Thesis Development: Advisor Meeting #2
Lessons from my second thesis advisor meeting — on academic writing, proportionate argumentation, and the risk of oversimplifying normative ethical theory.
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Thesis Development: Advisor Meeting #1
My first thesis advisor meeting at Edinburgh — adopting a poly-ethical approach, the MVP strategy for academic work, and the birth of the Ethical Debugging concept.
New Podcast: Machines & Meaning
How a course assignment turned into a passion project — creating a podcast that examines AI through the lens of different philosophers.
New Paradigms in Ethics
A deep dive into Alasdair MacIntyre’s moral philosophy at Edinburgh — on tradition as the embodiment of values, the role of virtues, and questions that shaped my thesis.
Readings from Ethics of Robotics and Autonomous Systems
Halfway through readings on robot ethics — on autonomy’s effect on work ethic, whether robots deserve rights, and the outsourcing of moral responsibility.
White Lies on Silver Tongues: Why Robots Need to Deceive (and How)
Examining the academic argument for robot deception — when bullshitting serves benevolent goals, and what ethical frameworks we embed when we permit machines to lie.