Month: August 2025
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Call: Ethical and Social Perspectives on New Military Technologies (international conference)
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Read more: Call: Ethical and Social Perspectives on New Military Technologies (international conference)Call for Abstracts: International Conference:Ethical and Social Perspectives on New Military TechnologiesRoyal Military Academy, Brussels, BelgiumFebruary 26-27, 2026https://philevents.org/event/show/137321 Deadline for submissions: October 31, 2025 (extended) The aim of this 2-day international conference is to examine ethical and social perspectives on the impact of technologies such as artificial intelligence, robotics, and autonomous systems on the military, warfare, and the Just War tradition. There will be a strong focus on applied military ethics, but researchers from any relevant fields are encouraged to apply. The conference will take place 26–27 February 2026, in person, at the Royal Military Academy (Brussels), the military university…
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King Athelstan in virtual reality: New project brings England’s first King to life
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Read more: King Athelstan in virtual reality: New project brings England’s first King to life[Here’s another example of how a diverse, interdisciplinary team can come together to create a rich presence experience that is both educational and entertaining. This version of the story was created by combining elements from a Kingston University news release and a modified version of that release posted on the Medievalists blog; see the latter version for a one-minute video (which is also available on Vimeo) and follow the link at the end of the story for much more information about the project. –Matthew] King Athelstan in Virtual Reality: New Project Brings England’s First King to Life A new interdisciplinary…
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Call: LONELINESS: 7th International Interdisciplinary Conference (online)
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Read more: Call: LONELINESS: 7th International Interdisciplinary Conference (online)Call for Papers: LONELINESS: 7th International Interdisciplinary ConferenceSeptember 25-26, 2025Online via Zoomhttps://www.inmindsupport.com/loneliness-conference Deadline for submission of proposals: September 7, 2025 Organizer: InMind Support Scientific Committee:Professor Wojciech Owczarski – University of Gdańsk, PolandMarzia Dessi – The European Graduate School [EGS] Saas Fee, SwitzerlandProfessor Polina Golovátina-Mora – NTNU, Norwegian University of Science and Technology ABOUT THE CONFERENCE: What makes us happy and content in our life? Some people may point to fabulous fame, fortune, or money. Some may say that the key to happiness are interpersonal relationships. But what if someone is alone? Is loneliness really disastrous?…
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Meta’s flirty AI chatbot invited a cognitively-impaired retiree to New York. He never made it home.
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Read more: Meta’s flirty AI chatbot invited a cognitively-impaired retiree to New York. He never made it home.[The widely-cited special report from Reuters below describes the context, events and implications of one of several recent tragic incidents in which vulnerable people have been harmed at least in part as a result of their medium-as-social-actor presence experiences with AI-powered chatbots. It’s a long but important story; readers are strongly encouraged to visit the original version, which includes ten more images, three animated graphics featuring excerpts from chat transcripts, a short video, and links to related stories. –Matthew] [Image: An avatar of Meta AI chatbot “Big sis Billie,” as generated by Reuters using Meta AI on Facebook’s Messenger service.…
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Call: Ethics of generative AI issue of Ethical Space: The International Journal of Communication Ethics
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Read more: Call: Ethics of generative AI issue of Ethical Space: The International Journal of Communication EthicsCall for Papers: The ethics of generative artificial intelligence and related topics in communication practiceA special issue of the journal Ethical Space: The International Journal of Communication Ethicshttp://commlist.org/archive/all/2025-all/msg01198.html Deadline for expressions of interest: October 15, 2025Deadline for submission of full papers: March 2026 Ethical Space: The International Journal of Communication Ethics, welcomes papers on the ethics of generative artificial intelligence and related topics in communication practice. How do we sort the competing claims and concerns made for AI tools, including problems of bias, accuracy and hallucination, concerns over how it changes professional work or even displaces it, questions of transparency,…
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Spatial Phone lets you use your iPhone or Android while immersed on Quest
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Read more: Spatial Phone lets you use your iPhone or Android while immersed on Quest[While virtual (and even mixed) reality can evoke and extend presence experiences by isolating the user from their location in the real (nonmediated) world, a common complaint is that the need or desire to return to real world activities typically ‘breaks’ presence. As the UploadVR story below reports, a new app for Meta Quest headsets addresses the complaint by making it possible to interact with one’s phone (ironically, another medium), without having to exit a virtual environment. See the original version of the story for a 21-second embedded video and a second 1:40 minute video (also available on YouTube). –Matthew]…
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Call: Seamless Learning Conference 2025: Molding minds – Melding modes
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Read more: Call: Seamless Learning Conference 2025: Molding minds – Melding modesCall for Contributions: Seamless Learning Conference 2025Molding minds – Melding modesOctober 16-17, 2025WU Vienna University of Economics and BusinessVienna, Austriahttps://www.wu.ac.at/en/flex/community/seamless-learning-conference-2025 Deadline for submissions: August 23, 2025 Join us for the fourth annual Seamless Learning Conference at WU Vienna University of Economics and Business! WU Vienna is happily inviting all interested practitioners, policy makers and scholars to its 2025 Seamless Learning Conference. These annual events bridge discourses, disciplines and perspectives on current issues in higher education teaching and learning, aiming for a learning experience that is as seamless as possible. The 2025 edition focuses on student experience and learning effectiveness –…
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How an Auburn U. pharmacy professor is teaching empathy to students and understanding to patients
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Read more: How an Auburn U. pharmacy professor is teaching empathy to students and understanding to patients[The application area – pharmacy and the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis and other chronic diseases – may be different, but in many ways this story from Auburn University about how a professor and a professional colleague outside academia are developing an innovative use of presence-evoking technology (here virtual reality with haptic gloves) to educate and build empathy, is typical. See the original story for six more images and a 1:50 minute video (also available on YouTube). –Matthew] Virtual reality, real impact How a Pharmacy professor is teaching empathy to students and understanding to patients By Amy Weaver, Office of Communications…
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Call: “The Age of AI Agents” issue of International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction
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Read more: Call: “The Age of AI Agents” issue of International Journal of Human-Computer InteractionCall for Papers: ‘The Age of AI Agents: Data Power, Social, Political and Ethical Challenges’A special issue of the journal International Journal of Human–Computer Interactionhttps://think.taylorandfrancis.com/special_issues/the-age-of-ai-agents-data-power-social-political-and-ethical-challenges/ Special Issue Editor(s): Mirko Farina, Huaqiao University, China and Institute for Digital Economy and Artificial Systems [Xiamen University and Moscow State University], farinamirko@gmail.com Andrea Lavazza, Pegaso University, Italy, lavazza67@gmail.com Deadline for submissions: March 15, 2026 (likely to be extended) BACKGROUND, RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVES 2024 witnessed the rapid rise of AI agents and widespread investment by the tech industry. Big tech companies and numerous well-regarded LLM startups have collectively invested hundreds of billions of dollars in…
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You’ve probably been duped by AI on a dating app – but not the way you think
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Read more: You’ve probably been duped by AI on a dating app – but not the way you think[Until relatively recently it was entirely reasonable to assume the media technologies were merely a channel through which humans communicated, that one or more people created the messages and sent them via letter, email, photo, or audio or audio-video recording. Today it’s increasingly likely that the text, images, sounds and video we encounter were either created entirely or altered substantially by generative AI and other advancing, easy-to-use and widely available technologies. The author of the essay below from USA Today argues that while in some contexts the ability to easily generate and enhance effective messages is valuable, in more personal…
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Call: MetaMORES, free roleplay game that explores how people express moral emotions and engage with politics in virtual environments
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Read more: Call: MetaMORES, free roleplay game that explores how people express moral emotions and engage with politics in virtual environmentsCall for Participation: MORES Launches MetaMORES, a Political Roleplay GameA new Fortnite island and Discord community foster emotional resilience and democratic imagination in the metaversePublished on August 12, 2025https://mores-horizon.eu/news/join-meta-mores-a-political-roleplay-game The MORES project is entering the metaverse. In collaboration with MORES teams across Europe, the consortium today debuts MetaMORES—a Fortnite-based digital island game and Discord community designed to explore how people express moral emotions and engage with politics in virtual environments. MetaMORES offers a free four-week open adventure where participants aged 18 and older explore political roleplay, collective storytelling, and democratic decision-making. The gaming experience is part of a scientific effort to understand how…
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University of South Florida launches groundbreaking undergraduate concentration in health care simulation
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Read more: University of South Florida launches groundbreaking undergraduate concentration in health care simulation[Hopefully the new and apparently unique undergraduate concentration in health care simulation launching this fall at the University of South Florida will provide both coursework and internship experiences that help students learn about the theories, research and diverse applications of presence. The news release below can be found both from USF Health News and via EurekAlert!; see both versions for more images. For more details about the new concentration, see the USF Undergraduate Catalog. –Matthew] [Image: Melissa Milner, DNP, director of clinical simulation at USF CAMLS, participates in a health care simulation training with students. Credit: USF Health] University of…
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