Scholar

John Symons

Videos
H-index: 18
Philosophy 27%
Computer science 14%
more

by John Symons

johnfsymons.bsky.social
Bravo Syed
smusab.bsky.social
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
1 5

Reposted by: John Symons

smusab.bsky.social
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
6 1 28

Reposted by: John Symons

ramonalvarado.bsky.social
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.

youtu.be/2vw3XVZV4Ps?...
Why AI Can’t Be Your Friend. DatOS Ep. 6: Oluwaseun Sanwoolu
YouTube video by Ramón Alvarado
youtu.be
1 4

by John Symons

johnfsymons.bsky.social
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.
ramonalvarado.bsky.social
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

youtu.be/cH7DU1ORGRI?...
Straight Talk | The promises and perils of AI
YouTube video by KGW News
youtu.be
2 9

Reposted by: John Symons

ramonalvarado.bsky.social
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

youtu.be/cH7DU1ORGRI?...
Straight Talk | The promises and perils of AI
YouTube video by KGW News
youtu.be
1 7

by John Symons

johnfsymons.bsky.social
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
open.spotify.com
4

by John Symons

johnfsymons.bsky.social
Lovely visit to University of Oregon. A delight to see Ramón and to talk philosophy with his brilliant and lively departmental community
ramonalvarado.bsky.social
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
1 6

Reposted by: John Symons

ramonalvarado.bsky.social
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
1 4

Reposted by: John Symons

smusab.bsky.social
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
6 12

by John Symons

johnfsymons.bsky.social
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…
https://johnsymons.net/wp-content/upl…
6

Reposted by: John Symons

irisvanrooij.bsky.social
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?
79 25 130

by John Symons

johnfsymons.bsky.social
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...
news.ku.edu
5 17

by John Symons

johnfsymons.bsky.social
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
16:00
hlrs.de/event/2024/how 
HTTP Status 400 – Bad Request
https://unistuttgart.webex.com/meet/nico.form…
2 5

by John Symons

johnfsymons.bsky.social
Center for Cyber Social Dynamics Lab ( most of us)
1 9

by John Symons

johnfsymons.bsky.social
Happy Thanksgiving to all
2

by John Symons

johnfsymons.bsky.social
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
Validate User
doi.org
2 4

by John Symons

johnfsymons.bsky.social
St Nicholas, Lawrence, Kansas
3

by John Symons

johnfsymons.bsky.social
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
1 7

by John Symons

johnfsymons.bsky.social
Holy Archangel Michael & All Saints Skete. #orthodoxy
4

by John Symons

johnfsymons.bsky.social
#nobeard

by John Symons

johnfsymons.bsky.social
youtube.com/live/3r0bpun...

My provocations about Thinking and Writing with AI. My talk begins at the 2 hour point. Posting this as an experiment. #AI #philsky #philosophy
YouTube
Share your videos with friends, family, and the world
youtube.com
1 3

by John Symons

johnfsymons.bsky.social
Hello Bluesky!
4 9

References

Fields & subjects

Updated 1m