Title
Model-subjects and values in modelling
Abstract
I will discuss how extant views of values in model evaluation in the philosophy of science are ill-equipped to incorporate the values and interests of those who are impacted by models (i.e., model subjects). I suggest an alternative view and highlight open questions that arise from it.
About Emily
Emily is a Senior Lecturer of philosophy of science and AI at the University of Edinburgh. She is the co-director of the Center for Technomoral Futures, an Associate Editor for the British Journal for the Philosophy of Science, and she lead the Normative Philosophy of Science Lab. Her research is at the intersection between philosophy and data and computer science, exploring the way that technology mediates our knowledge. She is the PI on an ERC Starting Grant (2025-2030) that conceptualizes and evaluates machine learning models across science and society as a type of toy model.