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Grief and Memory in Radically Extended Lives

alessandra.destison@mail.mcgill.ca — Sun, 19 Oct 2025 19:09:15 +0000

Lecture by Michael Cholbi Professor and Personal Chair in Philosophy at the University of Edinburgh

Leacock 232

Reception to follow

Open to all, registration required

Workshop on AI and the philosophy of grief

alessandra.destison@mail.mcgill.ca — Sun, 19 Oct 2025 19:18:45 +0000

Workshop by Michael Cholbi Professor and Personal Chair in Philosophy at the University of Edinburgh

Leacock 927

Open to all, registration required

New Publication: “Avatars numériques post mortem et deuil : un point de vue éthique”

alessandra.destison@mail.mcgill.ca — Tue, 09 Sep 2025 23:32:36 +0000

Written by Jocelyn Maclure, Hugo Cossette-Lefebvre, Karina Vold, Christophe Facal, and Isabelle Dumont

Can chatGPT be your friend? Join us for a conversation on AI companionship

alessandra.destison@mail.mcgill.ca — Fri, 20 Jun 2025 16:08:33 +0000

Join us for a conversation on AI companionship Speakers: Jocelyn Maclure, Michael Inzlicht, Karina Vold, more TBA

Free for Students, $5 for the public.

Regina Rini Conference: “Science: the Intellectual Leviathan”

alessandra.destison@mail.mcgill.ca — Fri, 20 Jun 2025 21:16:13 +0000

Jarislowsky Chair Lecture Series Science: The Intellectual Leviathan Regina Rini

Department of Philosophy, York University

Radio-Canada Special: L’intelligence artificielle décodée

julia.houwen@mcgill.ca — Tue, 09 Jan 2024 04:07:49 +0000

Artificial intelligence represents a true revolution that could profoundly change our world. For better or for worse? Patrice Roy explores this question in « L’intelligence artificielle décodée », a two-hour special broadcast live from the Maison de Radio-Canada in front of a studio audience.

Jeff Sebo Lecture: Next Steps for AI Welfare Research and Policy

alessandra.destison@mail.mcgill.ca — Wed, 01 Apr 2026 01:59:12 +0000

Date: April 23, 2026

Time: 4:00-6:00pm

Final Report on the Governance and Regulation of AI published by the Quebec Council for Innovation

julia.houwen@mcgill.ca — Thu, 08 Feb 2024 16:15:26 +0000

The Quebec Council for Innovation, for which Jocelyn Maclure was a co-leader for the working group on the societal impacts of AI, published a final report on the governance and regulation of AI.

Interview: “Les secrets de ‘La mafia médicale’: Le prix de la liberté”

julia.houwen@mcgill.ca — Thu, 08 Feb 2024 15:33:34 +0000

Jocelyn Maclure, the chairholder for the Jarislowsky Chair in Human Nature and Technology, appeared on the Radio Canada podcast “Dérives” to be interviewed on the topic of academic freedom and disinformation.

Publication of an opinion by the CEST on the ethical challenges of algorithmic management

julia.houwen@mcgill.ca — Tue, 09 Jan 2024 04:05:21 +0000

This opinion continues and expands upon the reflections initiated by the CEST on the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) systems on the world of work, focusing this time on the ethical challenges related to the algorithmic management of the workforce.

Interview: Jocelyn Maclure et les choix éthiques de l'IA

julia.houwen@mcgill.ca — Wed, 17 Jan 2024 23:35:11 +0000

In this interview, Jocelyn Maclure, president of the Quebec Commission on Ethics in Science and Technology and professor in the Department of Philosophy at ɬ�﷬, discusses the ethical challenges raised by AI, particularly in the context of its increasing democratization. This extensive discussion covers crucial issues such as the need for regulatory oversight, managing algorithmic bias, and the importance of digital and ethical education for the general public.

Jarislowsky Chairholder participates in a workshop on epistemic rights in AI policy

julia.houwen@mcgill.ca — Tue, 09 Jan 2024 04:02:58 +0000

Eindhoven Center for the Philosophy of AI

Workshop on epistemic rights and AI policy (with a focus on explainable AI, LLMs and generative AI, and fairness and accountability).

The ethics of artificial intelligence await the law

julia.houwen@mcgill.ca — Tue, 09 Jan 2024 04:00:59 +0000

Quebec should take the lead and adopt its own legislative framework setting out principles that should govern AI.

Read the article in Policy Options

Nineteen ɬ�﷬ researchers honoured by the Royal Society of Canada

julia.houwen@mcgill.ca — Tue, 09 Jan 2024 03:57:49 +0000

Today, The Royal Society of Canada (RSC) announced 101 new Fellows and 58 new Members of the College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists. The class of 2023 includes fifteen Fellows and four Members from ɬ�﷬, who will be inducted at the RSC Celebration of Excellence and Engagement (COEE) on November 16 and 17, in Waterloo, Ontario.

Markus Gabriel: “Being Wrong in the Digital Age”

julia.houwen@mcgill.ca — Mon, 18 Sep 2023 17:14:36 +0000