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Integrative research. Human-centred solutions. We're a U of T institute working to ensure that powerful technologies make the world better—for everyone.
What comes after AGI?
SRI Chair @davidduvenaud.bsky.social convened leading researchers & policymakers to explore possible futures beyond artificial general intelligence—and why no one yet has a plausible path where human interests remain protected.
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@uoftcompsci.bsky.social
💡Up next in the fall SRI Seminar Series: @rcalo.bsky.social (@uwlaw.bsky.social) — “Law and technology: A methodical approach”
Wed, Oct 8 12:30 PM ET | Free online 🔗https://tinyurl.com/3rsnvcbc
Can AI be a friend?
At the third Technophilosophy Soirée, led by @karinavold.bsky.social, SRI brought together scholars to ask how AI companionship is changing the way we connect, empathize and understand each other.
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#AIethics @minzlicht.bsky.social @uoftethics.bsky.social
📢 The recording of Jeff Clune’s fall SRI Seminar Series session is now online!
In “Open-ended and AI-generating algorithms in the era of foundation models”, Clune shows how foundation models can power open-ended discovery and lifelong learning.
▶️ Watch now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=gIHA...
🚨 Happening in less than an hour!
Join Anastasia Kuzminykh for today’s SRI Seminar:
“The power of discussion: Designing useful communication with AI agents”
🕧 12:30–2:00 PM ET | Online
www.eventbrite.ca/e/sri-semina...
SRI is proud to support Who’s Afraid of AI? this Oct. 23–24 at U of T. Geoffrey Hinton & Beth Coleman will headline two days of panels and debates on how AI is reshaping society, culture, and creativity.
Join us 👉 www.eventbrite.ca/e/whos-afrai...
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💡 The fall SRI Seminar Series continues Oct 1 with Anastasia Kuzminykh (U of T Faculty of Information)
“The power of discussion: Designing useful communication with AI agents”
📅 Oct 1 | 12:30–2 PM ET | Online
🔗 srinstitute.utoronto.ca/events-archi...
#AI #HumanAI #Ethics
From digital friends to romantic AI, companion bots are reshaping how we relate to each other.
They bring potential benefits, but also heighten risks of existing harms.
In a new piece, SRI’s Alicia Demanuele & Maggie Arai call for safeguards: srinstitute.utoronto.ca/news/ai-comp...
SRI Seminar Series featuring guest speaker Hamsa Bastani.
💡The fall SRI Seminar Series continues Wednesday with Hamsa Bastani (The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania):
“Unpacking the unintended consequences of AI in education”
Wed 12:30 ET
Free, online 🔗 srinstitute.utoronto.ca/events-archi...
Canada has an opportunity to lead on #DataGovernance.
Read our response to ISED's consultation on CBPR & PRP certifications:
srinstitute.utoronto.ca/news/cbpr
#Privacy #AI #CdnPoli
🗓️ Today at 12:30 PM ET! Join Jeff Clune (The University of British Columbia, Vector Institute, and Google DeepMind) as he kicks off our fall SRI Seminar Series with “Open-ended and AI-generating algorithms in the era of foundation models."
🔗 Register now: lnkd.in/gBjE3ECy
💡The fall SRI Seminar Series kicks off on Wednesday with
@jeffclune.com (UBC / Vector / DeepMind):
“Open-ended and AI-generating algorithms in the era of foundation models”
Wed 12:30 ET
Free, online🔗https://srinstitute.utoronto.ca/events-archive/seminar-2025-jeff-clune-2
"His moral opinions are sensible, not infallible, but listened to. If he says that regulating AI is essential, it will have an impact."
From @mm-corriere-bot.bsky.social: read SRI Advisory Board member Geoffrey Hinton on his upcoming meeting with Pope Leo XIV.
www.corriere.it/cultura/25_s...
Join leading thinkers across psychology, philosophy, comp sci & cognitive science:
Michael Inzlicht | Anastasia Kuzminykh | Jocelyn Maclure | Jelena Markovic | Karina Vold
🥤 Food, drinks & big questions await.
🔗 Register: technophilosophy.ca
As AI systems like ChatGPT & Claude become ever more humanlike, we’re asking:
Can AI fill our social needs?
Do we owe ethical duties to AI “companions”?
Should we worry about emotional exploitation?
📅 Mark your calendars: the Technophilosophy Soirée is next Tuesday, Sept 16 | 5–8 PM at the Schwartz Reisman Innovation Campus in #Toronto.
We’re exploring AI companionship—can #AI really become our friend? 🧵
Exciting news from SRI!
We’re welcoming Michael Inzlicht & Avery Slater as new research leads for 2025–26! Alongside six continuing leaders, they’ll advance bold projects on AI safety, trust, fairness, creativity & more.
Learn more: srinstitute.utoronto.ca/news/eight-n...
#AI #UofT
Is ChatGPT your friend—or just really good at faking it?
On Sept 16, join us at the Schwartz Reisman Innovation Campus for a deep dive into AI companionship with leading experts at our 3rd annual Technophilosophy Soirée.
🎟 Free students | $5 public
🥤 Refreshments
Register 👉 technophilosophy.ca
Don't miss out on this thread about the exciting discussions happening at the Technophilosophy Soiree on Sept 16! 🗓️ ⬇️ Event organized by Prof. @karinavold.bsky.social
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📝 Our final essay explores how AI is reshaping the social contract, challenging human agency, state authority, and democratic norms.
It asks: how can democracies update the social contract to align AI with core values? uoft.me/DemocracyRew...
🌍 Our fourth essay explores how AI transcends borders, reshaping sovereignty and testing states’ ability to defend democracy.
It asks: how can democracies protect sovereignty in an AI-driven world? uoft.me/DemocracyRew...
These are the kinds of conversations we’ll explore at the Technophilosophy Soirée.
🔗 Register now: technophilosophy.ca
#AICompanionship #AIandSociety #TorontoTech #UofT
Consider AI griefbots, programs that mimic the deceased using their digital footprint.
They raise profound questions about dignity, privacy & identity.
Learn more: srinstitute.utoronto.ca/news/griefbots-ai-human-dignity-law-regulation
Are you intrigued by our upcoming Technophilosophy Soirée?
At SRI, we’re always asking how technology reshapes what it means to be human. 🧵
👥 Part three in our series widens the perspective from the individual to the collective, exploring how AI is reshaping social cohesion.
It asks: will AI strengthen or fragment the social foundations on which democracy depends? uoft.me/DemocracyRew...
⚖️ Our second essay examines how AI threatens the individual freedoms democracy is meant to protect, from privacy to autonomy.
It asks: how can democratic societies safeguard individual rights in an age of pervasive AI?
uoft.me/DemocracyRew...
Our first essay explores how #AI is reshaping democratic governance, challenging the administrative state and shifting power from governments to the private sector.
It asks: how can democratic systems stand firm in the face of AI’s potential?
uoft.me/DemocracyRew...
#Policy #DigitalRights
Democracy rewired is a 5-part series exploring how AI is reshaping democratic values — from individual agency to global sovereignty. The big question: can AI strengthen democracy?
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The Schwartz Reisman Institute’s Fall 2025 SRI Seminar Series is here!
This season, leading voices in AI, law, political science & sociology will explore urgent questions about technology’s role in society.
Full series lineup: srinstitute.utoronto.ca/news/fall-20...
#AI #TechAndSociety
Is ChatGPT your friend? Or just a clever chatbot? 🤖
On Sept 16, join us at the Schwartz Reisman Innovation Campus for our third annual technophilosophy soiree for a thought-provoking evening on AI companionship. This event is free for students, $5 for the public.
Register: technophilosophy.ca
