Elisabeth Hildt

Call for Abstracts: 2nd Sawyier Philosophy Conference on Ethics of Technology: Promises and Perils

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Join us for a webinar on April 2, featuring Associate Professor Dr. Tanja Schneider, Technical University of Denmark (DTU)
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Join us on March 10 for a webinar on Trustworthiness of Generative AI!
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1942 or 1943 black and white photo of three young Germans sitting near trees in what appears to be a park: a young man in a military uniform, a dark-haired young woman in civilian clothes, and a young man in civilian clothes. They are Hans Scholl, his sister Sophie Scholl, and their friend Christoph Probst, members of the White Rose Society who protested against the Nazi government. The Nazis executed them by guillotine on 22 February 1943.

On 22 February 1943, three young Germans, members of the White Rose Society -- Hans Scholl, Sophie Scholl, and Christoph Probst -- were guillotined by the Nazis for distributing leaflets speaking out against the crimes of the Third Reich. Their bravery, and their cause, will not be forgotten.

Join us on March 10 at 12:45 CT for a webinar featuring Dr. Jesmin Jahan Tithi as she introduces Z-Inspection®️, a methodology for accessing the trustworthiness of generative artificial intelligence systems.

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Please join us on February 5th at 12:45 CT for a webinar featuring Larissa Bolte of the University of Bonn's Institute for Science and Ethics’ Sustainable AI Lab. Her talk is titled: Sustainable AI: A Structural Turn.

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Join us on Feb 5 for a webinar on sustainable AI!
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Trump's Assault on NIH Will Kill People With Cancer Splinter is your home for news and opinions that challenge power in our political and economic system that's becoming more unhinged each and every day.

Here’s my NCI and other NIH stuff story from over the weekend; I’ll likely have more later. Signal info in bio, reach out if you know more!

CDC ordered to stop working with WHO immediately, upending expectations of an extended withdrawal U.S. public health officials have been told to stop working with the World Health Organization, effective immediately. The surprise decision is focused on the U.S.

Story:

National Science Foundation freezes grant review in response to Trump executive orders The National Science Foundation has cancelled all grant review panels this week. It's unclear how long the pause could last.

The National Science Foundation cancelled over 60 grant review panels today, effectively grinding funding of new projects to a halt.

The so-far indefinite pause comes as NSF grapples with the impact Trump's executive orders will have on their grantmaking process.
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DATA BLACKOUT:

I've seen memos from FOUR different agencies today that order an immediate BLACKOUT of all government data, reports and information.

This will have immediate life and death consequences and must NOT be allowed to stand.

Are you teaching at a university and thinking about the role of LLMs in higher education?
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Elon Musk, Europe and the battle for online truth Having helped re-elect Donald Trump with a $250 million donation and generous boosting on his X platform, Elon Musk has turned his gaze to Europe, notably the UK and Germany.

Excellent long (and detailed) feature by @tconnellyrte.bsky.social @news.rte.ie on EU, implementation challenge of DSA and the increasing threat of misinformation in democracy elections (currently Germany) from social media platforms and their billionaire owners.

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We are now hiring for the Fay Horton Sawyier Doctoral Fellowship in Philosophy.

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Fellowship available for a Ph.D. student in Philosophy!
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The Download: words of wisdom from the departing White House tech advisor, and controversial AI manga translation Plus: the US is clamping down on chip exports to China yet again

In today's Download: Arati Prabhakar, the departing White House chief tech advisor, tells us what's likely to happen to tech under the Trump administration. Plus: manga fans aren't happy after a startup publisher used AI to translate its titles into English: www.technologyreview.com/2024/12/02/1...

Should we put pig organs in humans? We asked an ethicist. Xenotransplantation raises major moral questions — and not just about the pigs.

What are the ethical issues related to pig organ transplants in humans? | Vox www.vox.com/future-perfe...

Fellowship available for a Ph.D. student in Philosophy!
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Join us for our upcoming webinar: Mapping the Ethics of Comprehensive Environmental Health Research February 14, 12:45 CST
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We are hiring!
Assistant Professor, Applied Ethics,
Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago
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We are accepting articles for the research topic "Digitalization and Mental Health: Challenges and Ethical Aspects"
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