Google DeepMind hires philosopher Henry Shevlin to explore AI consciousness and human-machine relationships

In a move that signals how AI research is expanding beyond engineering, Google DeepMind has brought a philosopher on board.
The University of Alabama at Birmingham

Is AI competent to make moral judgments? A UAB philosopher helped devise tests to find out.

Joshua May, Ph.D., teaching in a UAB classroom. May worked with scientists from Google DeepMind and other academics to ...

What happens when AI becomes sentient? Google hired a philosopher to find out

Google DeepMind hires philosopher Henry Shevlin to tackle machine consciousness, AI ethics, and governance as agentic systems ...
snhu

Understanding AI Ethics: Issues, Principles and Practices

While there’s a lot of enthusiasm for artificial intelligence (AI) in the air, you’re in good company if you’re worried about the ethical ramifications of the AI boom. Dr. Robert MacAuslan In ...
Outlook Business

Who is Henry Shevlin? Google DeepMind Hires Philosopher to Study AI Ethics & Consciousness

Google DeepMind has appointed philosopher Henry Shevlin to study machine consciousness, human-AI relationships and AGI ...
The Chosun Ilbo on MSN

US AI giants hire philosophers, anthropologists

Google DeepMind recently announced the formal hiring of a philosopher. Henry Shevlin, a professor at the University of ...

Is Big Tech Teaching Machines To Be Conscious? Google Mind's Move To Hire A Philosopher Raises Eyebrows

Google DeepMind has hired an in-house philosopher to explore the boundaries of machine consciousness and ethics. This move ...
The Conversation

Worried AI means you won’t get a job when you graduate? Here’s what the research says

The head of the International Monetary Fund, Kristalina Georgieva, has warned young people will suffer the most as an AI “tsunami” wipes out many entry-level roles in coming years. Tasks that are ...