Centre for Philosophy and AI Research {PAIR}

Centre for Philosophy and AI Research {PAIR}

The Centre for Philosophy and AI Research {PAIR} was established in 2022 with funding from a prestigious Alexander von Humboldt Professorship (Prof. Vincent C. Müller) at the University of Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU, est. 1742). Our themes are fundamental issues of AI, both normative (ethical) and descriptive (theoretical). Our research and activities aim to have deep impact towards a better society through intellectual progress in both AI and philosophy. One focus of PAIR is to set the agenda in the philosophy and ethics of AI, through publications, events, structures, and activities. PAIR is now considered one of the internationally leading institutions in our field.

The current team at PAIR consists of 5 fully funded PhD students, 1 external PhD student, 4 research fellows, 2 external research fellows, 1 director of research, 1 professor, 1 secretary, as well as visiting fellows (ca. 8 per year). We are planning to grow with additional funding. We offer a stimulating, supportive and pleasant research environment – situated at a lively and modern workplace in the centre of beautiful Erlangen. The working language at PAIR is English.

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PAIR is proud to announce its first three Visiting Fellows for 2025:

– Julian Hauser (Postdoc at the LOGOS research group of the University of Barcelona)

– Dena Shottenkirk (Professor at Brooklyn College of the City University of New York)

– Renée Ye (PhD at Ruhr Universität Bochum)

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Two new researchers have joined PAIR: Brandon Ashby and Hadeel Naeem.

Brandon Ashby joins PAIR from the University of York (Canada). His work on the grammar of consciousness and phenomenal structures fits perfectly to the DFG/AHRC project SENSOR, which focuses on philosophical issues of sensory e...

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{PAIR} is excited to announce an upcoming workshop on 'AI and Human Dignity', taking place from  October 31 – November 1, 2024, organized by Björn Lundgren (PAIR) and Nancy Abigail Nuñez Hernández (UNAM). Venue: {PAIR},Werner-von-Siemens-Str. 61, 03.01, Erlangen, Germany. (A related event is organiz...

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Leonard Dung, who was a PAIR research fellow until September 2024, was awarded the 10.000 € Barbara-Wengeler-Prize. We cordially congratulate Leonard for this well-deserved recognition of his excellent work on AI and animal consciousness. (Leonard's win was announced during the PAIR-co-organised con...

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Understanding Artificial Agency Leonard Dung Philosophical Quarterly. forthcoming.

Preserving the Normative Significance of Sentience Leonard Dung Journal of Consciousness Studies 31 (1): 8-30. 2024.

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Outstanding AI researchers have approached the German government with seven recommendations for artificial intelligence. These recommendations were drafted and approved unanimously during the summit of Alexander von Humboldt Professors in AI at RWTH Aachen. One of the initiators was Prof. Dr. Vincen...

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PAIR research fellow Dr. Leonard Dung has published a new paper titled 'How to deal with risks of AI suffering‘ (https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/0020174X.2023.2238287?journalCode=sinq20). In this paper, published in the philosophy journal Inquiry, Dung argues that humans might soon creat...