Also hot off the press: A new anthology on social AI, edited by Anna Strasser DenkWerkstatt Berlin -- Anna and I have a co-authored paper on the gray zone of "quasi-sociality" that some AI systems might occupy (link to preprint as the first comment)

I have a second new paper out this week, this one on LLMs. It asks what LLMs are doing and argues that they are merely playing a game, like a chess computer. It appears in this excellent collection edited by Anna Strasser DenkWerkstatt Berlin denkwerkstatt.berlin/ANTHOLOGY-AI-2…

Which social forms inform our computing machines and what new kind of sociality do they produce in us? Discuss this with Mercedes Bunz Matteo Pasquinelli Bernard Dionysius Geoghegan Anna Strasser DenkWerkstatt Berlin A Schubbach, S Tomsic, E-J Russell, M Krajewski on May 23-24 at: cpkp.net/event/machines…

Stellar lineup of speakers, free to all on Zoom! Organized by Stevan Harnad, U. Quebec Large Language Models : Science and Stakes (June 3-14, 2024) skywritingspress.ca/2019/01/08/the…

In this week's Hotel Bar Sessions podcast we delve into originality, asking among other things why "delve" is the tell of algorithmic reproduction. Join me, Dr. Leigh M. Johnson and Richard A. Lee, Jr. for an originally derivative conversation about originality. hotelbarpodcast.com/podcast/episod…

Lucid analysis of “AI” in this interview with Alison Gopnik and Melanie Mitchell 🙌 lareviewofbooks.org/article/how-to…

Was die Bilder vom #Hochwasser aus Bayern gnadenlos zeigen: Die Freiheit stirbt nicht mit dem Tempolimit, Windräder oder Gendersternchen. Die Freiheit stirbt mit Starkregen, Stürmen & Überflutungen. Die Klimakrise trifft jeden und überall, egal ob deine Politik von der

Anna’s AI Anthology introduces itself (xenomoi.de/philosophie/mo…) instagram.com/reel/C79jgG9NB…

CALL FOR REGISTRATION (Berlin & online: August 29-30, 2024) Save your place (online or in person) for the hybrid workshop 'LLMs and the Patterns of Human Language Use.' All you have to do is fill in the registration form on the website: denkwerkstatt.berlin/LLMs-in-Berlin

CFR: Register at Robophilosophy 2024 (hybrid event): events.au.dk/robophilosophy… SOCIAL ROBOTS WITH AI: PROSPECTS, RISKS, AND RESPONSIBLE METHODS *great line-up including David Chalmers, Melanie Mitchell, 石黒浩, Sherry Turkle, David J. Gunkel, Eric Schwitzgebel, Carme Torras

Here is an expanded presentation of my argument that LLMs are game-playing systems, given today to the International Workshop on Generative AI (GENAI) and the Philosophy of Mind, Lisbon, Portugal keithfrankish.com/presentations/…

It's publication day! With brilliant contributions from: Sven Nyholm Eileen Margaret Hunt Bec Johnson Cindy Friedman Prof. Elke Schwarz Simon Chesterman 陈西文 Josh Gellers Nancy S. Jecker, Ph.D. dr. Lily frank michal klincewicz Dr Syed Mustafa Ali Soraj Hongladarom Eduard Fosch-Villaronga Gianclaudio Malgieri Alberto Romele Dr Damien P Williams Warned You About Exactly This et al.

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AI for Philosophers: Tool or Agent? Anna Strasser at #worldphilosophycongress Sapienza Università di Roma

“Anna’s AI anthology” made its way to the book fair of the world congress of philosophy in Rome: If you want to buy a copy follow this link xenomoi.de/philosophie/mo…

Prepping my talk "Does Writing Have a Future?--Literary Theory for #LLMs" for the hybrid workshop "LLMs and the Patterns of Human Language Use." 29-30 August 2024 DenkWerkstatt Berlin. Anna Strasser DenkWerkstatt Berlin denkwerkstatt.berlin/LLMs-in-Berlin/

This is just brilliant. Seeing a room of approx. 100 people listening to a live Zoom conversation is highly informative academic entertainment at its best! #Robophilosophy2024

Best part of the #robotrights workshop at Robophilosophy Conference is that we not only had brilliant contributions from Aybike Tunç autumn edwards Kamil Mamak and Kęstutis Mosakas but also really inspired questions and comments from eripsa (professional robot) Chris Chesher Anna Strasser DenkWerkstatt Berlin et al.

Sven Nyholm David J. Gunkel Weizenbaum-Institut Anna Strasser DenkWerkstatt Berlin The photographer is Will Lowe and I liked best when he told us to “look erudite”

Some snapshots from our hybrid workshop 'LLMs and the Patterns of Human Language Use' in Berlin. David J. Gunkel Anita Keshmirian Dimitri Staufer Hadi Asghari Weizenbaum-Institut The slides of the talks will gradually be uploaded here: denkwerkstatt.berlin/ANNA-STRASSER/…