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Evan Selinger
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March 7, 2024
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Philosophy, ethics, and the pursuit of 'responsible' artificial intelligence
Evan Selinger, professor in RIT’s Department of Philosophy, has taken an interest in the ethics of AI and the policy gaps that need to be filled in. Through a humanities lens, Selinger asks the questions, "How can AI cause harm, and what can governments and companies creating AI programs do to address and manage it?" Answering them, he explained, requires an interdisciplinary approach. -
February 8, 2024
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What you need to know to build a winning AI strategy
iTWire features Evan Selinger, professor in the Department of Philosophy, about advances in AI that are transforming industries through greater agility, predictability, and insights from unstructured data.
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February 5, 2024
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AI red teams see the internet's worst so we don't have to
WBUR talks to Evan Selinger, professor in the Department of Philosophy, about teams who identify and address harmful aspects of artificial intelligence by testing and providing feedback on AI responses.
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January 30, 2024
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We can get more imaginative about what we imagine
Essay written by Evan Selinger, professor of philosophy, published by The Boston Globe.
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January 11, 2024
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Getting AI ready for the real world takes a terrible human toll
Essay co-written by Evan Selinger, professor of philosophy, published by The Boston Globe. (This content requires a subscription to view.)
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August 10, 2023
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How to use ChatGPT to apologize
Essay co-written by Evan Selinger, professor of philosophy, published by The Boston Globe. (This content requires a subscription to view.)
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May 8, 2023
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We don’t want chatbots to come off as people
Essay written by Evan Selinger, professor of philosophy, published by The Boston Globe. (This content requires a subscription to view.)
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March 29, 2023
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The Delusion at the Center of the A.I. Boom
Essay by Evan Selinger, professor of philosophy, published by Slate.
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March 14, 2023
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What if companies could read your mind? Neurotechnology is coming, and your cognitive liberty is at stake.
Essay written by Evan Selinger, professor of philosophy, published by The Boston Globe. (This content requires a subscription to view.)
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February 19, 2022
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Bring back the woolly mammoth? Steal DNA? The prospects and pitfalls of rewriting life
Essay written by Evan Selinger, professor of philosophy, published by The Boston Globe. (This content requires a subscription to view.)
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January 22, 2022
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How real could virtual reality become?
Essay written by Evan Selinger, professor of philosophy, published by The Boston Globe.
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November 3, 2021
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RIT alumnus studies the intersection of technology and the liberal arts
Though he graduated with a computer science degree, Muhammad Aurangzeb Ahmad ’06 spent much of his time at RIT in the College of Liberal Arts. He is a firm believer that inserting humanities and the liberal arts into science and technology curricula is imperative. Ahmad will return to RIT Nov. 4 as this fall’s Stan McKenzie Salon speaker for a virtual conversation with his former professor, Evan Selinger.
