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Centre for Technomoral Futures
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Part of the University of Edinburgh’s Futures Institute, our work aims to unify technical and moral knowledge to serve the goals of sustainable, just & ethical innovation.

Find us here: https://www.technomoralfutures.uk/
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Centre for Technomoral Futures @technomoralfutures.bsky.social · 7d
Thank you to all who joined us for our Technomoral Conversation with @edfuturesinstitute.bsky.social earlier this month!

It was wonderful to hear from @erantal.bsky.social, @arfon.bsky.social, Prof Anna Scaife & CTMF Co-Director Dr Emily Sullivan on how AI will change science.
Eran Tal, Arfon Smith, Anna Scaife and Emily Sullivan seated on stage during the Technomoral Conversations event. They are mid-conversation.
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Congratulations to our students who are joining the Winter Graduation at 11am, from all of us at Edinburgh Futures Institute!

We can’t wait to celebrate with you afterwards in our beautiful building!

Don’t forget, the ceremony can be streamed live: https://www.ed.ac.uk/graduation-ceremonies
November 26, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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ICYMI: we're looking for a geographically and demographically diverse group of stakeholders from academia, civil society, policy and industry to join our Stakeholder Forum. Find out more and submit your expression of interest by 30 November: braiduk.org/braid-stakeh...
November 24, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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Thrilled to have contributed to the State of AI Ethics Report Vol. 7, published by @mtlaiethics.bsky.social 🌍58 contributors, 17 chapters, 48 essays, one goal: move from principles to practice (check out Chapter 2 for my contribution)

Read: montrealethics.ai/saier-vol-7-...
SAIER Vol 7 landing | Montreal AI Ethics Institute
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November 4, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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Happy Monday! Here's me thinking about speech tech, voices, and death thanks to the lovely @technomoralfutures.bsky.social

content notes: discussion of death, grief, online abuse
Text-to-speech voices as human remains — Centre for Technomoral Futures
Speech technology researchers worldwide are working on improving the smoothness and fidelity of text-to-speech towards the goal of accessible communication for all. However, TTS models are also being ...
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November 24, 2025 at 12:24 PM
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Thank you to all who joined us for our Technomoral Conversation with @edfuturesinstitute.bsky.social earlier this month!

It was wonderful to hear from @erantal.bsky.social, @arfon.bsky.social, Prof Anna Scaife & CTMF Co-Director Dr Emily Sullivan on how AI will change science.
Eran Tal, Arfon Smith, Anna Scaife and Emily Sullivan seated on stage during the Technomoral Conversations event. They are mid-conversation.
November 18, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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aies-edinburgh.bsky.social
✨exploring empirical encounters with computational 'intelligence' - an in-person event with Edinburgh’s DARE project researchers @nicolasugden.bsky.social, Abby King and Max Perry, looking at how data is being used in UK healthcare and biomedical research.

⬇️ sign up below!

shorturl.at/Yj91W
Data-Driven Healthcare
Empirical encounters with computational 'intelligence'
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November 18, 2025 at 3:21 PM
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Join us for the next @technomoralfutures.bsky.social event, featuring EFI Visiting Fellow, Dr Ramsha Naeem.

This seminar explores how established management theories can be revisited and extended through ethical lenses.

🗓️ 25 Nov | 12pm - 1pm GMT
📍 EFI & Online
💳 Free
🎟️ edin.ac/4r5wLwE
AI Ethics and the Future of Management Theory with Dr Ramsha Naeem - Edinburgh Futures Institute
Hear from EFI Visiting Fellow, Dr Ramsha Naeem on the need for interdisciplinary dialogue between AI ethics and management theory.
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November 14, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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braiduk.bsky.social
EVENT INVITATION: Openness and AI roundtable, London, 24 November

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Openness and AI in culture, arts and humanities: a BRAID roundtable
Join us for a roundtable discussion to critically engage with the evolving intersections of openness, AI, and cultural knowledge.
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November 13, 2025 at 3:05 PM
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braiduk.bsky.social
NEW OPPORTUNITY:
We are seeking members to join our BRAID Stakeholder Forum, helping to shape the direction of Responsible AI in the UK.
Information and details of how to submit your expression of interest can be found here:

braiduk.org/braid-stakeh...
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November 12, 2025 at 5:23 PM
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Really looking forward to this upcoming @aies-edinburgh.bsky.social event, where the great @naz-andalibi.bsky.social and @haimson.bsky.social will be talking about emotion, gender, marginalisation and AI 🤩

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/gender-and...
Gender and the Machine: Trans Tech, Emotion and AI
Join us for this afternoon of events discussing gender, marginalisation and emotion in AI and digital technologies
www.eventbrite.co.uk
November 7, 2025 at 10:37 AM
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braiduk.bsky.social
Gen AI & the novel: new report from @clemicollett.bsky.social examines how literary creatives are using (or not using) GenAI, how their work & income are affected, how this shapes their hopes & fears, & what measures govt might take to protect UK literary scene. Launch 20 Nov see linked post!
mctd.bsky.social Minderoo Centre for Technology & Democracy @mctd.bsky.social · 22d
UPCOMING 📚 The Impact of GenAI on the Novel

Join us for the (online) launch of a new report from Dr @clemicollett.bsky.social @braiduk.bsky.social (in assoc with @ifow.org) on how generative AI is impacting novelists and the publishing industry.

Book your spot ➡️ www.mctd.ac.uk/events/gener...
November 5, 2025 at 4:56 PM
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Starting shortly at 6pm GMT! Watch the live stream here - edin.ac/3VSUXUt
Technomoral Conversations: How Will AI Change Science? — Centre for Technomoral Futures
During this Technomoral Conversation, we will hear from Dr Emily Sullivan, Dr Eran Tal, Dr Arfon Smith, and Professor Anna Scaife on the impact of data driven machine learning and AI on science and kn...
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November 4, 2025 at 5:47 PM
technomoralfutures.bsky.social
Join us tonight for our Technomoral Conversation on 'How will AI change science?'!

🗓️ Tues 4 Nov 18.00-19.30 GMT
📍 Edinburgh Futures Institute & online

Register to attend in person or watch the livestream: edin.ac/3VSUXUt
technomoralfutures.bsky.social Centre for Technomoral Futures @technomoralfutures.bsky.social · Oct 16
In our upcoming Technomoral Conversation we will discuss how AI has transformed science for better or worse, what it means for AI to be seen as a scientist & whether AI can truly fulfill its promise for science.

🗓️ Tues 4 Nov 18.00-19.30 GMT
📍 Edinburgh Futures Institute & online
🎟️ edin.ac/3VSUXUt
Technomoral Conversations: How Will AI Change Science? — Centre for Technomoral Futures
During this Technomoral Conversation, we will hear from Dr Emily Sullivan, Dr Eran Tal, Dr Arfon Smith, and Professor Anna Scaife on the impact of data driven machine learning and AI on science and kn...
edin.ac
November 4, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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✨📣 Excited to announce our upcoming event GENDER AND THE MACHINE!

Join us on Nov 20th for an afternoon exploring gender, marginalisation and emotion in tech - talks by @haimson.bsky.social and @naz-andalibi.bsky.social, plus panel discussion and networking reception

⬇️ sign up

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Gender and the Machine: Trans Tech, Emotion and AI
Join us for this afternoon of events discussing gender, marginalisation and emotion in AI and digital technologies
shorturl.at
November 3, 2025 at 11:40 AM
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shannonvallor.bsky.social
I had a long conversation with MIT Tech Review’s @willdouglasheaven.bsky.social about AGI; it fed into this very good read on the rise of AGI orthodoxy
How AGI became the most consequential conspiracy theory of our time
The idea that machines will be as smart as—or smarter than—humans has hijacked an entire industry. But look closely and you’ll see it’s a myth that persists for many of the same reasons conspiracies d...
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November 2, 2025 at 2:19 AM
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Thanks to all who came out for our CTMF Flagship Lecture with Prof @jpsullins.bsky.social earlier this semester!

In 'Wisdom for an Artificial Age' he explored the evolution of technology's role in shaping morality & wisdom in an increasingly automated world.

Watch the recording: edin.ac/4pESnix
Professors Shannon Vallor and John P Sullins stood outside of the event venue, in front of a banner for the Centre for Technomoral Futures. Professor John P Sullins, stood behind a lectern with his computer. He is wearing a checked shirt under a black jumper and black jacket. Attendees speaking with Professor Sullins during the reception following his lecture.
October 31, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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Still time to register for next Tuesday’s conversation on AI’s impact on science - join us in Edinburgh or online for a lively fireside chat between philosophers and scientists on the hype, the reality, and the future of AI in science, led by our CTMF Co-Director Dr. Emily Sullivan!
technomoralfutures.bsky.social Centre for Technomoral Futures @technomoralfutures.bsky.social · Oct 16
In our upcoming Technomoral Conversation we will discuss how AI has transformed science for better or worse, what it means for AI to be seen as a scientist & whether AI can truly fulfill its promise for science.

🗓️ Tues 4 Nov 18.00-19.30 GMT
📍 Edinburgh Futures Institute & online
🎟️ edin.ac/3VSUXUt
Technomoral Conversations: How Will AI Change Science? — Centre for Technomoral Futures
During this Technomoral Conversation, we will hear from Dr Emily Sullivan, Dr Eran Tal, Dr Arfon Smith, and Professor Anna Scaife on the impact of data driven machine learning and AI on science and kn...
edin.ac
October 31, 2025 at 11:41 AM
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A few days left to register for our Technomoral Conversations event!

🗓️ Tuesday 4 November 18.00-19.30 GMT
📍 EFI & online
🎟️ http://edin.ac/3VSUXUt

Join this conversation interrogating how AI has transformed science for better or worse, and whether AI can truly fulfill its promise for science 🤔🤖
Blue to green gradient graphic with headshots of the speakers for the Technomoral Conversations event, and text reading: Technomoral Conversations, How Will AI Change Science? Join us on 4 November at 6pm in Edinburgh & online, where we will hear from: Emily Sullivan (University of Edinburgh), Eran Tal (McGill University), Arfon Smith (Schmidt Sciences), and Anna Scaife (University of Manchester).
October 29, 2025 at 12:30 PM
technomoralfutures.bsky.social
There's just over one week until our Technomoral Conversations event looking at how AI will change science!

Tickets are still available to join us in person or online for this free event:

🗓️ Tuesday 4 November 18.00-19.30 GMT
📍 Edinburgh Futures Institute & online
🎟️ edin.ac/3VSUXUt
Technomoral Conversations: How Will AI Change Science? — Centre for Technomoral Futures
During this Technomoral Conversation, we will hear from Dr Emily Sullivan, Dr Eran Tal, Dr Arfon Smith, and Professor Anna Scaife on the impact of data driven machine learning and AI on science and kn...
edin.ac
October 27, 2025 at 10:48 AM
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ftollon.bsky.social
Excited to be heading to Amsterdam to present some work that @loehrgui.bsky.social and I have been sketching out on AI assertion.
We suggest that some AI chatbots might be answerable, thus rendering them capable of asserting. Strange stuff.

#philsky #AIethics

www.pt-ai.org/2025/program...
Poster of the PhAI event, featuring images of the keynote presentors Markus Kneer, Mona Simion, and Emily Sullivan.
October 22, 2025 at 9:38 AM
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bhargaviganesh.bsky.social
Really excited to present one of the papers coming out of my PhD at the AI, Ethics and Society (AIES) conference tomorrow called "The ‘Wild West’ of Medicine: Exploring the Emergence of ‘Grassroots’ AI Governance in Radiology". Link here: ojs.aaai.org/index.php/AI.... Thread on the paper below 👇
View of The ‘Wild West’ of Medicine: Exploring the Emergence of ‘Grassroots’ AI Governance in Radiology
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October 21, 2025 at 10:15 AM
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6 more days to submit to this call for papers for the inaugural Accountable AI conference at Wharton. Should be an interesting interdisciplinary conversation!
kwerb.com Kevin Werbach @kwerb.com · Sep 9

🚨 Call for Papers! 🚨

The Wharton Accountable AI Lab is hosting the 1st Accountable AI Research Conference at @Wharton on Feb 6, 2026.

Focus: law, ethics, governance & policy shaping real-world AI practice.

Submissions due: Oct 27, 2025. Learn more:
ai-analytics.wharton.upenn.edu/wharton-acco...
Accountable AI Research Conference Accountable AI Research Conference
The first Accountable AI Research Conference will bring together scholars from law and other fields. The risks and limitations of AI have been the subject of scholarly attention for many years. Yet th...
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October 21, 2025 at 11:37 AM
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Scientists in nearly every field are reaching for new powerful machine learning & AI methods to see if AI has been the missing piece to solve longstanding problems & make new discoveries. Not only has AI started to change how science is done, but also how science is taught, organized & credited.
Blue to green gradient graphic with headshots of the speakers for the Technomoral Conversations event, and text reading: Technomoral Conversations, How Will AI Change Science? Join us on 4 November at 6pm in Edinburgh & online, where we will hear from: Emily Sullivan (University of Edinburgh), Eran Tal (McGill University), Arfon Smith (Schmidt Sciences), and Anna Scaife (University of Manchester).
October 16, 2025 at 2:26 PM
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We're live! Watch the livestream here: edin.ac/4pESnix
October 15, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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There is still time to register for our CTMF Flagship Lecture, 'Wisdom for an Artificial Age,' with Professor @jpsullins.bsky.social!

🗓️ Wednesday 15 October 18.00 - 19.30 BST
📍 Edinburgh Futures Institute & online
🎟️ edin.ac/4pESnix

@shannonvallor.bsky.social @edfuturesinstitute.bsky.social
Wisdom for an Artificial Age — Centre for Technomoral Futures
During our CTMF Flagship Lecture, we will hear from Professor John P. Sullins (Sonoma State University) on the surprising role human wisdom is playing in navigating the challenges of AI technologies.
edin.ac
October 14, 2025 at 2:04 PM