Are you interested in a PhD in AI, Responsible Agency & Vulnerability?

The CTMF and School of PPLS are delighted to invite applications for this new, funded PhD studentship, beginning in the academic year 2024/2025.

Learn more & apply ▶ edin.ac/4c34Vtc

#ResponsibleAI

New job in Responsible ML/AI (TT-equivalent) at Edinburgh in Informatics + our Centre in Edinburgh Futures Institute - AI folks, please RT and share in your networks! Will also be affiliated with the new Generative AI Lab in School of Informatics, The University of Edinburgh College of Science and Engineering, Edinburgh Uni - apply by 15 Feb

I am breaking my Twitter boycott for one worthy moment, to congratulate our brilliant BRAID (Bridging Responsible AI Divides) Centre for Technomoral Futures researcher Fabio Tollon for his successful defense yesterday. Congrats Dr Tollon and we are so lucky to have you at The University of Edinburgh!

New job in Responsible ML/AI (TT-equivalent) at Edinburgh in Informatics + our Centre in Edinburgh Futures Institute - AI folks, please RT and share in your networks! Will also be affiliated with the new Generative AI Lab in School of Informatics, The University of Edinburgh College of Science and Engineering, Edinburgh Uni - apply by 15 Feb

Came back over to see if people are just ignoring this and carrying on here as normal, and it seems like yeah, pretty much! But if you want to get the ick off, do DM me for an invite to the other place. It’s not the same, but it’s better than living with this guy

Are you interested in pursuing a PhD looking at the ethical dimensions of the social roles of AI-generated health categories? Applications are open for a funded PhD opportunity with the CTMF & Edinburgh Law School!
Applications close 18 Dec 2023, more details▶️ technomoralfutures.uk/news-database/…

This is not the first time our country has dealt with staggering new innovations. We have figured out how to innovate while adding guardrails before, and we can do so again.

Chairman Senator Gary Peters and Shannon Vallor discussed how we must approach the evolving AI landscape.

An exhilarating 3 weeks: the White House AI Executive Order (in response to Chairman Peters' AI laws and those he shepherded through Committee), to 4 AI Insight Forums in a week, and culminating in the Chairman's hearing this week on the philosophy of AI.

techpolicy.press/senate-homelan…

Senate Homeland Security Committee Considers Philosophy of Artificial Intelligence

Kelly Adkins brings details of a rather thoughtful discussion chaired by Senator Gary Peters and featuring Daron Acemoglu, Shannon Vallor & Margaret Hu:
techpolicy.press/senate-homelan…

The University of Edinburgh to lead new era of generative #AI ⬇️

School of Informatics, The University of Edinburgh Bayes Centre Shannon Vallor Helen Hastie EPCC Edinburgh Innovations Edinburgh Futures Institute The National Robotarium Usher Institute The Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies The Roslin Institute

Excited and honoured to be testifying today at this Senate HSGAC committee hearing on AI, and grateful for the opportunity to add philosophical and historical context to the challenge!

A shrinking path to safety: how a narrowly technical approach to align #AI with the #publicgood could fail - thanks Shannon Vallor & Ewa Luger for this thoughtful piece #arts #humanities #socialsciences

Just published! New blog post by Shannon Vallor and @EwaLuger written in response to the @UKRI AI Safety Summit (which kicks off 1 Nov): bit.ly/3S2rXc2

I think this is a fair perspective from Shannon Vallor & Ewa Luger of BRAID (Bridging Responsible AI Divides) - not dismissing the risks posed by frontier AI systems,but rightly highlighting that these are not simply technical challenges, but require wide range of disciplinary input.
braiduk.org/a-shrinking-pa…

That was a helluva nice room, and fantastic audience too

“The real existential risk is not to be able to recognize ourselves in the AI mirrors we have built! “

A great keynote by Shannon Vallor, at #ecai_2023 !

Haven’t deleted my account here to avoid an impostor takeover, but just FYI, the grass on the other side really is, um, bluer…

The call is open for BRAID Fellowships -- excellent opportunities to get involved if you're interested in the development of responsible AI! ⬇️⬇️⬇️

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