Call for Papers
Mindscapes: Culture, AI, and Human Minds Workshop
March 12, 2024
Macquarie University
Sydney, Australia
Deadline for submission of abstracts: January 3. 2024
In the age of intertwined human and AI-generated content, the Mindscapes workshop aims to explore the impact of these interactions on cultural practices. Generative AI like Language Models (LLMs), if skewed towards Western perspectives, inadvertently constrain self-determination in our agency to contribute to the meaning-making within our cultural practices, narratives and knowledges. This philosophical inquiry has profound implications in various societal domains. Can we achieve culturally sensitive AI design? This conference focuses on the interplay of culture, minds, and AI, aiming for a clearer understanding of its impact on cultural identities and human flourishing.
Confirmed Speakers:
- Shaun Gallagher (University of Memphis)
- Pii Televaki (Helsinki University)
- Luke Munn (University of Queensland)
- Fernando Marmolejo-Ramos (University of South Australia)
- Wendy Rogers (Macquarie University)
- Tom Froese (Okinawa OIST)
- Michael Levin (Tufts University / remote)
Expert Panel of Discussants: The workshop will additionally invite a distinguished panel of experts who will play a key role in critically facilitating engaging discussions, providing valuable insights to both speakers and participants.
Funding: Generously funded by the Macquarie Centre for Ethics and Agency and the Macquarie Minds and Intelligence Initiative.
Submission Details: We invite scholars to submit a 300-word abstract of a paper exploring the workshop themes. Submissions should address the interplay between culture, minds, and AI, with a focus on cognitive science and cultural psychology. Accepted papers will contribute to a fertile ground for future research endeavors, enhancing our collective understanding of the intricate relationship between minds, culture, and AI.
Submission Deadline: January 3rd, 2024, to ines.hipolito@mq.edu.au
Organisers: Ines Hipolito and Richard Menary
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Inês Hipólito
Lecturer (a/Prof) of Philosophy of AI
Department of Philosophy
Macquarie University
Sydney, NSW 2109, Australia
E: ines.hipolito@mq.edu.au
W: MQ profile | www.ineshipolito.com
Co-Founder and VP International Society for the Philosophy of the Sciences of the Mind