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“AI, Ethics and Policy”

April 22 & 24, 2024.

Reasoning about Public Policy Seminar, Master of Public Policy Program, Max Bell School of Public Policy, ƬƵ University


PHIL 680- "Problems of Philosophy: Philosophy of Artificial Intelligence"

Fall 2023

"The progress of artificial intelligence in all its forms has been impressive. From self driving vehicles to computer vision to natural language processing, it is undeniable that AI is changing how we think and act in all spheres of human life. This progress raises a host of complex philosophical questions about consciousness, sentience,moral status, moral responsibility, explainability and the potential risks and benefits of rapidly progressing technology. The goal of this course is to leave participants in a better position to form their own judgements on the impact of AI on human life."


PHIL 481- "Topics in Philosophy: Philosophy of Artificial Intelligence"

Fall 2021, Fall 2022

"Can computers be conscious? Can they be sentient? Could they have moral rights or moral obligations? Could they pose an existential risk to humankind? Should programmers be accountable for explaining to the general public how their programs work? These are some of the questions that are explored in PHIL 481 in hopes of equipping students to exercise their own judgement on the impact of AI on human life."


PHIL 446- "Current Issues in Political Philosophy: Social Epistemology and Democratic Theory in the Digital Age"

Winter 2022, Winter 2023

"This course explores the impact of technology on our epistemic and democratic lives. Echo chambers, epistemic bubbles, fake-news, gaslighting, conspiracy theories, extremism, and hateful and hurtful speech are among topics that will be explored through the ideas of philosophers (from Plato to C.T. Nguyen) about how technology has led us to an epistemic crisis, and how we can overcome it."


Graduate Seminar: "AI Ethics: Moral Status, Value Alignment and Algorithmic Regulation"

Dept. of Philosophy, University of Bonn, April-May 2023.


Student Supervision

PhD Supervision (In Progress)

Sylvain Auclair, AI and Privacy, 2019-

Alexis Morin-Martel, Ethics of AI, 2021-

Christophe Facal, Transhumanism, 2022-

Philippe-Antoine Hoyeck, Public Reason and Religious Convictions, 2022-

Matthew Valiquette, Philosophy of Psychiatry, 2023-

PhD (Completed)

Esdras Miambanzila, « Contribution des sociétés civiles nationales à la gouvernance mondiale », thesis defended in July 2016.

Ophélie Desmons, « Les présupposés du libéralisme. John Rawls et l’hypothèse herméneutique », Joint Ph. D. with the Université de Lille-3, december 2013.

Franco A. Carnevale, « The Moral Malaises of Modern Pediatric Medicine », Joint Ph. D. with the Université de Sherbrooke, thesis defended on 28 august 2013. (Co-director).

Kevin W. Gray, « The Concept of The Lifeworld in Habermas’ Theory », may 2011.

Rhéa Jean, « La prostitution : un frein à l’autonomie sexuelle des femmes », Joint Ph. D. with the Université de Sherbrooke, february 2011. (Co-director)

M.A. Theses (Completed)

Keven Bisson, “Effective Altruism and the Institutional Critique”, 2019-2021.

Alexandra Prégent, "Informatique affective:L’utilisation des systèmes de reconnaissance des émotions est-elle en cohérence avec la justice sociale?"2019-2021

Éric Gagnon, « La post-vérité », 2018-2021.

Dominic Cliche, « Neurosciences et responsabilité criminelle », 2017.

Simon Beaudoin, « La critique waldronienne de la révision judiciaire, ses fondements démocratiques et son potentiel », 2016.

Sébastien Lacroix, « Étude philosophique du renversement juridique canadien concernant l’aide médicale à mourir, à la lumière du débat Hart-Dworkin », 2014-2016.

Vicki Plourde, « L’argument de la fausse conscience à l’égard des minorités vulnérables au sein des minorités culturelles et religieuses », 2008-2015.

Jérome Gagnon-Boivin, « Les fondements métaéthiques de la guerre juste », 2011-2013.

Justine Saint-Ève, « Machiavel relisant Tite-Live, Entre politique et histoire, entre Renaissance et Antiquité », 2011-2013.

François-Côté Vaillancourt, « Aux fondements de l’éthique. Le rôle du contexte au sein du constructivisme rawlsien », 2008-2010.

Mathieu Gagnon, « Mépris social et reconnaissance des peuples autochtones », 2007-2011.

Bruno Tremblay, « L’éducation à la citoyenneté au Québec », 2007-2010.

Mathieu Gauthier, « La philosophie sociale d'Axel Honneth », 2007-2010.

Lily Pol Neveu, « Le droit à l'autodétermination des peuples autochtones et la protection de l'environnement : un conflit normatif? », 2006-2008.

Sacha Alcide Calixte, « Conceptions de l’histoire chez Hannah Arendt », 2005-2008.

Francis Boucher, « Cosmopolitisme et justice distributive globale », 2005-2007.

Sébastien Malette, « Le concept de gouvernementalité chez Michel Foucault », 2004-2006.

Undergraduate Honours Theses (Completed)

Elijah Maubert, "The Explainability Thesis: Ethical Frameworks for Accountable Artificial Intelligence", 2023-2024.

Julien da Silva, “Anthropomorphism and Moral Responsibility in Artificial Intelligence”, 2022-2023.

Undergraduate Research Projects (Arts Research Internship Awards)

Jocelyn Wong, “What is “thoughtfulness” in AI Ethics Audits?”, McCAIS undergraduate research award, ƬƵ Collaborative for AI & Society, Summer 2024. (supervised with prof. AJung Moon)

Julien da Silva, “Artificial Intelligence, Social Robots, and Perceptions of Moral Agency”, Summer 2022.

Florens de Souza, “Social Media and Democratic Deliberation”, summer 2023.

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