New Philosophy of AI Initiatives

The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) and the University of Toronto have launched new initiatives to support and focus philosophical research on various aspects of artificial intelligence (AI). Eduardo Paolozzi, “Perception through Impressions” from The Conditional Probability Machine The Department of Philosophy, Logic and Scientific Method at LSE has received a $5.3 million donation to launch a new research group—The Global Priorities Research Group (GPRG)—dedicated to “determining which problems matter most and what should be done in trying to realize the best outcomes for humanity and the wider world.” It’s primary emphasis will be “philosophical research that helps us navigate the largest-scale challenges associated with the impacts of transformative AI.” Funded by Good Ventures, a philanthropic foundation, the GPRG “will also consider how we should compare and weight the interests of different kinds of beings—be they human, animal, or perhaps even…