Staff

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

“Should We Worry About the Welfare of AI?” Roundtable with Jocelyn Maclure, Jonathan Simon and Heather Alexander

julia.houwen@mcgill.ca — Sun, 23 Feb 2025 23:40:17 +0000

This event is open to all, but registration is required. Please email julia.houwen [at] mcgill.ca to register.

Interview for Chilean newspaper El Mercurio

julia.houwen@mcgill.ca — Tue, 14 Jan 2025 02:48:13 +0000

Jocelyn Maclure was recently interviewed for the Chilean newspaper El Mercurio.

Read the article

Intelligence artificielle : promesses, écueils et réalités d’une révolution toute sauf tranquille

julia.houwen@mcgill.ca — Sat, 16 Nov 2024 18:30:52 +0000

On November 27th, Jocelyn Maclure, the chairholder for the Jarislowsky Chair in Human Nature and Technology will be presenting at an event organized by the Order of Psychologists of Québec about the impacts of AI on psychology and menta

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.

Should we worry about the welfare of AI? Roundtable discussion with Heather Alexander, Jonathan Simon and Jocelyn Maclure

alessandra.destison@mail.mcgill.ca — Fri, 20 Jun 2025 15:11:50 +0000

Jarislowsky Chair in Human Nature and Technology Research Group on Human Nature and Values, Lin Centre

Roundtable discussion with Heather Alexander, Jonathan Simon and Jocelyn Maclure

Comparative Perspectives on Agency: Philosophy and Artificial Intelligence

alessandra.destison@mail.mcgill.ca — Sun, 17 May 2026 12:29:02 +0000

IVADO Symposium organized by the IVADO Regroupement – Ethics, EDI, and Indigenous Engagement

Forthcoming: Canadian Association for the Philosophy of AI

alessandra.destison@mail.mcgill.ca — Mon, 30 Mar 2026 14:57:22 +0000

The first annual conference of the

Jeff Sebo Lecture: Next Steps for AI Welfare Research and Policy

alessandra.destison@mail.mcgill.ca — Wed, 01 Apr 2026 01:59:12 +0000

Date: April 23, 2026

Time: 4:00-6:00pm

Congratulations to Dr. Alexis Morin-Martel!

alessandra.destison@mail.mcgill.ca — Thu, 26 Mar 2026 01:39:24 +0000

Alexis Morin-Martel successfully defended his PhD dissertation on March 18.

Title of the dissertation: The Value of Trust

Jury members: Jocelyn Maclure, Natalie Stoljar, Daniel Weinstock, Mauro Rossi, Mark Alfano

Alexis will be a SSHRC postdoctoral fellow in the department of philosophy at Chapel Hill, starting in September 2026.

Political Philosophy for a Better World: Confronting the Polycrisis

alessandra.destison@mail.mcgill.ca — Sun, 15 Mar 2026 22:26:29 +0000

Professor Jocelyn Maclure will be speaking at a Panel during the Political Philosophy for a Better World: Confronting the Polycrisis conference.

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.

EDI et la démocratie à l’ère de la post-vérité

alessandra.destison@mail.mcgill.ca — Tue, 03 Feb 2026 14:51:50 +0000

A panel on DEI and democracy in a post-truth era part of the Forum des organisations en EDI: Mémoires collectives à la croisée des générations

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

Ethics And Technology Roundtable: The Age Of Algorithm

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

Jocelyn Maclure and Maryna Nekrasova will be giving talks at this roundtable focusing the evolution of AI and machine learning, focusing on ethical challenges, accountability, and the frameworks needed for responsible development.