I'll consider AI possessing something akin to consciousness right after it successfully plays "whack-a-mole" with techbro TESCREAL libertarian billionaires.

Let's call it the Singer-Turing Test.

#SingerTuringTest #AppliedEthics

Cyprian, bishop of Carthage, reflects on Zaccheus and notes that Christ calls him a “child of Abraham” after his resolve to give generously and restore what he wronged. The label follows the fruit. Cyprian isn’t teaching merit, but recognition: mercy made visible. The question he leaves us with is practical—what are we laborious about, and who would say it shows?

#christian #zaccheus #wealth #grace #solafide #africanchristianity #Solidarity #CommonHumanity #AppliedEthics #PatristicAfrica

The two most recent episodes of #BioUnethical with David Thorstad, Emily Largent, and @GovindPersad were very (very!) good.

Hosts Leah Pierson and Sophie Gibert may be doing reflective discussion better than anyone — outstanding stage setting, questioning, improvising, etc.

https://www.biounethical.com

#bioethics #appliedEthics #Philosophy #medicine #health #biology #economics #law #psychology #epistemology #science #longtermerism #effectiveAltruism #xRisk #existentialRisk

With the kind permission of the publisher, the proofs of my article on the relationship between #AppliedEthics and #Sociology are now publicly available.

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/380026985_Sociology

In this "IWE in 2 min", Jahaziel Osei Mensah explores Sustainable AI from an African perspective. He highlights Africa's pivotal role in AI development, and notes the underrepresentation of African views in the Sustainable AI debate. Jahaziel's research addresses the environmental cost of the AI life cycle in Africa, including ethical dumping by the Global North.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OStaW5Nn0NE

#SustainableAI #ClimateJustice #AppliedEthics #AIEthics #Pollution #AfricanEthics

In our new "IWE Short Talk", Prof Bert Heinrichs presents some thoughts on the notion of "trustworthy AI". While this notion is now widely used in AI ethics, he explains why it is misleading and provides no good foundation for AI ethics.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nOVN3hu2Z60

The talk is based on a paper published by Dr. Charles Rathkopf and Prof Bert Heinrichs in the journal Cambridge Quarterly of Health Care Ethics, which is accessible here:
https://doi.org/10.1017/S0963180122000688

#AIEthics #AppliedEthics

The German AI association "Plattform Lernende Systeme" interviewed IWE's director Prof Aimee van Wynsberghe on the challenges of Sustainable AI. AI development must consider not only technological advances but also ethical, sustainable practices.
In this interesting portrait, you can read about van Wynsberghe's research and her academic career.

https://www.plattform-lernende-systeme.de/portrait-van-wynsberghe.html

@LernendeSysteme
#SustainableAI #DigitalInjustice #WomeninSTEM #AppliedEthics #AIEthics

New Book Alert

Applied Ethics from Medicine to Humor

https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-59009-2

Applied ethics plays a crucial role in the practical knowledge needed for pluralistic and democratic societies. This book presents a comprehensive exploration of a diverse and timely range of topics, serving as a moral compass to ethically guide professors, researchers, students, and the general public.

Enjoy!

#AppliedEthics #Professions #Bioethics #Neuroscience #Development #Sports #Business #City #Economy #Books

📌 #Kant and #AppliedEthics
Panel at the 14th International Kant Congress

· Prof Dirk Lanzerath (DRZE, Univ. of Bonn)
· Prof Annette Dufner (Dept. of Philosophy, Bielefeld Univ.)
· Prof Bert Heinrichs (@iwe_bonn, Univ. of Bonn and FZ Jülich)
· Prof Christiane Woopen (Center for Life Ethics, Univ. of Bonn)
· Prof Michael Zichy (Faculty of Cath. Theol., Univ. of Bonn)

chaired by Prof Jochen Sautermeister (Faculty of Cath. Theol., Univ. of Bonn)

#Kant2024

➡️ https://www.kant2024.uni-bonn.de/en