Fabio Tollon

Engineering responsibility in the age of AI: amelioration or preservation? Responsibility gaps arise when harm is caused by autonomous systems and we are unable to appropriately assign moral responsibility for that harm. This occurs because (i) no human being can be held ...

New paper, out in Inquiry, on conceptual engineering and AI. A wonderful collaboration with @enricogalvagni.bsky.social. Check it out!

#AIethics #ResponsibleAI #Philosophy
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Shannon we are ready

BRAID researcher @ftollon.bsky.social's work features in the State of AI Ethics Report (SAIER) Vol. 7, “AI at the Crossroads: A Practitioner’s Guide to Community-Centered Solutions,” published by the Montreal AI Ethics Institute.

SAIER Vol 7 landing | Montreal AI Ethics Institute

Thrilled to have contributed to the State of AI Ethics Report Vol. 7, published by @mtlaiethics.bsky.social 🌍58 contributors, 17 chapters, 48 essays, one goal: move from principles to practice (check out Chapter 2 for my contribution)

Read: montrealethics.ai/saier-vol-7-...

@braiduk.bsky.social @technomoralfutures.bsky.social

Poster of the PhAI event, featuring images of the keynote presentors Markus Kneer, Mona Simion, and Emily Sullivan.

Excited to be heading to Amsterdam to present some work that @loehrgui.bsky.social and I have been sketching out on AI assertion.
We suggest that some AI chatbots might be answerable, thus rendering them capable of asserting. Strange stuff.

#philsky #AIethics

www.pt-ai.org/2025/program...

It was fantastic - thanks for putting it all together and inviting me along @hermeneuticist.bsky.social and @taniaduarte.bsky.social. Hope is rare but I also feel it!

Event image for our Flagship Lecture. There is headshot photo of Professor Sullins, and text reading: 'Wisdom for an Artificial Age,' Professor John P. Sullins III (Sonoma State University). Location: Edinburgh Futures Institute (in person & online), Date: Wednesday 15 October 6.00 - 7.30pm BST, There will be a reception following the lecture.

Join us for our CTMF Flagship Lecture, where we will hear from Professor @jpsullins.bsky.social on the surprising role human wisdom is playing to help us navigate the challenges of AI technologies and create a more humane future.

🗓️ 15 October 18.00 - 19.30 BST
📍 EFI & online
🎟️ edin.ac/3Kl8em6

Poster for the responsible AI landscape event, taking place at RSA House and online on 9th October at 6pm (UTC+1).

Thrilled to be joining @ftollon.bsky.social at RSA House and online, 9th October at 6pm (UTC+1), with @taniaduarte.bsky.social to discuss Tollon’s recent work with @shannonvallor.bsky.social on the #ResponsibleAI landscape.

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-respon...

As if you haven't heard enough about AI - but this time it'll be good I promise

Really looking forward to this!

One week on from the BRAID Community Gathering, and we’re still feeling the energy from a day filled with insight, authenticity and connection.

Heartfelt thanks to our speakers, attendees; Our Community - your being there made it what it was.

Too kind!

Fantastic report by @ftollon.bsky.social and @shannonvallor.bsky.social , untangling the many faces of 'responsible AI'. Sharp, timely, and definitely worth reading! 👇👇

#philsky #philAI

Thanks to @shannonvallor.bsky.social for being a joy to work with!

The Responsible AI Ecosystem: Seven Lessons from the BRAID Landscape Study

Happy to share that our Landscape Study on Responsible AI has just been published: zenodo.org/records/1519...

If you can't be bothered to read the whole thing, we even summarized it for you: braiduk.org/the-responsi...

@braiduk.bsky.social @technomoralfutures.bsky.social

The Responsible AI Ecosystem: Seven Lessons from the BRAID Landscape Study

Published today: The Responsible AI Ecosystem: A BRAID Landscape Study.
@ftollon.bsky.social & @shannonvallor.bsky.social introduce us to the report in the latest BRAID blog braiduk.org/the-responsi...

Matthew Jope, Trust, Risk, and Mere Vulnerability - PhilPapers Many philosophers of trust endorse the idea that trust is inherently risky. This raises the question of how exactly we ought to understand the relevant notion of risk. Should we understand ...

📢 New paper forthcoming in PPR on the connection between trust and risk

philpapers.org/rec/JOPTRA

Happening today at 1pm (CST)
@ftollon.bsky.social visits Northern Illinois University to talk about his research in #AI and Responsibility.

Very excited for this! If you happen to be around Illinois come and hang out.

"Responsibility Gaps and Emerging Technology"
Lecture by @ftollon.bsky.social of @edinburghuni.bsky.social This Friday (21 March) at 1pm. Sponsored by the Dept. of Communication at Northern Illinois University. Free and open to all.

Unfair Emotions | Their Morality and Blameworthiness | Jonas Blatter | This book provides a novel philosophical account of the unfairness of certain emotions. It explains how the concept of unfairness can be applied to emotions and

Short answer: yes, emotions can sometimes be unfair to others; yes, those others can sometimes appropriately blame you for them; but blame can be resolved.

Long answer: https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/oa-mono/10.4324/9781003498032/unfair-emotions-jonas-blatter
#philsky #philosophy

Last week, a group of our BRAID researchers led by Dr Paula Westenberger & Dr Anna-Maria Sichani submitted a response to the UK govt #copyright & #AI consultation, advocating for the rights of creatives & transparency in AI development. Read the response: zenodo.org/records/1494... Well done team!

Image has text that reads, 'Exploring Data Ethics at Easter Bush: A Cross-Disciplinary Workshop. Centre for Technomoral Futures Blog.' There is a green to blue gradient background, with headshot photos of Dr Zeerak Talat (Chancellor's Fellow), Dr Fabio Tollon (Postdoctoral Researcher), and Emma Caldwell (Centre Manager).

Earlier this month, we visited the University’s Easter Bush campus for a thought-provoking workshop on how data ethics applies across their key themes of Sustainable Agriculture, Infectious Diseases and Enhancing Health.

Read our blog post about the experience and key takeaways! ▶️ edin.ac/4hUL3Lh

Responsible AI projects to boost creative and environment sectors Three BRAID Responsible AI Demonstrator projects will explore the uses of AI in live music and the arts as well as the environmental governance of AI.

Thrilled to announce our new BRAID demonstrators. Two projects exploring responsible/equitable use of AI in the #CreativeSector. A third exploring AI’s #EnvironmentalImpact. Groundbreaking projects embedding Arts & Humanities alongside AI expertise. #ResponsibleAI edin.ac/3WNBzZY

Declassified CIA Guide to Sabotaging Fascism Is Suddenly Viral The World War II-era "Simple Sabotage Field Manual" is full of steps that office workers can take to resist leadership.

Suddenly, out of nowhere, a declassified World War II-era CIA guide to sabotaging fascism in the workplace has become one of the most popular free ebooks on the internet:

www.404media.co/declassified...

As BRAID researcher @ftollon.bsky.social says, they did a thing! New paper exploring the ways specific epistemic legacies and supply chains of labour shape AI practice & governance. edin.ac/4goqJAu @benedetta.bsky.social @sj-bennett.bsky.social

Latest from the special issue I’m guest-editing with @ludovico-rella.bsky.social for AI & Society—a fantastic piece by @benedetta.bsky.social, @sj-bennett.bsky.social & @ftollon.bsky.social: “Everybody knows what a pothole is”: representations of work and intelligence in AI practice and governance

We did a thing! It's good! Read it!!!!😡

UK Research and Innovation UKRI convenes, catalyses and invests in close collaboration with others to build a thriving, inclusive research and innovation system.

With the global push for AI innovation there's never been a better time for international collaboration on responsible AI. We start the new year with a #BRAID call for collaboration between UK and US institutions: www.ukri.org/opportunity/... #responsibleAI #funding