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Maksim Karliuk @karliuk.com · 11d

"In 2025, the weakest link in Ukraine’s defences still lies in the minds of its western friends."
www.ft.com/content/2a4d...

Why Ukraine is winning the war

Russia has failed to achieve its core aim — the destruction of the Ukrainian nation

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Maksim Karliuk @karliuk.com · Aug 27

thanks to the UN Special Rapporteur Marcelo Vázquez-Bermúdez for including my book (www.cambridge.org/9781316514061) in the 2025 UN report on general principles of law: documents.un.org/doc/undoc/ge.... to clarify - book published by @universitypress.cambridge.org, not @ox.ac.uk as stated there;)

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Maksim Karliuk @karliuk.com · Aug 20

good job, @unesco.org!😉 #aiethics

dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jr...

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Maksim Karliuk @karliuk.com · Jul 30

or young enough not knowing?

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Maksim Karliuk @karliuk.com · Jul 22

day in honour of @jowolff.bsky.social @blavatnikschool.bsky.social

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Maksim Karliuk @karliuk.com · Jul 15

didn’t know that was a thing🤷🏼‍♂️

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Maksim Karliuk @karliuk.com · Jul 14

just learned that the CEO of Microsoft AI studied philosophy, not tech (dropped out though)

Mustafa Suleyman @mustafasuleymanai.bsky.social · Jul 14

CatGPT really put me in the hot seat here. Can computers be conscious? How close are we to domain-specific superintelligence? And most importantly WHY did I wear that outfit in my TED Talk?

Check out the full convo for more hot takes + style highs and lows: www.youtube.com/watch?v=CD7d...

Could computers become conscious? | Beyond the Bio: Mustafa Suleyman

YouTube video by CatGPT

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Maksim Karliuk @karliuk.com · Jul 14

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Maksim Karliuk @karliuk.com · Jul 14

the professor (Adam Smith) and the infidel (David Hume) at the National Portrait Gallery in London.
(with a nod to Dennis C. Rasmussen’s ‘The Infidel and the Professor’ press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...)

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Maksim Karliuk @karliuk.com · Jul 11

The idea is that this document will help to ensure that AI models, such as LLMs, are safer and more transparent. One particular concern I have is that these systems will likely determine the future of human agency and autonomy as their use spreads into more aspects of daily life.

Maksim Karliuk @karliuk.com · Jul 11

EU's General-Purpose AI Code of Practice is out, and I am happy to have been able to contribute to the process leading to that moment as a member of four working groups. digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/policies/...
#AI #AIinEurope

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Edinburgh Neuroscience @edinunineuro.bsky.social · Jul 11

A recent paper from Michael Zakharin and Timothy C Bates: ‘Higher cognitive ability linked to weaker moral foundations in UK adults’. Read the full article - doi.org/10.1016/j.in...

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Maksim Karliuk @karliuk.com · Jul 7

i would even revoke their banking license due to incompetence

Maksim Karliuk @karliuk.com · Jun 17

Sarah McGrath from Princeton speaking on “What (if anything) is a moral experience ?” at @aristotsoc.bsky.social

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LSE Philosophy @lsephilosophy.bsky.social · Jun 11

🥳 #LSEPhilosophy has been ranked number 1 for Philosophy in the Complete University Guide 2026 for the second year in a row!

🏆 The Complete University Guide ranks the best universities in the UK, overall and in 74 subject areas.

More: www.thecompleteuniversityguide.co.uk/league-table...

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Maksim Karliuk @karliuk.com · Jun 7

nerd thrill is to be cited next to @birchlse.bsky.social from @lsephilosophy.bsky.social 🤓

journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

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Maksim Karliuk @karliuk.com · May 28

correction: all is philosophy

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Maksim Karliuk @karliuk.com · May 27

“rule-following is not just about rewards or punishments—it is driven by intrinsic respect for rules and social expectations, regulating everyday social interactions”

Why people follow rules - Nature Human Behaviour

Why do people follow rules, even when breaking them has no consequences? Experiments with 14,034 participants reveal that rule-following is not just about rewards or punishments—it is driven by intrin...

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Maksim Karliuk @karliuk.com · May 16

but this requires further investigation, as this reply shows: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Reply to: ChatGPT decreases idea diversity in brainstorming - Nature Human Behaviour

Nature Human Behaviour - Reply to: ChatGPT decreases idea diversity in brainstorming

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Maksim Karliuk @karliuk.com · May 16

"while enhancing individual ideas’ creativity, [reliance on ChatGPT] reduces the diversity of ideas in a pool of ideas"
#ai

ChatGPT decreases idea diversity in brainstorming - Nature Human Behaviour

Nature Human Behaviour - ChatGPT decreases idea diversity in brainstorming

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Maksim Karliuk @karliuk.com · May 4

German intelligence agency
has labelled #AfD as right wing extremist. here is my LSE essay on Karl Popper’s paradox of toleration where i discuss a (not so) imaginary example having exactly the likes of AfD in mind. I suggest that Popper’s solution is over permissive
#philsky #polisky #polisci

Karl Popper’s paradox of self-undermining toleration and the far-right

Karl Popper formulated what is now known as the paradox of toleration, where unlimited tolerance can lead to the destruction of tolerance itself. I assess Poppe

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Mark Pack @markpackuk.bsky.social · Apr 27

Conservative MPs stay off Bluesky

New polling of Members of Parliament shows that Bluesky has firmly established itself in the mix of social media channels used by MPs but...

buff.ly

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Maksim Karliuk @karliuk.com · Apr 18

the download link on this page doesn't seem to work

Maksim Karliuk @karliuk.com · Apr 18

true, that is mostly historical, i eventually focus on desirability

Maksim Karliuk @karliuk.com · Apr 18

this thread looks pretty solid. the point is indeed that VFI shouldn’t reject weighing of values. re epistemic priority: it would still be default, but far-reaching detrimental consequences might justify balancing in favour of non-epistemic values

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