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John Symons @johnfsymons.bsky.social · Jul 10

Bravo Syed

Syed AbuMusab @smusab.bsky.social · Jul 6

Now with all the official stuff taken care of, I can freely share that I was fortunate enough to secure a TT position for Fall '25 at the University of Texas-Arlington. Very thankful to @johnfsymons.bsky.social @sarahrobins.bsky.social, Brad Cokelet, @coreymaley.net & KU Phil. #philtech #philsky

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Syed AbuMusab @smusab.bsky.social · Jul 6

Now with all the official stuff taken care of, I can freely share that I was fortunate enough to secure a TT position for Fall '25 at the University of Texas-Arlington. Very thankful to @johnfsymons.bsky.social @sarahrobins.bsky.social, Brad Cokelet, @coreymaley.net & KU Phil. #philtech #philsky

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Ramón Alvarado @ramonalvarado.bsky.social · Jun 18

Can we have close relationships with AI? In this new DatOS episode, Oluwaseun Sanwoolu walks us through her paper (w @johnfsymons.bsky.social) on why we are simply mistaken if we think we can. Hint: it’s our human limitations that make things special.

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Why AI Can’t Be Your Friend. DatOS Ep. 6: Oluwaseun Sanwoolu

YouTube video by Ramón Alvarado

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Syed AbuMusab @smusab.bsky.social · Feb 21

New Paper Alert: You've heard of lethal autonomous weapons and capital punishment.. what happens when they converge? An anticipatory analysis of how AI could reshape execution debates @reneeasirbu.bsky.social @floridi.bsky.social
#philtech #moralphil #philsky #LawAI papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

Execution by Lethal Autonomous Mechanism: How Anti-Capital Punishment Arguments Might Lead to Automated Executions-and Why Such Automation Must Be Prevented

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

papers.ssrn.com

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John Symons @johnfsymons.bsky.social · Apr 19

Super proud of my former student Ramón Alvarado discussing ethics of AI in public facing and highly accessible ways. He elegantly models how philosophy can be conducted at the highest levels of excellence while still being accessible and urgently relevant.

Ramón Alvarado @ramonalvarado.bsky.social · Apr 19

I was in a Portland local news show abt #AI. Managed to name-drop recent papers from @johnfsymons.bsky.social and Oluwaseun Sanwoolu as well as the brand new @sayash.bsky.social and @randomwalker.bsky.social paper “AI as Normal Technology”.

#AIethics #philtech

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Straight Talk | The promises and perils of AI

YouTube video by KGW News

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John Symons @johnfsymons.bsky.social · Apr 15

I had the chance to talk about philosophy & AI w Ben Yelin about close personal relationships, social agency & AI. My part starts at min 26It's an introduction to some of the recent work that I've done together with Oluwaseun Damilola Sanwoolu and Syed Abumusab. open.spotify.com/episode/6lqZ...

Caveat Live: FBI and KU Cybersecurity Conference.

Caveat · Episode

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John Symons @johnfsymons.bsky.social · Apr 8

Randi Mayem Singer @rmayemsinger.bsky.social · Apr 7

This should be obvious!

John Symons @johnfsymons.bsky.social · Mar 18

Lovely visit to University of Oregon. A delight to see Ramón and to talk philosophy with his brilliant and lively departmental community

Ramón Alvarado @ramonalvarado.bsky.social · Mar 14

An incredibly thought -provoking colloquium lecture by my friend @johnfsymons.bsky.social. Inverting Latour’s adage that technology is society made durable, John suggests it is societal norms that make technology robust. W/o proper social imaginaries, tech’s solutions fall apart.

#sts #philtech

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John Symons @johnfsymons.bsky.social · Jan 25

Recent paper with Oluwaseun Damilola Sanwoolu : "Close Personal Relationships with People and Artifacts? Loneliness, Agent-Relative Obligations, and Artificially Intelligent Companions" is finally accepted for publication at Philosophy &Technology. johnsymons.net/wp-content/upl…

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Ramón Alvarado @ramonalvarado.bsky.social · Jan 2

When we wrote about this issue related to computer simulations, @johnfsymons.bsky.social and I used an analogy to oracle worshipers. It’s OK, but it’s definitely not epistemologically hygienic scientific practice. AI is even more opaque.

Iris van Rooij 💭 @irisvanrooij.bsky.social · Dec 26

Scientific Integrity Question

Consider a fictional AI system M, and a scientist S who wishes to use M in their research pipeline (e.g., for analysis and/or interpretation). Functionally, M is not fully understood by S. In your opinion, is it acceptable that S uses M in their research pipeline?

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John Symons @johnfsymons.bsky.social · Dec 10

Nice write up of our History and Philosophy of Materialism volume here news.ku.edu/news/article...

History and philosophy of materialism

A new book offers an in-depth look at materialism, the idea that all facts, events and objects are dependent on or reducible to physical processes. This multi-author work features 31 chapters that exp...

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John Symons @johnfsymons.bsky.social · Dec 5

Jack Horner and I will be talking to High-Performance Computing Center Stuttgart on "How to interpret quantum supremacy claims"

join online, all talks will be broadcasted at unistuttgart.webex.com/meet/nico.form… reading: What Have Google’s Rand…
Dec 13, 2024
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John Symons @johnfsymons.bsky.social · Dec 5

Center for Cyber Social Dynamics Lab ( most of us)

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John Symons @johnfsymons.bsky.social · Nov 28

Happy Thanksgiving to all

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John Symons @johnfsymons.bsky.social · Nov 25

Perceptions and attitudes toward artificial intelligence among frontline physicians and physicians’ assistants in Kansas: a cross-sectional survey doi.org/10.1093/jami... #AI #medicine #physician

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John Symons @johnfsymons.bsky.social · Nov 25

St Nicholas, Lawrence, Kansas

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John Symons @johnfsymons.bsky.social · Nov 22

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John Symons @johnfsymons.bsky.social · Nov 22

Lovely to talk to the Computer Science Department at UTEP this morning! Talked about AI, social norms, and institutions among other things. #UTEP #AI #philosophy

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John Symons @johnfsymons.bsky.social · Nov 21

Holy Archangel Michael & All Saints Skete. #orthodoxy

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John Symons @johnfsymons.bsky.social · Nov 19

#nobeard

John Symons @johnfsymons.bsky.social · Nov 19

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My provocations about Thinking and Writing with AI. My talk begins at the 2 hour point. Posting this as an experiment. #AI #philsky #philosophy

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John Symons @johnfsymons.bsky.social · Nov 16

Hello Bluesky!

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