Students

Karina Vold: “Learning from Machines: Using Artificial Intelligence as Scaffolding for Human Learning”

julia.houwen@mcgill.ca — Wed, 13 Sep 2023 00:06:18 +0000

Jarislowsky Chair Lecture Series: Regina Rini (York University), “Science: The Intellectual Leviathan”

julie.lapalme@affiliate.mcgill.ca — Mon, 22 Jun 2026 18:11:55 +0000

Jarislowsky Lecture Series in Human Nature and Technology “Science: The Intellectual Leviathan” Regina Rini (York University)

October 18, 2024

New Publication: “Pour un tournant institutionnel en éthique de l’IA”

alessandra.destison@mail.mcgill.ca — Fri, 27 Feb 2026 03:55:17 +0000

This chapter, co-authored by Jocelyn Maclure and Alexis Morin-Martel was published in Donner un sens à l’éthique publique : Mélange en l’honneur de Luc Bégin edited by Patrick Turmel.

For more information, visit the Presses de l’Université Laval site

Flavie Chevalier and Jocelyn Maclure Publish a Chapter on AI and Semantic Understanding

alessandra.destison@mail.mcgill.ca — Thu, 22 Jan 2026 17:19:57 +0000

Flavie Chevalier and Jocelyn Maclure publish a chapter on AI and Semantic Understanding in Vocabulaire critique de l’intelligence artificielle, a book edited by Thierry Ménissier.

The book was published in November 2025.

Read chapter: AI and Semantic Understanding

Ethics And Technology Roundtable: The Age Of Algorithm

alessandra.destison@mail.mcgill.ca — Thu, 22 Jan 2026 14:57:05 +0000

Presented by the 91�� Philosophy Student Association

A Conversation on Public Philosophy with Joseph Heath

alessandra.destison@mail.mcgill.ca — Wed, 14 Jan 2026 16:31:44 +0000

An informal seminar on Public Philosophy with Joseph Heath Professor of Philosophy, University of Toronto This event is co-hosted with the Katharine A. Pearson Chair in Civil Society and Public Policy.

The Enforcement Threshold Approach to Harm Reduction

alessandra.destison@mail.mcgill.ca — Wed, 14 Jan 2026 16:26:55 +0000

Lecture given by Joseph Heath Professor of Philosophy, University of Toronto This event is co-hosted by the Katharine A. Pearson Chair in Civil Society and Public Policy

Are You Even a Person? LLMs and Agentic Distrust

alessandra.destison@mail.mcgill.ca — Wed, 10 Dec 2025 15:16:23 +0000

Work-in-Progress hosted by Alexis Morin-Martel PhD candidate at 91��

Leacock 927 from 1:30-3:30 on December 18

Open to all, registration required

The Ethic of Griefbots LLMs and the Digital Afterlife

alessandra.destison@mail.mcgill.ca — Wed, 10 Dec 2025 15:08:11 +0000

Workshop on griefbot ethics on the 11th and 12th of December 2025

Workshop taking place at the Centre for Ethics at the University of Toronto.

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

Enculturating ML models: Why we need 'Abundant Intelligences'

alessandra.destison@mail.mcgill.ca — Sun, 19 Oct 2025 19:31:09 +0000

Lecture by Ceyda Yolgörmez Horizon Postdoctoral Fellow at the Indigenous Futures Research Center at Concordia University

Leacock 927

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

On the Implausibility of Moral Machines: Ai, Moral Agency and the Cognitive Role of Emotions

alessandra.destison@mail.mcgill.ca — Fri, 12 Sep 2025 15:21:30 +0000

Work in Progress Series On the Implausibility of Moral Machines: Ai, Moral Agency and the Cognitive Role of Emotions Presented by Jocelyn Maclure and Christophe Facal Philosophy Department, 91��

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.