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Dimitri Coelho MolloCall for postdoc applications!We are looking for a 1-year postdoc to work on Philosophy of AI here in lovely Umeå. Deadline for applications is May 26th. More information about the fellowship and how to apply can be found here: <a href="https://www.umu.se/en/work-with-us/postdoctoral-scholarships/postdoctoral-scholarship-1-year-in-philosophy-of-ai_819398/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.umu.se/en/work-with-us/postdoctoral-scholarships/postdoctoral-scholarship-1-year-in-philosophy-of-ai_819398/</a><a href="https://social.sunet.se/tags/philAI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#philAI</a> <a href="https://social.sunet.se/tags/philjob" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#philjob</a>

Dr Keith Wilson 💭OpenAI’s so-called “reasoning” models generate more falsehoods than their predecessors. Since <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23LLMs" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LLMs</a> are model language usage and not factual information, it’s built-into their design that they will output false or misleading information. <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23PhilAI" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PhilAI</a> <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/18/openais-new-reasoning-ai-models-hallucinate-more/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">techcrunch.com/2025/04/18/o...</a>

EhudNext week teaching: van Gelder’s lovely 1995 paper in <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23philAI" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#philAI</a> (and dynamical systems approach more generally). Bayes and Monty Hall in <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23philsci" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#philsci</a> 2, and what characterizes <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23histsci" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#histsci</a> relative to related fields in methods seminar. Yes, I know I’m buried with teaching this term. Helping out my colleagues

Dimitri Coelho MolloAdmissions are open for the second cohort of the Bachelor's in Philosophy and AI at Umeå University! (Only for EU/EEA/Swiss citizens)A considerable part of the programme is in English, but several courses are in Swedish, so proficiency in a Scandinavian language is required.More information about the programme here: <a href="https://www.umu.se/utbildning/program/kandidatprogram-i-filosofi-och-artificiell-intelligens/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.umu.se/utbildning/program/kandidatprogram-i-filosofi-och-artificiell-intelligens/</a><a href="https://social.sunet.se/tags/philosophy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#philosophy</a> <a href="https://social.sunet.se/tags/ai" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ai</a> <a href="https://social.sunet.se/tags/philAI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#philAI</a>

Dimitri Coelho MolloGreat analysis of Othello-GPT and the search for 'world models' in LLMs by M. Mitchell:<a href="https://aiguide.substack.com/p/llms-and-world-models-part-2" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://aiguide.substack.com/p/llms-and-world-models-part-2</a>>...I think it’s likely that humans don’t have the same capacity as today’s LLMs to learn enormous numbers of specific rules... it’s actually our human limitations—constraints on working memory, on processing speed, on available energy—as well as our continually changing and complex environments, that require us to form more abstract and generalizable internal models. <a href="https://social.sunet.se/tags/llm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#llm</a> <a href="https://social.sunet.se/tags/philAI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#philAI</a>

Dr Keith Wilson 💭Had fun talking with my undergraduate students about the nature of intelligence, guided by <a class="mention" href="https://social.sunet.se/users/dcm" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@dcm.social.sunet.se.ap.brid.gy</a>’s excellent ‘Intelligent Behaviour’. <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23PhilMind" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PhilMind</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23PhilAI" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PhilAI</a>

Dr Keith Wilson 💭Had fun talking with my undergraduate students about the nature of intelligence, guided by <a href="https://social.sunet.se/@dcm" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@dcm</a>’s excellent ‘Intelligent Behaviour’. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PhilMind" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PhilMind</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PhilAI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PhilAI</a>

Dr Keith Wilson 💭After deciding to combine <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23philosophy" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#philosophy</a> of mind and AI in a single module AND reducing the number of lectures to one a week, we’re going through the material at quite a pace. Next week: phenomenal consciousness and bats! 🦇 <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23PhilMind" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PhilMind</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23PhilAI" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PhilAI</a>

Dimitri Coelho MolloNice short essay by <a href="https://sigmoid.social/@melaniemitchell" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@melaniemitchell</a> on the latest OpenAI models (o1 and o3) and their announced performance on some parts of the ARC benchmark.<a href="https://aiguide.substack.com/p/did-openai-just-solve-abstract-reasoning" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://aiguide.substack.com/p/did-openai-just-solve-abstract-reasoning</a>Putting to one side all the issues with lack of transparency and thus of proper testing given the proprietary nature of these models, the key question, as she points out, is: " Is o3 ... actually solving these tasks using the kind of abstraction and reasoning the ARC benchmark was created to measure?"<a href="https://social.sunet.se/tags/ai" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ai</a> <a href="https://social.sunet.se/tags/philAI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#philAI</a>

Dimitri Coelho MolloNext Tuesday I'll be presenting some work-in-progress of mine at the seminar series The Cognitive Science of Generative AI, organised by <a href="https://fediscience.org/@UlrikeHahn" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@UlrikeHahn</a>Title: Functional Ontologies for Explainable AI: lessons from Cognitive Science Time: Jan 14, 16:00 GMT Register for zoom link here: psyc.bbk.ac.uk/cccm/cccm-seminAll welcome! <a href="https://social.sunet.se/tags/philAI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#philAI</a> <a href="https://social.sunet.se/tags/philcogsci" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#philcogsci</a>

Dimitri Coelho MolloHybrid talk announcement:Céline Budding on *What do LLMs know about language?* Friday Dec 13, 12:15-13:00 (CET), online and on campusMore info here: <a href="https://www.umu.se/en/events/fraiday-what-do-llms-know-about-language-_12009997/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.umu.se/en/events/fraiday-what-do-llms-know-about-language-_12009997/</a>All welcome!<a href="https://social.sunet.se/tags/ai" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ai</a> <a href="https://social.sunet.se/tags/philAI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#philAI</a>

Dimitri Coelho MolloQuick reminder about...Talk by Susanna Schellenberg on *Reflexivity in AI Systems*Friday, Nov 29th, 12:15-13:00 (CET) On campus and on ZoomMore information and online registration here: <a href="https://www.umu.se/en/events/fraiday-reflexivity-in-ai-systems_12006667/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.umu.se/en/events/fraiday-reflexivity-in-ai-systems_12006667/</a>All welcome!<a href="https://social.sunet.se/tags/philAI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#philAI</a> <a href="https://social.sunet.se/tags/ai" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ai</a> <a href="https://social.sunet.se/tags/cogsci" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#cogsci</a>

Dimitri Coelho Mollo*Upcoming Philosophy of AI talk*Susanna Schellenberg will be giving a hybrid talk to Umeå's Centre for Transdisciplinary AI next week.*Reflexivity in AI Systems* Friday, Nov 29th, 12:15-13:00 (CET) On campus and on ZoomMore information and online registration here: <a href="https://www.umu.se/en/events/fraiday-reflexivity-in-ai-systems_12006667/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.umu.se/en/events/fraiday-reflexivity-in-ai-systems_12006667/</a>All welcome!<a href="https://social.sunet.se/tags/philAI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#philAI</a> <a href="https://social.sunet.se/tags/ai" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ai</a> <a href="https://social.sunet.se/tags/cogsci" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#cogsci</a>

Juan R. LoaizaDennett (1989) anticipating ChatGPT:"Consider an encyclopedia. It has derived intentionality. It contains information about thousands of things in the world, but only insofar as it is a device designed and intended for our use. Suppose we "automate" our encyclopedia, putting all its data into a computer and turning its index into the basis for an elaborate question-answering system. No longer do we have to look up material in the volumes; we simply type in questions and receive answers. It might seem to naive users as if they were communicating with another person, another entity endowed with original intentionality, but we would know better. A question-answering system is still just a tool, and whatever meaning or aboutness we vest in it is just a by-product of our practices in using the device to serve cur own goals. It has no goals of its own, except for the artificial and derived goal of "understanding" and "answering" our questions correctly."<a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/Dennett" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Dennett</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/PhilMind" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PhilMind</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/PhilAI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PhilAI</a>

Dr Keith Wilson 💭“If there is intelligence in the vicinity of pencils, shoes, cigarette lighters, maps or calculators, it is the intelligence of their users and inventors. The digital is no different.” <a href="https://bsky.brid.gy/hashtag/PhilAI" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PhilAI</a> <a href="https://bsky.brid.gy/hashtag/AIEthics" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AIEthics</a> <a href="https://aeon.co/essays/can-computers-think-no-they-cant-actually-do-anything" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">aeon.co/essays/can-c...</a> <a href="https://aeon.co/essays/can-computers-think-no-they-cant-actually-do-anything" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Can computers think? No. They ...</a>

Dr Keith Wilson 💭“If there is intelligence in the vicinity of pencils, shoes, cigarette lighters, maps or calculators, it is the intelligence of their users and inventors. The digital is no different.” <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PhilAI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PhilAI</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AIEthics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AIEthics</a> <a href="https://aeon.co/essays/can-computers-think-no-they-cant-actually-do-anything" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://aeon.co/essays/can-computers-think-no-they-cant-actually-do-anything</a>

Dimitri Coelho MolloThis Friday at 12.15 CEST I'll be hosting a talk by computer scientist Kary Främling, in which he will present his work on Explainable AI techniques for producing explanations useful to a variety of stakeholders, rather than only to AI experts.The talk is hybrid, so even if you are not currently enjoying the very colourful (and very wet) autumn in Umeå, you can join nonetheless!More information here: <a href="https://www.umu.se/en/events/fraiday-social-explainable-ai-how-can-we-make-it-happen-_11985341/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.umu.se/en/events/fraiday-social-explainable-ai-how-can-we-make-it-happen-_11985341/</a>All welcome!<a href="https://social.sunet.se/tags/xai" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#xai</a> <a href="https://social.sunet.se/tags/explainableai" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#explainableai</a> <a href="https://social.sunet.se/tags/philAI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#philAI</a>

Dimitri Coelho MolloGreat philosopher of cognitive science Nicholas Shea (also great PhD supervisor) has just published his second book, in open access, 'Concepts at the Interface'. Link to the book: <a href="https://academic.oup.com/book/58062" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://academic.oup.com/book/58062</a>It is about concepts, their roles in thinking, the frame problem, among much more. Highly recommended!<a href="https://social.sunet.se/tags/philcogsci" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#philcogsci</a> <a href="https://social.sunet.se/tags/cogsci" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#cogsci</a> <a href="https://social.sunet.se/tags/philAI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#philAI</a>

Keith Wilson<a href="https://fediphilosophy.org/tags/Apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Apple</a>’s focus on <a href="https://fediphilosophy.org/tags/multimodal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#multimodal</a> object identification is particularly interesting in the context of the forthcoming <a href="https://fediphilosophy.org/tags/VisionPro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#VisionPro</a>. Imagine a voice assistant that can classify and augment real-world objects. <a href="https://fediphilosophy.org/tags/PhilTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PhilTech</a> <a href="https://fediphilosophy.org/tags/PhilAI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PhilAI</a> <a href="https://aifocussed.medium.com/how-apples-new-ai-shakes-up-the-ai-world-by-seeing-what-gpt-4-misses-b3bf8190503b" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://aifocussed.medium.com/how-apples-new-ai-shakes-up-the-ai-world-by-seeing-what-gpt-4-misses-b3bf8190503b</a>

Dimitri MolloCool interview with one of the best philosophers of AI around, <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/@cameron_buckner" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@cameron_buckner</a>, exploring two examples of philosophical issues that can help inform our assessment of current and future AI systems. <a href="https://www.tomsguide.com/features/ai-philosophy-solipsism-blockhead" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.tomsguide.com/features/ai-philosophy-solipsism-blockhead</a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/philsci" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#philsci</a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/philAI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#philAI</a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/nlp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#nlp</a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/ai" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ai</a>

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