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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...

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Our office spaces in our own corridor on Werner-von-Siemens-Str. 61, 3rd floor are getting closer to completion. We now have realistic proposals - hopefully shaping an environment for great research! Images of the overall setup, the "cooperation room" and an individual office. Planning by http...

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