Maksim Karliuk
@karliuk.com
Learning to philosophise public policy at LSE. PhD and LLM (not large language model😀). Author of one and a half books📚
www.karliuk.com Café-philo: https://t.me/cafephilo
www.karliuk.com Café-philo: https://t.me/cafephilo
"In 2025, the weakest link in Ukraine’s defences still lies in the minds of its western friends."
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Why Ukraine is winning the war
Russia has failed to achieve its core aim — the destruction of the Ukrainian nation
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September 27, 2025 at 9:46 PM
"In 2025, the weakest link in Ukraine’s defences still lies in the minds of its western friends."
www.ft.com/content/2a4d...
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thanks to the UN Special Rapporteur Marcelo Vázquez-Bermúdez for including my book (www.cambridge.org/9781316514061) in the 2025 UN report on general principles of law: documents.un.org/doc/undoc/ge.... to clarify - book published by @universitypress.cambridge.org, not @ox.ac.uk as stated there;)
August 27, 2025 at 5:30 PM
thanks to the UN Special Rapporteur Marcelo Vázquez-Bermúdez for including my book (www.cambridge.org/9781316514061) in the 2025 UN report on general principles of law: documents.un.org/doc/undoc/ge.... to clarify - book published by @universitypress.cambridge.org, not @ox.ac.uk as stated there;)
August 20, 2025 at 11:16 AM
day in honour of @jowolff.bsky.social @blavatnikschool.bsky.social
July 22, 2025 at 12:34 PM
day in honour of @jowolff.bsky.social @blavatnikschool.bsky.social
didn’t know that was a thing🤷🏼♂️
July 15, 2025 at 12:35 PM
didn’t know that was a thing🤷🏼♂️
just learned that the CEO of Microsoft AI studied philosophy, not tech (dropped out though)
CatGPT really put me in the hot seat here. Can computers be conscious? How close are we to domain-specific superintelligence? And most importantly WHY did I wear that outfit in my TED Talk?
Check out the full convo for more hot takes + style highs and lows: www.youtube.com/watch?v=CD7d...
Check out the full convo for more hot takes + style highs and lows: www.youtube.com/watch?v=CD7d...
Could computers become conscious? | Beyond the Bio: Mustafa Suleyman
YouTube video by CatGPT
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July 14, 2025 at 6:13 PM
just learned that the CEO of Microsoft AI studied philosophy, not tech (dropped out though)
the professor (Adam Smith) and the infidel (David Hume) at the National Portrait Gallery in London.
(with a nod to Dennis C. Rasmussen’s ‘The Infidel and the Professor’ press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...)
(with a nod to Dennis C. Rasmussen’s ‘The Infidel and the Professor’ press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...)
July 14, 2025 at 12:56 PM
the professor (Adam Smith) and the infidel (David Hume) at the National Portrait Gallery in London.
(with a nod to Dennis C. Rasmussen’s ‘The Infidel and the Professor’ press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...)
(with a nod to Dennis C. Rasmussen’s ‘The Infidel and the Professor’ press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...)
EU's General-Purpose AI Code of Practice is out, and I am happy to have been able to contribute to the process leading to that moment as a member of four working groups. digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/policies/...
#AI #AIinEurope
#AI #AIinEurope
July 11, 2025 at 11:28 AM
EU's General-Purpose AI Code of Practice is out, and I am happy to have been able to contribute to the process leading to that moment as a member of four working groups. digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/policies/...
#AI #AIinEurope
#AI #AIinEurope
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A recent paper from Michael Zakharin and Timothy C Bates: ‘Higher cognitive ability linked to weaker moral foundations in UK adults’. Read the full article - doi.org/10.1016/j.in...
July 11, 2025 at 6:42 AM
A recent paper from Michael Zakharin and Timothy C Bates: ‘Higher cognitive ability linked to weaker moral foundations in UK adults’. Read the full article - doi.org/10.1016/j.in...
i would even revoke their banking license due to incompetence
July 7, 2025 at 2:34 PM
i would even revoke their banking license due to incompetence
Sarah McGrath from Princeton speaking on “What (if anything) is a moral experience ?” at @aristotsoc.bsky.social
June 17, 2025 at 7:07 AM
Sarah McGrath from Princeton speaking on “What (if anything) is a moral experience ?” at @aristotsoc.bsky.social
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🥳 #LSEPhilosophy has been ranked number 1 for Philosophy in the Complete University Guide 2026 for the second year in a row!
🏆 The Complete University Guide ranks the best universities in the UK, overall and in 74 subject areas.
More: www.thecompleteuniversityguide.co.uk/league-table...
🏆 The Complete University Guide ranks the best universities in the UK, overall and in 74 subject areas.
More: www.thecompleteuniversityguide.co.uk/league-table...
June 11, 2025 at 9:45 AM
🥳 #LSEPhilosophy has been ranked number 1 for Philosophy in the Complete University Guide 2026 for the second year in a row!
🏆 The Complete University Guide ranks the best universities in the UK, overall and in 74 subject areas.
More: www.thecompleteuniversityguide.co.uk/league-table...
🏆 The Complete University Guide ranks the best universities in the UK, overall and in 74 subject areas.
More: www.thecompleteuniversityguide.co.uk/league-table...
nerd thrill is to be cited next to @birchlse.bsky.social from @lsephilosophy.bsky.social 🤓
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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June 7, 2025 at 9:23 AM
nerd thrill is to be cited next to @birchlse.bsky.social from @lsephilosophy.bsky.social 🤓
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
correction: all is philosophy
May 28, 2025 at 8:23 AM
correction: all is philosophy
“rule-following is not just about rewards or punishments—it is driven by intrinsic respect for rules and social expectations, regulating everyday social interactions”
Why people follow rules - Nature Human Behaviour
Why do people follow rules, even when breaking them has no consequences? Experiments with 14,034 participants reveal that rule-following is not just about rewards or punishments—it is driven by intrin...
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May 27, 2025 at 9:23 AM
“rule-following is not just about rewards or punishments—it is driven by intrinsic respect for rules and social expectations, regulating everyday social interactions”
"while enhancing individual ideas’ creativity, [reliance on ChatGPT] reduces the diversity of ideas in a pool of ideas"
#ai
#ai
ChatGPT decreases idea diversity in brainstorming - Nature Human Behaviour
Nature Human Behaviour - ChatGPT decreases idea diversity in brainstorming
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May 16, 2025 at 7:43 PM
"while enhancing individual ideas’ creativity, [reliance on ChatGPT] reduces the diversity of ideas in a pool of ideas"
#ai
#ai
German intelligence agency
has labelled #AfD as right wing extremist. here is my LSE essay on Karl Popper’s paradox of toleration where i discuss a (not so) imaginary example having exactly the likes of AfD in mind. I suggest that Popper’s solution is over permissive
#philsky #polisky #polisci
has labelled #AfD as right wing extremist. here is my LSE essay on Karl Popper’s paradox of toleration where i discuss a (not so) imaginary example having exactly the likes of AfD in mind. I suggest that Popper’s solution is over permissive
#philsky #polisky #polisci
Karl Popper’s paradox of self-undermining toleration and the far-right
Karl Popper formulated what is now known as the paradox of toleration, where unlimited tolerance can lead to the destruction of tolerance itself. I assess Poppe
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May 4, 2025 at 6:54 PM
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Conservative MPs stay off Bluesky
Conservative MPs stay off Bluesky
New polling of Members of Parliament shows that Bluesky has firmly established itself in the mix of social media channels used by MPs but...
buff.ly
April 27, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Conservative MPs stay off Bluesky
🧵 (1/5) There seems to be a near consensus in philosophy rejecting the value free ideal in science. In this thread I show why rejecting this ideal is misguided (full argument can be found here: philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/24...).
#philsky #academicsky
#philsky #academicsky
April 17, 2025 at 1:12 PM
🧵 (1/5) There seems to be a near consensus in philosophy rejecting the value free ideal in science. In this thread I show why rejecting this ideal is misguided (full argument can be found here: philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/24...).
#philsky #academicsky
#philsky #academicsky
i’m coining the term #technoautist, which broadly means the Musks, Altmans etc. of this world
#ai #aiethics #technology #democracy #academicsky #policy
#ai #aiethics #technology #democracy #academicsky #policy
March 27, 2025 at 8:07 PM
i’m coining the term #technoautist, which broadly means the Musks, Altmans etc. of this world
#ai #aiethics #technology #democracy #academicsky #policy
#ai #aiethics #technology #democracy #academicsky #policy
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🏆 We are pleased to share that we were ranked 2nd best in the world for #Philosophy in the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2025! This is the highest ranking of any UK-based philosophy department for the second year in a row!
More: www.topuniversities.com/university-s...
More: www.topuniversities.com/university-s...
March 19, 2025 at 1:17 PM
🏆 We are pleased to share that we were ranked 2nd best in the world for #Philosophy in the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2025! This is the highest ranking of any UK-based philosophy department for the second year in a row!
More: www.topuniversities.com/university-s...
More: www.topuniversities.com/university-s...
is it true that Germans sometimes read Kant in English translation?😀 #philsky
HoP 462 Freedom to Philosophize: Introduction to Early Modern Philosophy
Podcast Episode · History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps · 02/02/2025 · 37m
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March 19, 2025 at 8:52 AM
is it true that Germans sometimes read Kant in English translation?😀 #philsky
apparently, logic and knowledge were banned. well, no wonder: Russell met Lenin and wasn’t impressed, e.g. Lenin thought that a proposition could be proved by quoting Marx🤷🏼♂️
March 16, 2025 at 3:13 PM
apparently, logic and knowledge were banned. well, no wonder: Russell met Lenin and wasn’t impressed, e.g. Lenin thought that a proposition could be proved by quoting Marx🤷🏼♂️
now this. after the news that chatgpt is failing the Turing test because it responds more intelligently than humans
March 14, 2025 at 7:31 AM
now this. after the news that chatgpt is failing the Turing test because it responds more intelligently than humans