Karina Vold

🗓️ Absolutely Interdisciplinary returns May 13, 2026.

SRI's annual conference connects technical researchers, social scientists, & humanists to foster new ways of thinking about the challenges posed by AI.

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🎧 Check out The Decibel podcast by the Globe and Mail for my conversation about Moltbook, AI agents and consciousness:

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When the algorithm is wrong: A new partnership calls out racism in AI systems  — Schwartz Reisman Institute A new partnership co-led by Karina Vold is confronting racism in AI systems—highlighting how tools like facial recognition and LLMs disproportionately harm Black and racialized communities, and callin...

Founded by SRI Research Lead @karinavold.bsky.social, the Algorithmic Bias in Canada (ABC) project is examining racism in AI, and urging more equitable AI governance in Canada. Learn about ABC 👉 bit.ly/4rVtwYd

Join us at 3:00pm ET tomorrow for a talk by Prof Gideon Christian as a part of the Algorithmic Bias in Canada Project: algorithmicbias.ca

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Avatars numériques post mortem et deuil : un point de vue éthique - Ordre des psychologues du Québec - OPQ Le deuil, processus d’adaptation à une perte majeure, pourrait être bouleversé par l’émergence de « griefbots », avatars numériques post mortem. S’ils prolongent le lien avec une personne décédée,…

🤖🕯️ Can AI change how we grieve?
Professor @karinavold.bsky.social co-authored a new article in Psychologie Québec examining the ethical implications of AI-based post-mortem digital avatars, or “griefbots,” and their potential impact on mourning www.ordrepsy.qc.ca/-/avatars-nu...

the paper appears in a themed issue alongside other excellent contributions by @ncrenic.bsky.social @karinavold.bsky.social @jenny-l-davis.bsky.social and many wonderful participants at the ANU workshop. Happy reading!

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Published earlier this week: my 2nd contribution to the ANU series on AI in resort-to-force decision -making. My primary aim in this piece was to scope a minimal governance program for controlling AI-equipped complex institutions.

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🤖💼 Professor @karinavold.bsky.social is co-author of a recent article outlining a protocol for a living systematic review on how AI is reshaping employment, working conditions, and worker safety, health, and well-being across different workplaces. Check it out! link.springer.com/article/10.1...

✨12 Days of SRI! Day 2✨

At this year’s Technophilosophy Soiree, scholars and community members explored one of AI’s most human questions: can we have genuine relationships with AI companions?

🎥 Watch: srinstitute.utoronto.ca/news/technop... @karinavold.bsky.social @uoftcompsci.bsky.social

Our upcoming December workshop on the Ethics of Griefbots has a poster!

Looking forward to hosting the event with @jocelynmaclure.bsky.social and @hugocl.bsky.social at
@UofTEthics.bsky.social

Thanks to our sponsors @UofT-IHPST.bsky.social @forea-virtue.bsky.social and
@torontosri.bsky.social

In AI we trust? Integrity in the age of machine intelligence A panel discussion Nov 14 | 12 - 1 pm Proudly sponsored by the U of T affinity partners: Manulife, TD Insurance 3 photos: Prof. Deepa Kundur, U of T Engineering; Asst. Prof. Karina Vold, U of T Arts & Science; Catherine Bornbaum RetiSpec

What does it really mean to trust a machine?

Join leading thinkers for a conversation on building AI that’s transparent, accountable and aligned with human values.

📆 Friday, Nov. 14 | 12 – 1 p.m. ET
📍 Online

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📅 Wednesday, October 1 ⏱️ 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. 📍 Centre for Ethics, Larkin 200. This event is part of the ABC: Partnership on Algorithm Bias and Safety in Canada. For more information about this research project, please visit: algorithmicbias.ca @uoftethics.bsky.social @karinavold.bsky.social

AI in the friend zone: Rethinking companionship — Schwartz Reisman Institute Can we have genuine relationships with AI systems? At the third Technophilosophy Soiree, conceived of and led by SRI Research Lead Karina Vold , leading thinkers from a variety of disciplines explore...

Can AI be a friend?

At the third Technophilosophy Soirée, led by @karinavold.bsky.social, SRI brought together scholars to ask how AI companionship is changing the way we connect, empathize and understand each other.

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AI can uncover humanity's unknown unknowns

"We should learn how the AI beat us at Go, rather than just lamenting our defeat" from my awesome UofT colleagues Jessie Hall & @karinavold.bsky.social

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Don't miss out on this thread about the exciting discussions happening at the Technophilosophy Soiree on Sept 16! 🗓️ ⬇️ Event organized by Prof. @karinavold.bsky.social

💡Absolutely Interdisciplinary Panel Announcement: New Frontiers in AI Governance💡

Explore the challenges of governing powerful ‘frontier’ #AI systems with @atoosakz.bsky.social Nitarshan Rajkumar and moderator @karinavold.bsky.social!

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In the mind of the machine: U of T researcher explores AI’s most existential questions When Karina Vold began her postdoctoral research at the Leverhulme Centre for the Future of Intelligence at the University of Cambridge in 2017, the idea of focusing on philosophy and the still…

APA member @karinavold.bsky.social (University of Toronto) is asking the big questions about AI, consciousness, and what it means to be human.

📣The @UofT Centre for Ethics has a call for applications for a post-doctoral fellowship in on the topic of Algorithm Bias.

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➡️ includes teaching opportunity and position is renewable up to 3 years

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Red teaming ChatGPT in medicine to yield real-world insights on model behavior - npj Digital Medicine npj Digital Medicine - Red teaming ChatGPT in medicine to yield real-world insights on model behavior

I’m finding it really difficult to publish pieces critical of large language models or AI in medical journals. Some of our papers show hard evidence of why the models are not ready for prime time. But journals seem to prefer the “AI is a doctor!” papers. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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Karina Vold says the rapid development of AI systems has left both philosophers & computer scientists grappling with difficult questions. #UofT 💻 uoft.me/bsp

Computer scientists are interested in philosophical questions about AI and want to do things responsibly, says SRI Research Lead @karinavold.bsky.social. Read about her work on #AI, consciousness, and ethics in a rapidly evolving field. ⬇️

📣The @UofT Centre for Ethics has a call for applications for a post-doctoral fellowship in on the topic of Algorithm Bias.

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➡️ includes teaching opportunity and position is renewable up to 3 years

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@uoftethics.bsky.social

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‼️Now Accepting Applications‼️
The Centre for Ethics at the University of Toronto is accepting applications for a Postdoctoral Fellowship in Algorithm Bias for the 2025–2026 academic year.
📅 Deadline: April 30, 2025
🔗 Apply here: ethics.utoronto.ca/postdoctoral...

Save the date for the upcoming research seminar. Hybrid event. Few in-person seats left! Organized by Prof. @karinavold.bsky.social | Sponsors IHPST & @torontosri.bsky.social I |🔗https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/sri-seminar-series-joshua-august-skorburg-in-person-tickets-1089948949649

AI can uncover humanity's unknown unknowns

AI isn't just results—it's about new thinking! Check out part 2 of the AI and Human Creativity series by iai news. IHPST Postdoc Jessie Hall and Prof. @karinavold.bsky.social discuss how AI teaches us from boardgames to biomolecules. 🧠📚 iai.tv/articles/ai-...

AI can uncover humanity's unknown unknowns

I have a new piece out on IAI News today about how we can use AI to scaffold human learning, co-authored with my postdoc Jessie Hall 🔬

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Join online for "Artificial Intelligence Benchmarks and Degenerating Research" by Catherine Stinson. In-person tickets are sold out, but you can still register to attend virtually. Event organized by @karinavold.bsky.social Sponsors IHPST & @torontosri.bsky.social 🔗 ihpst.utoronto.ca/events/ihpst...

If AI takes over social media, is it still social media? | CBC News Facebook's parent company Meta has a new vision: characters powered by artificial intelligence existing alongside actual friends and family. But some experts caution that this could mark the end of so...

🌐💬 Can AI-generated accounts truly replace human interaction? Professor @karinavold.bsky.social
suggests they might satisfy basic needs, but genuine relationships are built on cognitive exchanges. Read more here: www.cbc.ca/news/busines...

We are excited to announce our upcoming research seminars with @torontosri.bsky.social ! 🎓 Save the dates for the sessions organized by Professor @karinavold.bsky.social
Feb 12 & March 19. Find out more about these and other upcoming SRI seminars here: srinstitute.utoronto.ca/news/upcomin...