmicbias.ca @uoftethics.bsky.social @karinavold.bsky.social
September 25, 2025 at 8:49 PM
📅 Wednesday, October 1 ⏱️ 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. 📍 Centre for Ethics, Larkin 200. This event is part of the ABC: Partnership on Algorithm Bias and Safety in Canada. For more information about this research project, please visit: algorithmicbias.ca @uoftethics.bsky.social @karinavold.bsky.social
Reposted by Karina Vold
Can AI be a friend?
At the third Technophilosophy Soirée, led by @karinavold.bsky.social, SRI brought together scholars to ask how AI companionship is changing the way we connect, empathize and understand each other.
🎥→ tinyurl.com/ys4wdzeb
#AIethics @minzlicht.bsky.social @uoftethics.bsky.social
At the third Technophilosophy Soirée, led by @karinavold.bsky.social, SRI brought together scholars to ask how AI companionship is changing the way we connect, empathize and understand each other.
🎥→ tinyurl.com/ys4wdzeb
#AIethics @minzlicht.bsky.social @uoftethics.bsky.social
AI in the friend zone: Rethinking companionship — Schwartz Reisman Institute
Can we have genuine relationships with AI systems? At the third Technophilosophy Soiree, conceived of and led by SRI Research Lead Karina Vold , leading thinkers from a variety of disciplines explore...
tinyurl.com
October 6, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Can AI be a friend?
At the third Technophilosophy Soirée, led by @karinavold.bsky.social, SRI brought together scholars to ask how AI companionship is changing the way we connect, empathize and understand each other.
🎥→ tinyurl.com/ys4wdzeb
#AIethics @minzlicht.bsky.social @uoftethics.bsky.social
At the third Technophilosophy Soirée, led by @karinavold.bsky.social, SRI brought together scholars to ask how AI companionship is changing the way we connect, empathize and understand each other.
🎥→ tinyurl.com/ys4wdzeb
#AIethics @minzlicht.bsky.social @uoftethics.bsky.social
Reposted by Karina Vold
"We should learn how the AI beat us at Go, rather than just lamenting our defeat" from my awesome UofT colleagues Jessie Hall & @karinavold.bsky.social
iai.tv/articles/ai-...
iai.tv/articles/ai-...
AI can uncover humanity's unknown unknowns
iai.tv
May 29, 2025 at 12:44 AM
"We should learn how the AI beat us at Go, rather than just lamenting our defeat" from my awesome UofT colleagues Jessie Hall & @karinavold.bsky.social
iai.tv/articles/ai-...
iai.tv/articles/ai-...
Reposted by Karina Vold
Do not miss this event organized by Prof. @karinavold.bsky.social Register now!
Is ChatGPT your friend? Or just a clever chatbot? 🤖
On Sept 16, join us at the Schwartz Reisman Innovation Campus for our third annual technophilosophy soiree for a thought-provoking evening on AI companionship. This event is free for students, $5 for the public.
Register: technophilosophy.ca
On Sept 16, join us at the Schwartz Reisman Innovation Campus for our third annual technophilosophy soiree for a thought-provoking evening on AI companionship. This event is free for students, $5 for the public.
Register: technophilosophy.ca
Technophilosophy: September Soiree
Join us this September for a soiree on technophilosophy.
technophilosophy.ca
August 21, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Do not miss this event organized by Prof. @karinavold.bsky.social Register now!
Reposted by Karina Vold
Don't miss out on this thread about the exciting discussions happening at the Technophilosophy Soiree on Sept 16! 🗓️ ⬇️ Event organized by Prof. @karinavold.bsky.social
Are you intrigued by our upcoming Technophilosophy Soirée?
At SRI, we’re always asking how technology reshapes what it means to be human. 🧵
At SRI, we’re always asking how technology reshapes what it means to be human. 🧵
September 2, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Don't miss out on this thread about the exciting discussions happening at the Technophilosophy Soiree on Sept 16! 🗓️ ⬇️ Event organized by Prof. @karinavold.bsky.social