Prof @karinavold.bsky.social took part in a @masseycollege.bsky.social e panel on AI’s social impact alongside Geoffrey Hinton and Nick Frosst, hosted by IHPST PhD student @reneeasirbu.bsky.social Missed it? Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=KqKB... #AI #Ethics

Filming an episode of a new TVO kids show @ihpst-uoft.bsky.social today! I’m featured as an AI expert. Filming is hard, I’m staying in academia

Assistant Prof. @karinavold.bsky.social has published an open-access article on AI and military decision-making, examining how AI (already used on battlefields) could shape high-level strategic choices about employing armed force. 🔗 www.cambridge.org/core/journal... #AI #Ethics #IHPST #TechEthics

Day 2 at #TechKnowFile2026 featured a keynote on thinking *with* AI from @ihpst-uoft.bsky.social's @karinavold.bsky.social, and a day full of sessions on everything from @uoftlibraries.bsky.social's website consolidation to @utoronto.ca's AI Kitchen, co-sponsored by @drdonnakidwell.com. Thanks all!

🗓️ Absolutely Interdisciplinary returns May 13, 2026. SRI's annual conference connects technical researchers, social scientists, & humanists to foster new ways of thinking about the challenges posed by AI. Register: absolutelyinterdisciplinary.com

🎧 Check out The Decibel podcast by the Globe and Mail for my conversation about Moltbook, AI agents and consciousness: www.theglobeandmail.com/podcasts/the...

Founded by SRI Research Lead @karinavold.bsky.social, the Algorithmic Bias in Canada (ABC) project is examining racism in AI, and urging more equitable AI governance in Canada. Learn about ABC 👉 bit.ly/4rVtwYd

When the algorithm is wrong: A new partnership calls out racism in AI systems  — Schwartz Reisman Institute

A new partnership co-led by Karina Vold is confronting racism in AI systems—highlighting how tools like facial recognition and LLMs disproportionately harm Black and racialized communities, and callin...

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Join us at 3:00pm ET tomorrow for a talk by Prof Gideon Christian as a part of the Algorithmic Bias in Canada Project: algorithmicbias.ca The talk is hybrid, use the QR below to attend online:

🤖🕯️ Can AI change how we grieve? Professor @karinavold.bsky.social co-authored a new article in Psychologie Québec examining the ethical implications of AI-based post-mortem digital avatars, or “griefbots,” and their potential impact on mourning www.ordrepsy.qc.ca/-/avatars-nu...

Avatars numériques post mortem et deuil : un point de vue éthique - Ordre des psychologues du Québec - OPQ

Le deuil, processus d’adaptation à une perte majeure, pourrait être bouleversé par l’émergence de « griefbots », avatars numériques post mortem. S’ils prolongent le lien avec une personne décédée,…

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the paper appears in a themed issue alongside other excellent contributions by @ncrenic.bsky.social @karinavold.bsky.social @jenny-l-davis.bsky.social and many wonderful participants at the ANU workshop. Happy reading! www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Published earlier this week: my 2nd contribution to the ANU series on AI in resort-to-force decision -making. My primary aim in this piece was to scope a minimal governance program for controlling AI-equipped complex institutions. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

🤖💼 Professor @karinavold.bsky.social is co-author of a recent article outlining a protocol for a living systematic review on how AI is reshaping employment, working conditions, and worker safety, health, and well-being across different workplaces. Check it out! link.springer.com/article/10.1...

✨12 Days of SRI! Day 2✨ At this year’s Technophilosophy Soiree, scholars and community members explored one of AI’s most human questions: can we have genuine relationships with AI companions? 🎥 Watch: srinstitute.utoronto.ca/news/technop... @karinavold.bsky.social @uoftcompsci.bsky.social

Our upcoming December workshop on the Ethics of Griefbots has a poster! Looking forward to hosting the event with @jocelynmaclure.bsky.social and @hugocl.bsky.social at @UofTEthics.bsky.social Thanks to our sponsors @UofT-IHPST.bsky.social @forea-virtue.bsky.social and @torontosri.bsky.social

What does it really mean to trust a machine? Join leading thinkers for a conversation on building AI that’s transparent, accountable and aligned with human values. 📆 Friday, Nov. 14 | 12 – 1 p.m. ET 📍 Online 🔗 Register today at alumni.engineering.utoronto.ca/event/dd-nov...

📅 Wednesday, October 1 ⏱️ 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. 📍 Centre for Ethics, Larkin 200. This event is part of the ABC: Partnership on Algorithm Bias and Safety in Canada. For more information about this research project, please visit: algorithmicbias.ca @uoftethics.bsky.social @karinavold.bsky.social

Can AI be a friend? At the third Technophilosophy Soirée, led by @karinavold.bsky.social, SRI brought together scholars to ask how AI companionship is changing the way we connect, empathize and understand each other. 🎥→ tinyurl.com/ys4wdzeb #AIethics @minzlicht.bsky.social @uoftethics.bsky.social

AI in the friend zone: Rethinking companionship — Schwartz Reisman Institute

Can we have genuine relationships with AI systems? At the third Technophilosophy Soiree, conceived of and led by SRI Research Lead Karina Vold , leading thinkers from a variety of disciplines explore...

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"We should learn how the AI beat us at Go, rather than just lamenting our defeat" from my awesome UofT colleagues Jessie Hall & @karinavold.bsky.social iai.tv/articles/ai-...

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Do not miss this event organized by Prof. @karinavold.bsky.social Register now!

Schwartz Reisman Institute for Technology and Society@torontosri.bsky.social · 12mo ago

Is ChatGPT your friend? Or just a clever chatbot? 🤖 On Sept 16, join us at the Schwartz Reisman Innovation Campus for our third annual technophilosophy soiree for a thought-provoking evening on AI companionship. This event is free for students, $5 for the public. Register: technophilosophy.ca

Don't miss out on this thread about the exciting discussions happening at the Technophilosophy Soiree on Sept 16! 🗓️ ⬇️ Event organized by Prof. @karinavold.bsky.social

Schwartz Reisman Institute for Technology and Society@torontosri.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Are you intrigued by our upcoming Technophilosophy Soirée? At SRI, we’re always asking how technology reshapes what it means to be human. 🧵

💡Absolutely Interdisciplinary Panel Announcement: New Frontiers in AI Governance💡 Explore the challenges of governing powerful ‘frontier’ #AI systems with @atoosakz.bsky.social Nitarshan Rajkumar and moderator @karinavold.bsky.social! Register today: absolutelyinterdisciplinary.com

APA member @karinavold.bsky.social (University of Toronto) is asking the big questions about AI, consciousness, and what it means to be human.

In the mind of the machine: U of T researcher explores AI’s most existential questions

When Karina Vold began her postdoctoral research at the Leverhulme Centre for the Future of Intelligence at the University of Cambridge in 2017, the idea of focusing on philosophy and the still…

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📣The @UofT Centre for Ethics has a call for applications for a post-doctoral fellowship in on the topic of Algorithm Bias. Please share 🙏 ➡️ includes teaching opportunity and position is renewable up to 3 years @ihpst-uoft.bsky.social @uoftethics.bsky.social ethics.utoronto.ca/postdoctoral...

I’m finding it really difficult to publish pieces critical of large language models or AI in medical journals. Some of our papers show hard evidence of why the models are not ready for prime time. But journals seem to prefer the “AI is a doctor!” papers. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Red teaming ChatGPT in medicine to yield real-world insights on model behavior - npj Digital Medicine

npj Digital Medicine - Red teaming ChatGPT in medicine to yield real-world insights on model behavior

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Karina Vold says the rapid development of AI systems has left both philosophers & computer scientists grappling with difficult questions. #UofT 💻 uoft.me/bsp

Computer scientists are interested in philosophical questions about AI and want to do things responsibly, says SRI Research Lead @karinavold.bsky.social. Read about her work on #AI, consciousness, and ethics in a rapidly evolving field. ⬇️

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Karina Vold says the rapid development of AI systems has left both philosophers & computer scientists grappling with difficult questions. #UofT 💻 uoft.me/bsp

📣The @UofT Centre for Ethics has a call for applications for a post-doctoral fellowship in on the topic of Algorithm Bias. Please share 🙏 ➡️ includes teaching opportunity and position is renewable up to 3 years @ihpst-uoft.bsky.social @uoftethics.bsky.social ethics.utoronto.ca/postdoctoral...

‼️Now Accepting Applications‼️ The Centre for Ethics at the University of Toronto is accepting applications for a Postdoctoral Fellowship in Algorithm Bias for the 2025–2026 academic year. 📅 Deadline: April 30, 2025 🔗 Apply here: ethics.utoronto.ca/postdoctoral...

Save the date for the upcoming research seminar. Hybrid event. Few in-person seats left! Organized by Prof. @karinavold.bsky.social | Sponsors IHPST & @torontosri.bsky.social I |🔗https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/sri-seminar-series-joshua-august-skorburg-in-person-tickets-1089948949649

AI isn't just results—it's about new thinking! Check out part 2 of the AI and Human Creativity series by iai news. IHPST Postdoc Jessie Hall and Prof. @karinavold.bsky.social discuss how AI teaches us from boardgames to biomolecules. 🧠📚 iai.tv/articles/ai-...

AI can uncover humanity's unknown unknowns

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