New paper out today. I argue that various uses of LLMs by academics can exacerbate existing patterns of marginalisation. I focus on Philosophy, but I'd expect this generalises to other disciplines too.
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#PhilSky #PhilTech #LLMs
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#PhilSky #PhilTech #LLMs
LLMs and attentional injustice in philosophy - Ethics and Information Technology
An attentional injustice occurs when some person or group is given disproportionate attention. In academic philosophy, it has been observed that members of various marginalised groups are cited less f...
link.springer.com
October 26, 2026 at 11:21 AM
New paper out today. I argue that various uses of LLMs by academics can exacerbate existing patterns of marginalisation. I focus on Philosophy, but I'd expect this generalises to other disciplines too.
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#PhilSky #PhilTech #LLMs
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#PhilSky #PhilTech #LLMs
going on my slides for philtech, we've already talked about the colonial boomerang
October 26, 2026 at 6:07 PM
going on my slides for philtech, we've already talked about the colonial boomerang
One of the most disrespectful things a software application can do is force-quit to run an update then not bring me back to the screen I was on before it did that. #philtech
October 28, 2026 at 7:08 AM
One of the most disrespectful things a software application can do is force-quit to run an update then not bring me back to the screen I was on before it did that. #philtech
If you're in the DFW area, I'm giving a short talk on the benefits and harms of anthropomorphizing AI and whether friendship with AI is possible. It's for a general audience, so it'll be a relaxed, casual talk.
P.S. - I did not pick the official title of the talk :) #philtech #sts
P.S. - I did not pick the official title of the talk :) #philtech #sts
October 21, 2026 at 5:35 PM
…the gamification of life is one of Turing’s most secure, and most troubling, legacies @alvanoe.bsky.social
#ai
#philsci
#philtech
#ai
#philsci
#philtech
Can computers think? No. They can’t actually do anything | Aeon Essays
For all the promise and dangers of AI, computers plainly can’t think. To think is to resist – something no machine does
aeon.co
October 20, 2026 at 10:07 AM
…the gamification of life is one of Turing’s most secure, and most troubling, legacies @alvanoe.bsky.social
#ai
#philsci
#philtech
#ai
#philsci
#philtech
Research spotlight 🔊
Leading this project was absolutely great, and we found some very interesting stuff about risk, responsibility, climate change and climate science
Read more here 👇🏻
#philtech #philsky #envhum #engbio #climatechange
Leading this project was absolutely great, and we found some very interesting stuff about risk, responsibility, climate change and climate science
Read more here 👇🏻
#philtech #philsky #envhum #engbio #climatechange
New pilot study: 22 experts in engineering biology were asked how they weigh the risks of their own research against the risks of climate inaction.
Many have already decided: acting is worth the risk
Our story 🔗: www.coesb.com.au/should-scien...
@danfulvi.bsky.social
@arc-gov-au.bsky.social
Many have already decided: acting is worth the risk
Our story 🔗: www.coesb.com.au/should-scien...
@danfulvi.bsky.social
@arc-gov-au.bsky.social
October 22, 2026 at 7:08 AM
Research spotlight 🔊
Leading this project was absolutely great, and we found some very interesting stuff about risk, responsibility, climate change and climate science
Read more here 👇🏻
#philtech #philsky #envhum #engbio #climatechange
Leading this project was absolutely great, and we found some very interesting stuff about risk, responsibility, climate change and climate science
Read more here 👇🏻
#philtech #philsky #envhum #engbio #climatechange
Is it responsible to use risky technologies to mitigate climate change? My latest article for Synthese highlights a notion of risk as complementary to environmental responsibility.
Big thanks to my co-authors!
Open access pdf here:
doi.org/10.1007/s112...
#philsky #philtech #envhum
Big thanks to my co-authors!
Open access pdf here:
doi.org/10.1007/s112...
#philsky #philtech #envhum
Expert perspectives on framing risk in engineering biology: anticipating ethical discourse about climate change mitigation - Synthese
Given the rapid acceleration of the climate crisis, the IPCC has deemed Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR) technologies as unavoidable to sufficiently mitigate the crisis. In this context, engineering biolo...
doi.org
October 20, 2026 at 4:57 AM
Is it responsible to use risky technologies to mitigate climate change? My latest article for Synthese highlights a notion of risk as complementary to environmental responsibility.
Big thanks to my co-authors!
Open access pdf here:
doi.org/10.1007/s112...
#philsky #philtech #envhum
Big thanks to my co-authors!
Open access pdf here:
doi.org/10.1007/s112...
#philsky #philtech #envhum
🚨 As President of the International Association for Computing and Philosophy (IACAP), it’s my pleasure to announce that the CfA for our 2027 conference in Noto, Italy is now out. Special interest in #AI, Math, and scientific discovery.
#philtech #philsci #aiethics
www.iacap.org/2026/10/17/i...
#philtech #philsci #aiethics
www.iacap.org/2026/10/17/i...
IACAP 2027 – University of Messina in Noto, July 14-16 - International Association for Computing and Philosophy
The International Association for Computing and Philosophy (IACAP, https://www.iacap.org) is pleased to put out this call for abstracts for its next confere ...
www.iacap.org
October 17, 2026 at 9:01 PM
🚨 As President of the International Association for Computing and Philosophy (IACAP), it’s my pleasure to announce that the CfA for our 2027 conference in Noto, Italy is now out. Special interest in #AI, Math, and scientific discovery.
#philtech #philsci #aiethics
www.iacap.org/2026/10/17/i...
#philtech #philsci #aiethics
www.iacap.org/2026/10/17/i...
Welp … I’d say this escalated quickly.. but … www.wsj.com/lifestyle/ca... #philtech
Exclusive | To Get This Job at McKinsey, You’ll Need to Survive a Debate With AI First
The elite consulting firm is rolling out a new avatar that plays the part of a client in some consulting interviews.
www.wsj.com
October 15, 2026 at 9:46 PM
Welp … I’d say this escalated quickly.. but … www.wsj.com/lifestyle/ca... #philtech
October 11, 2026 at 9:55 PM
Siri AutoCorrect was mad. I'm typing "Janet Jackson". I finished typing "Janet" followed by space, and AutoCorrect shows me "Jacksonville". Right in the middle!
Bro, you know what comes after Janet. Knock it off
#philTech
Bro, you know what comes after Janet. Knock it off
#philTech
October 12, 2026 at 5:59 AM
Siri AutoCorrect was mad. I'm typing "Janet Jackson". I finished typing "Janet" followed by space, and AutoCorrect shows me "Jacksonville". Right in the middle!
Bro, you know what comes after Janet. Knock it off
#philTech
Bro, you know what comes after Janet. Knock it off
#philTech
Exited to be joining the Paris Institute for Advanced Study for a writing residency on Artifactual Epistemology— an epistemology that centers computational methods( #AI, etc.) without the anthropocentric/biocentric baggage of conventional epistemology of science. #philsci #philtech #philsky
Ramón Alvarado - Institut d'études avancées de Paris
What is Artifactual Epistemology?
www.paris-iea.fr
October 6, 2026 at 8:50 PM
New #hopot paper by two of our members: Darryl Cressman and @masssimons.bsky.social, presenting a framework of how to do history of philosophy of technology #philtech #hopos
October 2, 2026 at 9:35 AM
New #hopot paper by two of our members: Darryl Cressman and @masssimons.bsky.social, presenting a framework of how to do history of philosophy of technology #philtech #hopos
🚨New article with Darryl Cressman in Techné:
“The Philosophy of Technology is more than Technology: Towards a Framework for the History of the Philosophy of Technology”
The starting point is simple question: what does it mean to write history of philosophy of technology?
#philtech #hopot #hopos
“The Philosophy of Technology is more than Technology: Towards a Framework for the History of the Philosophy of Technology”
The starting point is simple question: what does it mean to write history of philosophy of technology?
#philtech #hopot #hopos
October 2, 2026 at 7:04 AM
Foundation Source Strengthens Leadership to Drive PhilTech Innovations and AI Strategies#United_States#Tech_Innovations#Fairfield#Foundation_Source#PhilTech
Foundation Source Strengthens Leadership to Drive PhilTech Innovations and AI Strategies
Foundation Source announces new appointments aimed at enhancing its PhilTech platform, investing in technology and innovation in philanthropy.
third-news.com
September 30, 2026 at 12:23 PM
Foundation Source Strengthens Leadership to Drive PhilTech Innovations and AI Strategies#United_States#Tech_Innovations#Fairfield#Foundation_Source#PhilTech
I've decided I don't want AI to laugh. Laugher is a respiratory thing. The machine simulating breathing crosses the line for me.
#philTech
#philTech
September 30, 2026 at 3:32 AM
I've decided I don't want AI to laugh. Laugher is a respiratory thing. The machine simulating breathing crosses the line for me.
#philTech
#philTech
This is a hot topic currently. I've written about anthropomorphism in social relationships with AI and how we should think about the "anthro-problem." Read the preprint here. Always happy to get any feedback. #philtech #moralphil #STS philsci-archive.pitt.edu/30970/
September 25, 2026 at 12:20 AM
This is a hot topic currently. I've written about anthropomorphism in social relationships with AI and how we should think about the "anthro-problem." Read the preprint here. Always happy to get any feedback. #philtech #moralphil #STS philsci-archive.pitt.edu/30970/
another straight talking assessment of industry hyperbole by @eryk.bsky.social
…’a radical intentionalist stance dominates any interpretation of model behavior’
#ai
#philtech
#philsky
…’a radical intentionalist stance dominates any interpretation of model behavior’
#ai
#philtech
#philsky
To Make AI Rules, Policymakers Must Resist the Influence of ‘Radical Intentionalists’
In industry rhetoric, a radical intentionalist stance dominates any interpretation of model behavior, writes Eryk Salvaggio.
techpolicy.press
September 21, 2026 at 12:09 AM
another straight talking assessment of industry hyperbole by @eryk.bsky.social
…’a radical intentionalist stance dominates any interpretation of model behavior’
#ai
#philtech
#philsky
…’a radical intentionalist stance dominates any interpretation of model behavior’
#ai
#philtech
#philsky
🎂 Check out this special Issue of *Technophany*, edited by Yuk Hui and Pieter Lemmens, marking the centenary of Jean-François Lyotard’s birth:
technophany.philosophyandtechnology.network/issue/view/l...
#philsky #philtech #Lyotard
technophany.philosophyandtechnology.network/issue/view/l...
#philsky #philtech #Lyotard
Technophany, A Journal for Philosophy and Technology Vol. 4 No. 2 (2025): Lyotard and the 21st Century
technophany.philosophyandtechnology.network
September 11, 2026 at 7:42 AM
🎂 Check out this special Issue of *Technophany*, edited by Yuk Hui and Pieter Lemmens, marking the centenary of Jean-François Lyotard’s birth:
technophany.philosophyandtechnology.network/issue/view/l...
#philsky #philtech #Lyotard
technophany.philosophyandtechnology.network/issue/view/l...
#philsky #philtech #Lyotard
Fascinating to use games as something obviously both technical/scientific and aesthetic to highlight that duality in other areas of experience. There's a third lens for looking at games or anything else, though, and one I think is where the danger lies. 🧵
#philtech #sts #gameStudies
#philtech #sts #gameStudies
"The conversation we have with and through games is a conversation about beauty and meaning, pleasure and disgust, direct experience leading to shared values."
The Truth in Games
Veteran game designer and writer Frank Lantz reflects on the power of video games to capture and express sublime truths.
thereader.mitpress.mit.edu
September 10, 2026 at 7:51 PM
Fascinating to use games as something obviously both technical/scientific and aesthetic to highlight that duality in other areas of experience. There's a third lens for looking at games or anything else, though, and one I think is where the danger lies. 🧵
#philtech #sts #gameStudies
#philtech #sts #gameStudies
Upcoming keynote by our very own Pieter Lemmens:
The Anthropocene as Deinocene. The Contemporary Planetary Crisis and the Monstrous (Non-)Nature of Technology
www.uc.pt/fluc/ief/tec...
#philtech
The Anthropocene as Deinocene. The Contemporary Planetary Crisis and the Monstrous (Non-)Nature of Technology
www.uc.pt/fluc/ief/tec...
#philtech
www.uc.pt
September 9, 2026 at 2:58 PM
Upcoming keynote by our very own Pieter Lemmens:
The Anthropocene as Deinocene. The Contemporary Planetary Crisis and the Monstrous (Non-)Nature of Technology
www.uc.pt/fluc/ief/tec...
#philtech
The Anthropocene as Deinocene. The Contemporary Planetary Crisis and the Monstrous (Non-)Nature of Technology
www.uc.pt/fluc/ief/tec...
#philtech
At my last office hours, I talked to two students from different classes (PhilTech and PhilSci), and recommended both designing machine learning systems by chip nguyen and unthinking social science by immanuel wallerstein. We're doing the thing!
September 7, 2026 at 12:35 AM
At my last office hours, I talked to two students from different classes (PhilTech and PhilSci), and recommended both designing machine learning systems by chip nguyen and unthinking social science by immanuel wallerstein. We're doing the thing!
The program is out! Looking forward to three days of great talks on the history of philosophy of technology! All welcome in Maastricht #philtech #histtech #sts #hopos #hopot2026
The program for the conference of the History of the Philosophy of Technology is out!
fasos-research.nl/history-of-p...
Register for the conference here until September 18, join us also for our conference dinner on Tuesday the 27th:
www.aanmelder.nl/178571
fasos-research.nl/history-of-p...
Register for the conference here until September 18, join us also for our conference dinner on Tuesday the 27th:
www.aanmelder.nl/178571
2nd International Conference ‘The History of the Philosophy of Technology’ (Maastricht, October 26-28, 2026) - Information
www.aanmelder.nl
September 1, 2026 at 4:25 PM
The program is out! Looking forward to three days of great talks on the history of philosophy of technology! All welcome in Maastricht #philtech #histtech #sts #hopos #hopot2026