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7Human Autonomy at Risk? An Analysis of the Challenges from AIMinds and Machines 34 (3): 1-21. 2024.Autonomy is a core value that is deeply entrenched in the moral, legal, and political practices of many societies. The development and deployment of artificial intelligence (AI) have raised new questions about AI’s impacts on human autonomy. However, systematic assessments of these impacts are still rare and often held on a case-by-case basis. In this article, I provide a conceptual framework that both ties together seemingly disjoint issues about human autonomy, as well as highlights difference…Read more
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Conference on Philosophy and Theory of Artificial Intelligence (edited book)Springer International Publishing. 2022.
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56Impulsivity, self-control, and hypnotic suggestibilityConsciousness and Cognition 22 (2): 637-653. 2013.Hypnotic responding might be due to attenuated frontal lobe functioning after the hypnotic induction. Little is known about whether personality traits linked with frontal functioning are associated with responsiveness to hypnotic suggestions. We assessed whether hypnotic suggestibility is related to the traits of self-control and impulsivity in 154 participants who completed the Brief Self-Control Scale, the Self-Regulation Scale, the Barratt Impulsiveness Scale , and the Harvard Group Scale of …Read more
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385Algorithmic Profiling as a Source of Hermeneutical InjusticePhilosophical Studies 1-19. forthcoming.It is well-established that algorithms can be instruments of injustice. It is less frequently discussed, however, how current modes of AI deployment often make the very discovery of injustice difficult, if not impossible. In this article, we focus on the effects of algorithmic profiling on epistemic agency. We show how algorithmic profiling can give rise to epistemic injustice through the depletion of epistemic resources that are needed to interpret and evaluate certain experiences. By doing so,…Read more
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1687We might be afraid of black-box algorithmsJournal of Medical Ethics 47. 2021.Fears of black-box algorithms are multiplying. Black-box algorithms are said to prevent accountability, make it harder to detect bias and so on. Some fears concern the epistemology of black-box algorithms in medicine and the ethical implications of that epistemology. In ‘Who is afraid of black box algorithms? On the epistemological and ethical basis of trust in medical AI,' Durán and Jongsma seek to allay such fears. While some of their arguments are compelling, we still see reasons for fear.
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985Is There a Trade-Off Between Human Autonomy and the ‘Autonomy’ of AI Systems?In Conference on Philosophy and Theory of Artificial Intelligence, Springer International Publishing. pp. 67-71. 2022.Autonomy is often considered a core value of Western society that is deeply entrenched in moral, legal, and political practices. The development and deployment of artificial intelligence (AI) systems to perform a wide variety of tasks has raised new questions about how AI may affect human autonomy. Numerous guidelines on the responsible development of AI now emphasise the need for human autonomy to be protected. In some cases, this need is linked to the emergence of increasingly ‘autonomous’ AI …Read more
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1207Human Autonomy in the Age of Artificial IntelligenceNature Machine Intelligence 4 (2): 99-101. 2022.Current AI policy recommendations differ on what the risks to human autonomy are. To systematically address risks to autonomy, we need to confront the complexity of the concept itself and adapt governance solutions accordingly.
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33On the thermodynamical cost of some interpretations of quantum theoryStudies in History and Philosophy of Science Part B: Studies in History and Philosophy of Modern Physics 63 114-122. 2018.
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26On the Equivalence of von Neumann and Thermodynamic EntropyPhilosophy of Science 87 (2): 262-280. 2020.In 1932, John von Neumann argued for the equivalence of the thermodynamic entropy and −Trρlnρ, since known as the von Neumann entropy. Meir Hemmo and Orly R. Shenker recently challenged this argument by pointing out an alleged discrepancy between the two entropies in the single-particle case, concluding that they must be distinct. In this article, their argument is shown to be problematic as it allows for a violation of the second law of thermodynamics and is based on an incorrect calculation of…Read more
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41Is thermodynamics subjective?Philosophy of Science 1-16. forthcoming.Thermodynamics is an unusual theory. Prominent figures, including J.C. Maxwell and E.T. Jaynes, have suggested that thermodynamics is anthropocentric. Additionally, contemporary approaches to quantum thermodynamics label thermodynamics a ‘subjective theory’. Here, we evaluate some of the strongest arguments for anthropocentrism based on the heat/work distinction, the second law, and the nature of entropy. We show that these arguments do not commit us to an anthropocentric view but instead point …Read more