Luciano Floridi

@floridi.bsky.social

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Philosopher (Yale/Bologna), digital ethics, AI ethics, philosophy of information, philosophy of technology,
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Luciano Floridi is an Italian and British philosopher. He is John K. Castle Professor in the Practice of Cognitive Science and Founding Director of the Digital Ethics Center at Yale University. He is also a Professor of Sociology of Culture and Communication at the University of Bologna, Department of Legal Studies, where he is the director of the Centre for Digital Ethics. Furthermore, he is adjunct professor at the Department of Economics, American University, Washington D.C. He is married to the neuroscientist Anna Christina Nobre. .. more

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Luciano Floridi @floridi.bsky.social · 15h

Deeply grateful to Bruce Benson at FTI Consulting for this article, which thoughtfully applies some ideas from my recent work to real-world AI implementation challenges.
"Floridi Curves: Taming AI Problems"

Floridi Curves: Taming AI Problems | FTI Consulting

Artificial intelligence is transforming industries worldwide, healthcare to automotive and manufacturing. Yet implementation success remains elusive.

www.fticonsulting.com

Luciano Floridi @floridi.bsky.social · 5d

"L'AI non ci ruba il lavoro. Lo riscrive".
Podcast con Claudio Pagliara, Direttore dell'Istituto Italiano di Cultura a NY.

9. Floridi: l’AI non ci ruba il lavoro. Lo riscrive.

Zoom · Episode

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Italian Academy, Columbia University @italianacademy.bsky.social · 8d

Director Elena Aprile was delighted to meet the new Consul General, Giuseppe Pastorelli, last night, and to convene with Claudio Pagliara (Director, Italian Cultural Inst.); Luciano Floridi (Yale’s Digital Ethics Center), and several Academy Fellows.
@floridi.bsky.social

Luciano Floridi @floridi.bsky.social · 9d

Yale DEC paper:
"Agentic AI Optimisation (AAIO): What it is, How it Works, Why it Matters, and How to Deal With It"
has been accepted for publication in Minds and Machines.
Free updated preprint: papers.ssrn.com/sol3...

Luciano Floridi @floridi.bsky.social · 10d

Deeply honoured to receive an Honorary Doctorate from the University of Bergen. Grateful for UiB's commitment to research excellence and ethics in our digital age. Proud of our work together through SFI MediaFutures. Thank you so much for this award and see you in Bergen! 😊
mediafutures.no/2026...

Luciano Floridi @floridi.bsky.social · 11d

I shared from Nicolas Gertler (thank you Nicolas!) 🤓
"Developing the Luciano Floridi (LuFlot) Bot: An Accessible AI Chatbot Trained on a Philosopher’s Manuscripts"

Developing the Luciano Floridi (LuFlot) Bot: An Accessible AI Chatbot Trained on a Philosopher’s Manuscripts

Minds and Machines - This paper presents the Luciano Floridi Bot (LuFlot), the first freely and publicly accessible AI chatbot trained on a corpus of literature by a living philosopher, designed to...

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Renée A. Sirbu @reneeasirbu.bsky.social · 11d

NEW with @floridi.bsky.social: link.springer.com/article/10.1...

We discuss the unique challenges posed by biocomputing, recommending specialized regulatory approaches and international collaboration to govern these technologies responsibly.

An Analysis of the Governance, Ethical, Legal, and Social Implications of Biocomputing - Science and Engineering Ethics

Science and Engineering Ethics - Biological computing (biocomputing) leverages biologically derived materials and processes, such as DNA and protein synthesis, to perform computational tasks....

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Luciano Floridi @floridi.bsky.social · 15d

States don't just compete with other states anymore—they compete with platforms. See a new paper by Yale's Digital Ethics Centre on how social media is eroding traditional governance, with Nepal as a revealing case study. Freely available here:

Luciano Floridi @floridi.bsky.social · 15d

Postdoctoral Associate Positions – Yale Digital Ethics Center
Yale University’s DEC invites recent PhDs and early postdocs to apply for several Postdoctoral Associate positions.
Applications are due by March 1, 2026. For full details and how to apply, please visit:
postdocs.yale.edu/po...

Luciano Floridi @floridi.bsky.social · 15d

Virtual economies are real economies—with real security vulnerabilities. A new paper from Yale's Digital Ethics Center examines how microtransactions create cybercrime risks and what can be done about it. Freely available here:

Reposted by Luciano Floridi

vittorio bongiorno @vtrbng.bsky.social · 17d

@floridi.bsky.social e la tecnologia priva di consapevolezza guidata dalla nostra intelligenza. Oggi il suo libro #LaDifferenzaFondamentale su @ilfoglio_it grazie a @DanBarale
#IntelligenzaArtificiale #Mondadorilibri #lucianoFloridi

Luciano Floridi @floridi.bsky.social · 17d

New DEC paper on the Erosion of State Power:
"Social Media Elections, Bureaucratic Mimicry, and the Erosion of State Power: The Case of Nepal"

Luciano Floridi @floridi.bsky.social · 18d

Il mondo che ci sceglie: conversazione con Luciano Floridi - Gilt Magazine

Abbiamo intervistato Luciano Floridi per capire cosa significhi davvero vivere nell’era dell’innovazione, quando l’intelligenza artificiale non è più solo uno strumento bensì un ambiente

www.giltmagazine.it

Luciano Floridi @floridi.bsky.social · 18d

Lecture Series: Beyond the Hype: Thinking Critically about AI in Healthcare dec.yale.edu/program...

This DEC Lecture series is free and available online!

Beyond the Hype: Thinking Critically about AI in Healthcare | Digital Ethics Center

Dr. Jessica Morley from the Yale Digital Ethics Centre examines the role of artificial intelligence in healthcare across six lectures.

dec.yale.edu

Luciano Floridi @floridi.bsky.social · 19d

The New Editorial Gatekeepers: Understanding LLM-based Interfaces, Their Benefits, Risks and Design
(revised version)
papers.ssrn.com/sol3...

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Michiel Bontenbal @mpbontenbal.bsky.social · 19d

papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

AI and Semantic Pareidolia: When We See Consciousness Where There Is None <br> (revised version)

<p><span>The article introduces the concept of “semantic pareidolia” - our tendency to attribute consciousness, intelligence, and emotions to AI systems that la

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Luciano Floridi @floridi.bsky.social · 19d

AI and Semantic Pareidolia: When We See Consciousness Where There Is None
(revised version)

Luciano Floridi @floridi.bsky.social · 19d

Per capire la rivoluzione dell’IA serve un cambio di prospettiva - L'Eurispes

Per Luciano Floridi, docente a Yale, l’IA ci mette di fronte a una svolta ontologica, che ci spinge ad esercitare il pensiero critico.

www.leurispes.it

Luciano Floridi @floridi.bsky.social · 24d

Gli adolescenti nell’infosfera e l’apprendimento su misura - Il punto

Dagli ambienti informativi complessi all’equità cognitiva: intervista Luciano Floridi

ilpunto.it

Luciano Floridi @floridi.bsky.social · 24d

We are looking for a Senior Administrative Assistant, Digital Ethics Center, Yale University

Senior Administrative Assistant, Digital Ethics Center in New Haven, Connecticut, 06511 | Administration & Operations at Yale University

Apply for Senior Administrative Assistant, Digital Ethics Center job with Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, 06511. Administration & Operations at Yale University

careers.yale.edu

Luciano Floridi @floridi.bsky.social · 24d

Postdoctoral positions available at Yale's Digital Ethics Center.
They are renewable for up to 4 years, and provide plenty of benefits. Highly successful postdocs can be promoted to a faculty position after 2 years. Please apply and share with interested candidates 🤓
dec.yale.edu/join-us...

Luciano Floridi @floridi.bsky.social · 25d

After more than 30 years 😅 (I got distracted by more pressing philosophical questions), I finally finished this paper. It can be read as an intro to the microhistorical papers in the biblio 🤓
"Philosophical Microhistory: Its Nature, Scope, Value, and Challenges"

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SSRN @ssrn.bsky.social · 27d

Check out the latest from the SSRN #blog which includes the top downloaded papers on #AI in Law for Q4 2025.

Read more: spkl.io/63323AmKE7

#LawSky #AcademicChatter #AICommunity

Top Papers on AI in Law Q4 2025

This list includes the top downloaded papers on AI in Law posted in Q1 2025. It also includes the Top 5 Organizations that downloaded the research during this period.

spkl.io

Luciano Floridi @floridi.bsky.social · 29d

How many absurdities have philosophers said?

"Philosophical Absurdities in the History of Philosophy: Cicero's Nihil tam absurde, Varro's tam infandum, and their argumentative uses (revised version 2)"
papers.ssrn.com/sol3...

Luciano Floridi @floridi.bsky.social · Jan 1

Ending the year by finishing a paper I should have written a very long time ago 🤓
"Philosophical Absurdities in the History of Philosophy: Cicero's Nihil tam absurde, Varro's tam infandum, and their argumentative uses" papers.ssrn.com/sol3...

Reposted by Luciano Floridi, Martin Paul Eve

Syed AbuMusab @smusab.bsky.social · Dec 29

What if the arguments used to oppose capital punishment lead us toward AI executions? I, together with @reneeasirbu.bsky.social, & @floridi.bsky.social explore this possibility & why we must prevent it. Happy to end fall with a 2nd pub! link.springer.com/article/10.1... #philtech #philsky #moralphil

Execution by Lethal Autonomous Mechanism: How Anti-Capital Punishment Arguments Might Lead to Automated Executions—and Why Such Automation Must be Prevented - The Journal of Ethics

In this paper, we examine the potential integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into capital punishment through lethal autonomous mechanisms (LAMs), an extension of developments in lethal autonomo...

link.springer.com

Luciano Floridi @floridi.bsky.social · Dec 27

On understanding a sinopia (series: notes to myself) medium.com/@lfloridi...

Luciano Floridi @floridi.bsky.social · Dec 19

L’Architetto di Mondi: Perché l’IA non ucciderà la scrittura, ma ne cambierà il mestiere
medium.com/@giusante...

Luciano Floridi @floridi.bsky.social · Dec 19

Interesting comments by Stevan Harnad on our recent paper

"A Categorical Analysis of Large Language Models and Why LLMs Circumvent the Symbol Grounding Problem"
papers.ssrn.com/sol3...

Here: "Category learning, large language models, and symbol grounding" generic.wordpress.so...

Luciano Floridi @floridi.bsky.social · Dec 18

Grato e onorato di essere stato eletto presidente onorario della Società Europea per l’Etica e la Politica dell’Intelligenza Artificiale www.sepai-internatio... Complimenti, e auguri per un grande successo, alle colleghe e ai colleghi, per questa iniziativa così importante.

Society for the Ethics and Politics of Artificial Intelligence

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