Author copies of the Japanese translation of “Communicative AI” (with @davidgunkel.bsky.social, @politybooks.bsky.social ) arrived! #seidosha
Mark Coeckelbergh
@coeckelbergh.bsky.social
Philosopher of technology | Professor at Philosophy Department University of Vienna | Author of AI Ethics, Why AI Undermines Democracy, and Artificial Religion | member UN Independent International Scientific Panel on AI | https://coeckelbergh.net
In the same way that if you have an improperly sealed ant farm then the ants getting out is not the ants exhibiting any kind of superintelligence
Really important to note that in no way shape or form did Anthropic’s models in this incident “escape containment,” and not just in the word-policing sort of way. The model stumbled through an open, misconfigured gap. From Anthropic’s incident report:
New journal publication, on algorithmic providence and recommender systems link.springer.com/article/10.1...
The quasi-gods of algorithmic providence: recommender systems and religious frameworks - AI & SOCIETY
Recommender systems now mediate information exposure for over half the global population daily, shaping beliefs, values, and life decisions at unprecedented scale. Prior research has documented polari...
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Interview about #ChatControl in Berliner Zeitung www.berliner-zeitung.de/article/eu-c...
Technikphilosoph zur EU-Chatkontrolle: „Wir bewegen uns in den Überwachungsstaat“
Überwachung statt Kinderschutz? Technikphilosoph Mark Coeckelbergh kritisiert die EU-Chatkontrolle und warnt vor zu viel Macht für Staat und Big Tech.
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For those who don't follow me on LinkedIn. I have read and loved @coeckelbergh.bsky.social's book on self-improvement. It's finally given me rational arguments for my gut feeling which goes totally against this whole wellness capitalism stuff. www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
This morning I received my author copies of the Japanese translation of Why AI Undermines Democracy ( @politybooks.bsky.social / Seidosha)
Opening of the UN Global Dialogue on AI Governance, with speeches by ambassador López (El Salvador), Secretary-General Guterres, President of the General Assembly Annalena Baerbock, and others
The UN General Assembly is trying to give every country a seat at the AI governance table — not just the technologically advanced ones.
Arrived in Genève for the Global Dialogue on AI Governance, where the report of the Independent International Scientific Panel on Artificial Intelligence will be presented As member of the Scientific Panel I’m looking forward to many interesting meetings! www.un.org/global-dialo...
Arrived in Genève for the Global Dialogue on AI Governance, where the report of the Independent International Scientific Panel on Artificial Intelligence will be presented As member of the Scientific Panel I’m looking forward to many interesting meetings! www.un.org/global-dialo...
Home | Global Dialogue on AI Governance
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Pleased to let you know that the first report of our Independent International Panel on AI, United Nations, is out now! www.un.org/independent-...
Preliminary Report | Independent International Scientific Panel on AI
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Em artigo que comenta a Encíclica do Papa Leão XIV, @coeckelbergh.bsky.social evidencia os pressupostos cristãos e humanistas por trás da publicação papal, criticando algumas das posições assumidas no texto a respeito da distinção entre IA, humanidade e transumanismo. 👇 www.ufrgs.br/carbono/2026...
My comments on Magnifica Humanitas now also published in Brazil, in Portuguese: www.ufrgs.br/carbono/2026...
Vol. 19: entrevista com Hito Steyerl sobre slop da IA. Artigos de: @coeckelbergh.bsky.social sobre a encíclica papal; Frédéric Lordon sobre IA e luta de classes; @nicholasbeuret.bsky.social sobre a dependência química do petróleo. Resenha de Felipe Fauri sobre Jonathan Crary. 👇 www.ufrgs.br/carbono
Interview in the Peruvian newspaper Hildebrandt en sus Trece about Palantir and it’s (potential) role in Latin America https:/www.hildebrandtensustrece.com/reportaje/articulo/2962
The Korean translation of my book ‘Why AI undemines democracy’ has been published now: aladin.kr/p/wSeJo
AI는 어떻게 민주주의를 위협하는가 | 마크 코켈버그
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Earlier this week I had an interview with the Spanish press agency EFE, which led to these articles. I argue for a reform of copyright: www.diariolibre.com/revista/cult... unitel.bo/noticias/age... proceso.hn/la-ia-requie...
Filósofo belga advierte sobre la necesidad de reformar derechos de autor por la IA
Mark Coeckelbergh, filósofo y asesor de la Comisión Europea, destaca la necesidad de actualizar los derechos de autor en la era de la inteligencia artificial
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mitpress.mit.edu/978026205221...
Artificial Religion
Artificial Religion argues that to fully understand our puzzling relation to AI, we must first look at the religious and existential background of our thinki...
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Interview on AI and religion @france24 (in French) www.france24.com/fr/%C3%A9co-...
Interview on AI and religion @france24 (in French) www.france24.com/fr/%C3%A9co-...
Dans la Silicon Valley, l'intelligence artificielle prend des airs de divinité
Les Big Tech qui développent les chatbots et autres IA modernes ajoutent de plus en plus de références religieuses dans leur discours. À l’heure où le pape Léon XIV dénonce les potentielles dérives de...
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@coeckelbergh.bsky.social sees the "most urgent political message of this encyclical: a criticism of technocratic power.... This is not only about preventing AI from dominating humanity but also about preventing the few to dictate the new rules of the game." coeckelbergh.medium.com/against-ai-t...
Against AI Technocracy
A Reading of Pope Leo XIV’s Encyclical Letter Magnifica Humanitas
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Autor copies of the Korean translation of “Communicative AI” (with @davidgunkel.bsky.social) arrived! Publisher: Saenggakieum Books Date: 27 April 2026
I was waiting for this. A response to the Pope Leo's recent encyclical on AI from the author of ARTIFICIAL RELIGION. mitpress.mit.edu/978026205221...
Artificial Religion
Artificial Religion argues that to fully understand our puzzling relation to AI, we must first look at the religious and existential background of our thinki...
mitpress.mit.edu
My reading of Magnifica Humanitas coeckelbergh.medium.com/against-ai-t...
My book on AI and democracy is now translated in French, published by Hermann
Interview about Palantir in Die Presse (Austria) www.diepresse.com/21303801/die...
Die „Techno-faschistischen“ Träume der Palantir-Milliardäre
Alex Karp, der Chef der US-Sicherheitsfirma Palantir, sorgt mit einem politischen Manifest für Furore – und Dutzende Millionen Klicks. Der Unternehmer-Philosoph ruft zur Aufrüstung mit KI-Waffen...
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Persian translation of Communicative AI is now available
Persian translation of "Communicative #AI: A Critical Introduction to Large Language Models." My thanks to Reza Farajpour for coordinating this effort. The original book (written with @coeckelbergh.bsky.social) is available from @politybooks.bsky.social at www.politybooks.com/bookdetail?b...