Karina Vold
@karinavold.bsky.social
🇨🇦💪 Philosopher. Professor. PI @ periscope.org
Join us at 3:00pm ET tomorrow for a talk by Prof Gideon Christian as a part of the Algorithmic Bias in Canada Project: algorithmicbias.ca
The talk is hybrid, use the QR below to attend online:
The talk is hybrid, use the QR below to attend online:
February 10, 2026 at 10:29 PM
Join us at 3:00pm ET tomorrow for a talk by Prof Gideon Christian as a part of the Algorithmic Bias in Canada Project: algorithmicbias.ca
The talk is hybrid, use the QR below to attend online:
The talk is hybrid, use the QR below to attend online:
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🤖🕯️ Can AI change how we grieve?
Professor @karinavold.bsky.social co-authored a new article in Psychologie Québec examining the ethical implications of AI-based post-mortem digital avatars, or “griefbots,” and their potential impact on mourning www.ordrepsy.qc.ca/-/avatars-nu...
Professor @karinavold.bsky.social co-authored a new article in Psychologie Québec examining the ethical implications of AI-based post-mortem digital avatars, or “griefbots,” and their potential impact on mourning www.ordrepsy.qc.ca/-/avatars-nu...
Avatars numériques post mortem et deuil : un point de vue éthique - Ordre des psychologues du Québec - OPQ
Le deuil, processus d’adaptation à une perte majeure, pourrait être bouleversé par l’émergence de « griefbots », avatars numériques post mortem. S’ils prolongent le lien avec une personne décédée,…
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February 10, 2026 at 2:03 PM
🤖🕯️ Can AI change how we grieve?
Professor @karinavold.bsky.social co-authored a new article in Psychologie Québec examining the ethical implications of AI-based post-mortem digital avatars, or “griefbots,” and their potential impact on mourning www.ordrepsy.qc.ca/-/avatars-nu...
Professor @karinavold.bsky.social co-authored a new article in Psychologie Québec examining the ethical implications of AI-based post-mortem digital avatars, or “griefbots,” and their potential impact on mourning www.ordrepsy.qc.ca/-/avatars-nu...
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the paper appears in a themed issue alongside other excellent contributions by @ncrenic.bsky.social @karinavold.bsky.social @jenny-l-davis.bsky.social and many wonderful participants at the ANU workshop. Happy reading!
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
AI and the Decision to Go to War
AI and the Decision to Go to War
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January 31, 2026 at 6:43 AM
the paper appears in a themed issue alongside other excellent contributions by @ncrenic.bsky.social @karinavold.bsky.social @jenny-l-davis.bsky.social and many wonderful participants at the ANU workshop. Happy reading!
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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Published earlier this week: my 2nd contribution to the ANU series on AI in resort-to-force decision -making. My primary aim in this piece was to scope a minimal governance program for controlling AI-equipped complex institutions.
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
AI and the Decision to Go to War
AI and the Decision to Go to War
www.cambridge.org
January 31, 2026 at 6:43 AM
Published earlier this week: my 2nd contribution to the ANU series on AI in resort-to-force decision -making. My primary aim in this piece was to scope a minimal governance program for controlling AI-equipped complex institutions.
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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🤖💼 Professor @karinavold.bsky.social is co-author of a recent article outlining a protocol for a living systematic review on how AI is reshaping employment, working conditions, and worker safety, health, and well-being across different workplaces. Check it out! link.springer.com/article/10.1...
January 27, 2026 at 2:02 PM
🤖💼 Professor @karinavold.bsky.social is co-author of a recent article outlining a protocol for a living systematic review on how AI is reshaping employment, working conditions, and worker safety, health, and well-being across different workplaces. Check it out! link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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✨12 Days of SRI! Day 2✨
At this year’s Technophilosophy Soiree, scholars and community members explored one of AI’s most human questions: can we have genuine relationships with AI companions?
🎥 Watch: srinstitute.utoronto.ca/news/technop... @karinavold.bsky.social @uoftcompsci.bsky.social
At this year’s Technophilosophy Soiree, scholars and community members explored one of AI’s most human questions: can we have genuine relationships with AI companions?
🎥 Watch: srinstitute.utoronto.ca/news/technop... @karinavold.bsky.social @uoftcompsci.bsky.social
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December 8, 2025 at 7:52 PM
✨12 Days of SRI! Day 2✨
At this year’s Technophilosophy Soiree, scholars and community members explored one of AI’s most human questions: can we have genuine relationships with AI companions?
🎥 Watch: srinstitute.utoronto.ca/news/technop... @karinavold.bsky.social @uoftcompsci.bsky.social
At this year’s Technophilosophy Soiree, scholars and community members explored one of AI’s most human questions: can we have genuine relationships with AI companions?
🎥 Watch: srinstitute.utoronto.ca/news/technop... @karinavold.bsky.social @uoftcompsci.bsky.social
Our upcoming December workshop on the Ethics of Griefbots has a poster!
Looking forward to hosting the event with @jocelynmaclure.bsky.social and @hugocl.bsky.social at
@UofTEthics.bsky.social
Thanks to our sponsors @UofT-IHPST.bsky.social @forea-virtue.bsky.social and
@torontosri.bsky.social
Looking forward to hosting the event with @jocelynmaclure.bsky.social and @hugocl.bsky.social at
@UofTEthics.bsky.social
Thanks to our sponsors @UofT-IHPST.bsky.social @forea-virtue.bsky.social and
@torontosri.bsky.social
November 27, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Our upcoming December workshop on the Ethics of Griefbots has a poster!
Looking forward to hosting the event with @jocelynmaclure.bsky.social and @hugocl.bsky.social at
@UofTEthics.bsky.social
Thanks to our sponsors @UofT-IHPST.bsky.social @forea-virtue.bsky.social and
@torontosri.bsky.social
Looking forward to hosting the event with @jocelynmaclure.bsky.social and @hugocl.bsky.social at
@UofTEthics.bsky.social
Thanks to our sponsors @UofT-IHPST.bsky.social @forea-virtue.bsky.social and
@torontosri.bsky.social
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What does it really mean to trust a machine?
Join leading thinkers for a conversation on building AI that’s transparent, accountable and aligned with human values.
📆 Friday, Nov. 14 | 12 – 1 p.m. ET
📍 Online
🔗 Register today at alumni.engineering.utoronto.ca/event/dd-nov...
Join leading thinkers for a conversation on building AI that’s transparent, accountable and aligned with human values.
📆 Friday, Nov. 14 | 12 – 1 p.m. ET
📍 Online
🔗 Register today at alumni.engineering.utoronto.ca/event/dd-nov...
October 28, 2025 at 6:15 PM
What does it really mean to trust a machine?
Join leading thinkers for a conversation on building AI that’s transparent, accountable and aligned with human values.
📆 Friday, Nov. 14 | 12 – 1 p.m. ET
📍 Online
🔗 Register today at alumni.engineering.utoronto.ca/event/dd-nov...
Join leading thinkers for a conversation on building AI that’s transparent, accountable and aligned with human values.
📆 Friday, Nov. 14 | 12 – 1 p.m. ET
📍 Online
🔗 Register today at alumni.engineering.utoronto.ca/event/dd-nov...
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📅 Wednesday, October 1 ⏱️ 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. 📍 Centre for Ethics, Larkin 200. This event is part of the ABC: Partnership on Algorithm Bias and Safety in Canada. For more information about this research project, please visit: algorithmicbias.ca @uoftethics.bsky.social @karinavold.bsky.social
September 25, 2025 at 8:49 PM
📅 Wednesday, October 1 ⏱️ 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. 📍 Centre for Ethics, Larkin 200. This event is part of the ABC: Partnership on Algorithm Bias and Safety in Canada. For more information about this research project, please visit: algorithmicbias.ca @uoftethics.bsky.social @karinavold.bsky.social
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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.
🎥→ tinyurl.com/ys4wdzeb
#AIethics @minzlicht.bsky.social @uoftethics.bsky.social
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.
🎥→ tinyurl.com/ys4wdzeb
#AIethics @minzlicht.bsky.social @uoftethics.bsky.social
AI in the friend zone: Rethinking companionship — Schwartz Reisman Institute
Can we have genuine relationships with AI systems? At the third Technophilosophy Soiree, conceived of and led by SRI Research Lead Karina Vold , leading thinkers from a variety of disciplines explore...
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October 6, 2025 at 2:54 PM
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.
🎥→ tinyurl.com/ys4wdzeb
#AIethics @minzlicht.bsky.social @uoftethics.bsky.social
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.
🎥→ tinyurl.com/ys4wdzeb
#AIethics @minzlicht.bsky.social @uoftethics.bsky.social
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"We should learn how the AI beat us at Go, rather than just lamenting our defeat" from my awesome UofT colleagues Jessie Hall & @karinavold.bsky.social
iai.tv/articles/ai-...
iai.tv/articles/ai-...
AI can uncover humanity's unknown unknowns
iai.tv
May 29, 2025 at 12:44 AM
"We should learn how the AI beat us at Go, rather than just lamenting our defeat" from my awesome UofT colleagues Jessie Hall & @karinavold.bsky.social
iai.tv/articles/ai-...
iai.tv/articles/ai-...
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Do not miss this event organized by Prof. @karinavold.bsky.social Register now!
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
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
Technophilosophy: September Soiree
Join us this September for a soiree on technophilosophy.
technophilosophy.ca
August 21, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Do not miss this event organized by Prof. @karinavold.bsky.social Register now!
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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
Are you intrigued by our upcoming Technophilosophy Soirée?
At SRI, we’re always asking how technology reshapes what it means to be human. 🧵
At SRI, we’re always asking how technology reshapes what it means to be human. 🧵
September 2, 2025 at 1:41 PM
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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💡Absolutely Interdisciplinary Panel Announcement: New Frontiers in AI Governance💡
Explore the challenges of governing powerful ‘frontier’ #AI systems with @atoosakz.bsky.social Nitarshan Rajkumar and moderator @karinavold.bsky.social!
Register today: absolutelyinterdisciplinary.com
Explore the challenges of governing powerful ‘frontier’ #AI systems with @atoosakz.bsky.social Nitarshan Rajkumar and moderator @karinavold.bsky.social!
Register today: absolutelyinterdisciplinary.com
May 1, 2025 at 7:32 PM
💡Absolutely Interdisciplinary Panel Announcement: New Frontiers in AI Governance💡
Explore the challenges of governing powerful ‘frontier’ #AI systems with @atoosakz.bsky.social Nitarshan Rajkumar and moderator @karinavold.bsky.social!
Register today: absolutelyinterdisciplinary.com
Explore the challenges of governing powerful ‘frontier’ #AI systems with @atoosakz.bsky.social Nitarshan Rajkumar and moderator @karinavold.bsky.social!
Register today: absolutelyinterdisciplinary.com
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APA member @karinavold.bsky.social (University of Toronto) is asking the big questions about AI, consciousness, and what it means to be human.
In the mind of the machine: U of T researcher explores AI’s most existential questions
When Karina Vold began her postdoctoral research at the Leverhulme Centre for the Future of Intelligence at the University of Cambridge in 2017, the idea of focusing on philosophy and the still…
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April 7, 2025 at 3:55 PM
APA member @karinavold.bsky.social (University of Toronto) is asking the big questions about AI, consciousness, and what it means to be human.
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📣The @UofT Centre for Ethics has a call for applications for a post-doctoral fellowship in on the topic of Algorithm Bias.
Please share 🙏
➡️ includes teaching opportunity and position is renewable up to 3 years
@ihpst-uoft.bsky.social
@uoftethics.bsky.social
ethics.utoronto.ca/postdoctoral...
Please share 🙏
➡️ includes teaching opportunity and position is renewable up to 3 years
@ihpst-uoft.bsky.social
@uoftethics.bsky.social
ethics.utoronto.ca/postdoctoral...
Postdoctoral Fellowship In Algorithm Bias | Centre for Ethics, University of Toronto
ethics.utoronto.ca
March 30, 2025 at 5:19 PM
📣The @UofT Centre for Ethics has a call for applications for a post-doctoral fellowship in on the topic of Algorithm Bias.
Please share 🙏
➡️ includes teaching opportunity and position is renewable up to 3 years
@ihpst-uoft.bsky.social
@uoftethics.bsky.social
ethics.utoronto.ca/postdoctoral...
Please share 🙏
➡️ includes teaching opportunity and position is renewable up to 3 years
@ihpst-uoft.bsky.social
@uoftethics.bsky.social
ethics.utoronto.ca/postdoctoral...
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I’m finding it really difficult to publish pieces critical of large language models or AI in medical journals. Some of our papers show hard evidence of why the models are not ready for prime time. But journals seem to prefer the “AI is a doctor!” papers. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Red teaming ChatGPT in medicine to yield real-world insights on model behavior - npj Digital Medicine
npj Digital Medicine - Red teaming ChatGPT in medicine to yield real-world insights on model behavior
www.nature.com
April 5, 2025 at 2:29 PM
I’m finding it really difficult to publish pieces critical of large language models or AI in medical journals. Some of our papers show hard evidence of why the models are not ready for prime time. But journals seem to prefer the “AI is a doctor!” papers. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Karina Vold says the rapid development of AI systems has left both philosophers & computer scientists grappling with difficult questions. #UofT 💻 uoft.me/bsp
April 1, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Karina Vold says the rapid development of AI systems has left both philosophers & computer scientists grappling with difficult questions. #UofT 💻 uoft.me/bsp
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Computer scientists are interested in philosophical questions about AI and want to do things responsibly, says SRI Research Lead @karinavold.bsky.social. Read about her work on #AI, consciousness, and ethics in a rapidly evolving field. ⬇️
Karina Vold says the rapid development of AI systems has left both philosophers & computer scientists grappling with difficult questions. #UofT 💻 uoft.me/bsp
April 1, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Computer scientists are interested in philosophical questions about AI and want to do things responsibly, says SRI Research Lead @karinavold.bsky.social. Read about her work on #AI, consciousness, and ethics in a rapidly evolving field. ⬇️
📣The @UofT Centre for Ethics has a call for applications for a post-doctoral fellowship in on the topic of Algorithm Bias.
Please share 🙏
➡️ includes teaching opportunity and position is renewable up to 3 years
@ihpst-uoft.bsky.social
@uoftethics.bsky.social
ethics.utoronto.ca/postdoctoral...
Please share 🙏
➡️ includes teaching opportunity and position is renewable up to 3 years
@ihpst-uoft.bsky.social
@uoftethics.bsky.social
ethics.utoronto.ca/postdoctoral...
Postdoctoral Fellowship In Algorithm Bias | Centre for Ethics, University of Toronto
ethics.utoronto.ca
March 30, 2025 at 5:19 PM
📣The @UofT Centre for Ethics has a call for applications for a post-doctoral fellowship in on the topic of Algorithm Bias.
Please share 🙏
➡️ includes teaching opportunity and position is renewable up to 3 years
@ihpst-uoft.bsky.social
@uoftethics.bsky.social
ethics.utoronto.ca/postdoctoral...
Please share 🙏
➡️ includes teaching opportunity and position is renewable up to 3 years
@ihpst-uoft.bsky.social
@uoftethics.bsky.social
ethics.utoronto.ca/postdoctoral...
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‼️Now Accepting Applications‼️
The Centre for Ethics at the University of Toronto is accepting applications for a Postdoctoral Fellowship in Algorithm Bias for the 2025–2026 academic year.
📅 Deadline: April 30, 2025
🔗 Apply here: ethics.utoronto.ca/postdoctoral...
The Centre for Ethics at the University of Toronto is accepting applications for a Postdoctoral Fellowship in Algorithm Bias for the 2025–2026 academic year.
📅 Deadline: April 30, 2025
🔗 Apply here: ethics.utoronto.ca/postdoctoral...
March 30, 2025 at 4:55 PM
‼️Now Accepting Applications‼️
The Centre for Ethics at the University of Toronto is accepting applications for a Postdoctoral Fellowship in Algorithm Bias for the 2025–2026 academic year.
📅 Deadline: April 30, 2025
🔗 Apply here: ethics.utoronto.ca/postdoctoral...
The Centre for Ethics at the University of Toronto is accepting applications for a Postdoctoral Fellowship in Algorithm Bias for the 2025–2026 academic year.
📅 Deadline: April 30, 2025
🔗 Apply here: ethics.utoronto.ca/postdoctoral...
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Save the date for the upcoming research seminar. Hybrid event. Few in-person seats left! Organized by Prof. @karinavold.bsky.social | Sponsors IHPST & @torontosri.bsky.social I |🔗https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/sri-seminar-series-joshua-august-skorburg-in-person-tickets-1089948949649
March 5, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Save the date for the upcoming research seminar. Hybrid event. Few in-person seats left! Organized by Prof. @karinavold.bsky.social | Sponsors IHPST & @torontosri.bsky.social I |🔗https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/sri-seminar-series-joshua-august-skorburg-in-person-tickets-1089948949649
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AI isn't just results—it's about new thinking! Check out part 2 of the AI and Human Creativity series by iai news. IHPST Postdoc Jessie Hall and Prof. @karinavold.bsky.social discuss how AI teaches us from boardgames to biomolecules. 🧠📚 iai.tv/articles/ai-...
AI can uncover humanity's unknown unknowns
iai.tv
March 4, 2025 at 8:18 PM
AI isn't just results—it's about new thinking! Check out part 2 of the AI and Human Creativity series by iai news. IHPST Postdoc Jessie Hall and Prof. @karinavold.bsky.social discuss how AI teaches us from boardgames to biomolecules. 🧠📚 iai.tv/articles/ai-...
I have a new piece out on IAI News today about how we can use AI to scaffold human learning, co-authored with my postdoc Jessie Hall 🔬
iai.tv/articles/ai-...
iai.tv/articles/ai-...
AI can uncover humanity's unknown unknowns
iai.tv
February 27, 2025 at 6:40 PM
I have a new piece out on IAI News today about how we can use AI to scaffold human learning, co-authored with my postdoc Jessie Hall 🔬
iai.tv/articles/ai-...
iai.tv/articles/ai-...
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Join online for "Artificial Intelligence Benchmarks and Degenerating Research" by Catherine Stinson. In-person tickets are sold out, but you can still register to attend virtually. Event organized by @karinavold.bsky.social Sponsors IHPST & @torontosri.bsky.social 🔗 ihpst.utoronto.ca/events/ihpst...
February 5, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Join online for "Artificial Intelligence Benchmarks and Degenerating Research" by Catherine Stinson. In-person tickets are sold out, but you can still register to attend virtually. Event organized by @karinavold.bsky.social Sponsors IHPST & @torontosri.bsky.social 🔗 ihpst.utoronto.ca/events/ihpst...