Philosophy of Technology in Jülich

Welcome to the Jülich Speaker Series in the Philosophy of Technology. We aim to facilitate research into ethical and philosophical questions associated with novel technologies, particularly in artificial intelligence, neuromedicine, and their intersection. The series is organized by the working group Neuroethics and Ethics of AI at the Forschungszentrum Jülich.

September 15: Professor Steven Gouveia (Porto)

Author-meets-critics session with Steven Gouveia on medical AI, including three commentaries. Monday, 11:00–13:00.

September 26: Dr. Fabio Tollon and Dr. Enrico Galvagni (Edinburgh)

Conceptual engineering and responsibility

October 10: Professor Kate Vredenburgh (London School of Economics)

What should we explain with explainable AI?

October 17: Giuseppe Comerci (Bonn)

Digital brain twins

November 7: Dr. John Dorsch (Czech Academy of the Sciences)

Critique of AI Welfare

November 24: Professor Shannon Vallor (Edinburgh)

AI-driven cognitive deskilling. NB: irregular schedule! Monday 16:00 CET

November 28: Laura Weidinger (Google DeepMind & Cambridge University)

Philosophical questions in AI evaluation