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Dan Lizotte

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Faculty @westernu.ca in Computer Science and in Epidemiology and Biostatistics. Director of the Rotman Institute of Philosophy. @rotmanphilosophy.bsky.social

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At Rotman, the weather prevents all activities *except* philosophy! Truly a magical place to work. Inside.

19.12.2025 19:27 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Launch of new Canada Impact+ Research Training Awards As announced in Budget 2025 -

Hi again #PhilSky,
We are also seeking internationally-residing postdoctoral candidates for Canada Impact Research Training awards: nserc-crsng.canada.ca/en/news/laun... (note priority areas.) To be considered, please send CV to @rotmanphilosophy.bsky.social e-mail: rotman.institute at uwo dot ca.

19.12.2025 18:01 — 👍 4    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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Canada-Impact-Plus - Research - Western University

Dear #PhilSky,
We are seeking established international scholars to join @westernu.ca and @rotmanphilosophy.bsky.social y.bsky.social.
www.uwo.ca/research/can...
Philosophers of technology (including AI), health, and other areas (see link) are welcome. Please share widely + DM if interested!

19.12.2025 16:57 — 👍 3    🔁 11    💬 0    📌 1
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Western launches new Centre for Bioethics - Western News The Western Centre for Bioethics launched Dec. 4, 2025 to consolidate bioethics expertise to advance collaborative research and learning opportunities.

#WesternU has established a new Centre for Bioethics, bringing top experts together to examine the critical ethical issues plaguing health-care providers, policy-makers and health systems. #bioethics

09.12.2025 20:02 — 👍 9    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0

Western is seeking outstanding leaders for the Canada Impact+ Research Chair program. Candidates in AI, cybersecurity, and other advanced technologies are of interest to Western Computer Science. If you are interested, please reach out or see ad below. Applications considered starting Jan 19 2026.

17.12.2025 11:57 — 👍 3    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0
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Can you tell if an image is AI-generated anymore? Advances in AI-generated images have made it increasingly difficult to distinguish what's real from what is fake, and when it comes to journalism, politics, and public trust, the stakes are rising. Th...

Did you catch yesterday's CBC segment featuring Rotman member & @westernu.ca's Chief AI Officer, Mark Daley? He offers perspectives on the current state of AI and shares some great tips on how to spot AI‑generated images - especially as they become increasingly convincing
www.cbc.ca/player/play/...

17.12.2025 15:15 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Rotman Visiting Speaker: Cameron Buckner - The Rotman Institute of Philosophy "LLMs as Models of Reasoning" Abstract: Recent advances in large language models that use self-prompting like GPT’s o1/o3 and DeepSeek have begun to encroach on human-level performance on “higher re...

www.rotman.uwo.ca/event/rotman...

Today I am giving a lecture to the Rotman Institute for Philosophy at University of Western Ontario...

05.08.2025 18:32 — 👍 18    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0

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