madeline g. reinecke
@mgreinecke.bsky.social
Postdoc at Oxford. Goes by “Gracie.” Researches moral cognition + AI. she/her/hers
www.mgreinecke.com
www.mgreinecke.com
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✨ New paper out today! ✨
As AI advances, people may increasingly see "minds" in machines. But what drives this tendency—and what are the consequences?
In this work, we look to the #evolution and #developmental psych literatures to consider why people may perceive LLMs as having minds of their own.
As AI advances, people may increasingly see "minds" in machines. But what drives this tendency—and what are the consequences?
In this work, we look to the #evolution and #developmental psych literatures to consider why people may perceive LLMs as having minds of their own.
What if your best friend was an #AI? What about your favorite teacher or long-term romantic partner? What would that be like?
I had a great time giving a talk on the 'Ethics of Human-AI Relationships' as part of Bitesize Ethics 2025 (@uehiro.ox.ac.uk).
📺 Full talk here: shorturl.at/WbUOs
I had a great time giving a talk on the 'Ethics of Human-AI Relationships' as part of Bitesize Ethics 2025 (@uehiro.ox.ac.uk).
📺 Full talk here: shorturl.at/WbUOs
Bitesize Ethics 2025 Session Two: Dr. Madeline G. Reinecke
YouTube video by Uehiro Oxford Institute Channel
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July 3, 2025 at 9:25 AM
What if your best friend was an #AI? What about your favorite teacher or long-term romantic partner? What would that be like?
I had a great time giving a talk on the 'Ethics of Human-AI Relationships' as part of Bitesize Ethics 2025 (@uehiro.ox.ac.uk).
📺 Full talk here: shorturl.at/WbUOs
I had a great time giving a talk on the 'Ethics of Human-AI Relationships' as part of Bitesize Ethics 2025 (@uehiro.ox.ac.uk).
📺 Full talk here: shorturl.at/WbUOs
Reposted by madeline g. reinecke
Tomorrow @mgreinecke.bsky.social continues our Bitesize Ethics summer programme with 'The Ethics of Human-AI Relationships'. Join us to explore the psychological and ethical nuances in our relationships with machines.
www.uehiro.ox.ac.uk/bitesize-eth...
#PhilosophyMatters #ethics
www.uehiro.ox.ac.uk/bitesize-eth...
#PhilosophyMatters #ethics
July 1, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Tomorrow @mgreinecke.bsky.social continues our Bitesize Ethics summer programme with 'The Ethics of Human-AI Relationships'. Join us to explore the psychological and ethical nuances in our relationships with machines.
www.uehiro.ox.ac.uk/bitesize-eth...
#PhilosophyMatters #ethics
www.uehiro.ox.ac.uk/bitesize-eth...
#PhilosophyMatters #ethics
Next week marks the start of @uehiro.ox.ac.uk's 'Bitesize Ethics 2025' --- which, for the first time, has a theme: Ethics in the Age of #AI.
June 18, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Next week marks the start of @uehiro.ox.ac.uk's 'Bitesize Ethics 2025' --- which, for the first time, has a theme: Ethics in the Age of #AI.
Reposted by madeline g. reinecke
Glad to see that @theguardian.com published my letter on one of the most urgent dilemmas we face today: how to balance housing needs with protecting nature.
📄 www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
📄 www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Humans need both housing and wild places | Letters
Letters: A new citizen science project helps us reach ethical decisions around planning and nature, writes Dr Edmond Awad, while Sue Hopkinson wants to redefine nimbyism. Plus a letter from Steve Lupt...
www.theguardian.com
June 10, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Glad to see that @theguardian.com published my letter on one of the most urgent dilemmas we face today: how to balance housing needs with protecting nature.
📄 www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
📄 www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Are English-speaking countries more anxious about #AI? 🤖🇬🇧
A new global survey (n > 23,000, 30 countries) suggests that the UK, US, and Australia express higher anxiety about AI than countries across Europe and Southeast Asia, where public trust in AI governance was higher.
A new global survey (n > 23,000, 30 countries) suggests that the UK, US, and Australia express higher anxiety about AI than countries across Europe and Southeast Asia, where public trust in AI governance was higher.
June 6, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Are English-speaking countries more anxious about #AI? 🤖🇬🇧
A new global survey (n > 23,000, 30 countries) suggests that the UK, US, and Australia express higher anxiety about AI than countries across Europe and Southeast Asia, where public trust in AI governance was higher.
A new global survey (n > 23,000, 30 countries) suggests that the UK, US, and Australia express higher anxiety about AI than countries across Europe and Southeast Asia, where public trust in AI governance was higher.
Reposted by madeline g. reinecke
🥳🥳 New paper in @nathumbehav.nature.com: “When development constricts our moral circle." Contrary to popular belief, younger kids may start out with broader moral circles than older ones. Check it out here 👉 rdcu.be/eoaSe
w/ @mattiwilks.bsky.social @karrineldner.bsky.social & Lucius Caviola
w/ @mattiwilks.bsky.social @karrineldner.bsky.social & Lucius Caviola
When development constricts our moral circle
Nature Human Behaviour - Although many believe our moral circles expand with age, this Perspective discusses an early-emerging tendency to care for others.
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May 28, 2025 at 5:49 PM
🥳🥳 New paper in @nathumbehav.nature.com: “When development constricts our moral circle." Contrary to popular belief, younger kids may start out with broader moral circles than older ones. Check it out here 👉 rdcu.be/eoaSe
w/ @mattiwilks.bsky.social @karrineldner.bsky.social & Lucius Caviola
w/ @mattiwilks.bsky.social @karrineldner.bsky.social & Lucius Caviola
Enjoyed speaking with @aifrontiers.bsky.social about one of my favorite topics: what #AI companions could mean for the human social world. 🤖
Read the full article: www.ai-frontiers.org/articles/ai-...
#AIethics
Read the full article: www.ai-frontiers.org/articles/ai-...
#AIethics
A Glimpse into the Future of AI Companions | AI Frontiers
Vanessa Bates Ramirez, May 29, 2025 — AI is increasingly being used for emotional support — but research from OpenAI and MIT raises concerns that it may leave some users feeling even worse.
www.ai-frontiers.org
May 29, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Enjoyed speaking with @aifrontiers.bsky.social about one of my favorite topics: what #AI companions could mean for the human social world. 🤖
Read the full article: www.ai-frontiers.org/articles/ai-...
#AIethics
Read the full article: www.ai-frontiers.org/articles/ai-...
#AIethics
Give our new game a try! last-haven.net
May 29, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Give our new game a try! last-haven.net
Applications for the Oxford Winter Neuroethics School are closing soon! 🧠🤖
It's going to be an incredible program, so please do join us for a deep dive into #neuroethics, #AI, & more!
Apply here ➡️ www.owns.org.uk
#OWNS2025
It's going to be an incredible program, so please do join us for a deep dive into #neuroethics, #AI, & more!
Apply here ➡️ www.owns.org.uk
#OWNS2025
Oxford Winter Neuroethics School
Gain the practical skills needed for planning and delivering interdisciplinary research projects in Neuroethics
www.owns.org.uk
May 19, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Applications for the Oxford Winter Neuroethics School are closing soon! 🧠🤖
It's going to be an incredible program, so please do join us for a deep dive into #neuroethics, #AI, & more!
Apply here ➡️ www.owns.org.uk
#OWNS2025
It's going to be an incredible program, so please do join us for a deep dive into #neuroethics, #AI, & more!
Apply here ➡️ www.owns.org.uk
#OWNS2025
Really excited to hear about this work; come by @uehiro.ox.ac.uk this afternoon if you're able! 🤖 #AI #ethics
Looking forward to presenting today at 4pm in the Oxford Uehiro Institute talking about work with my PostDoc Scott Claessens and my PhD student Pierce Veitch on how we view others who outsource different tasks to AI and the role that effort plays in shaping perceptions of others.
April 24, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Really excited to hear about this work; come by @uehiro.ox.ac.uk this afternoon if you're able! 🤖 #AI #ethics
I read the print version of this story in the NYT last month, but I listened to its podcast release from the Daily this morning. I think about human-AI relationships a lot, but hearing the pain in this user's voice when she 'loses' her ChatGPT boyfriend... Wow.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/25/p...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/25/p...
She Fell in Love With ChatGPT. Like, Actual Love. With Sex.
The story of a woman who is dating an A.I. chatbot, and what it tells us about love and technology.
www.nytimes.com
February 26, 2025 at 4:35 PM
I read the print version of this story in the NYT last month, but I listened to its podcast release from the Daily this morning. I think about human-AI relationships a lot, but hearing the pain in this user's voice when she 'loses' her ChatGPT boyfriend... Wow.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/25/p...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/25/p...
✨ New paper out today! ✨
As AI advances, people may increasingly see "minds" in machines. But what drives this tendency—and what are the consequences?
In this work, we look to the #evolution and #developmental psych literatures to consider why people may perceive LLMs as having minds of their own.
As AI advances, people may increasingly see "minds" in machines. But what drives this tendency—and what are the consequences?
In this work, we look to the #evolution and #developmental psych literatures to consider why people may perceive LLMs as having minds of their own.
February 26, 2025 at 10:44 AM
✨ New paper out today! ✨
As AI advances, people may increasingly see "minds" in machines. But what drives this tendency—and what are the consequences?
In this work, we look to the #evolution and #developmental psych literatures to consider why people may perceive LLMs as having minds of their own.
As AI advances, people may increasingly see "minds" in machines. But what drives this tendency—and what are the consequences?
In this work, we look to the #evolution and #developmental psych literatures to consider why people may perceive LLMs as having minds of their own.
What good comes from including psychologists at the 'AI #ethics table'? As a guest on 'Ethical Machines,' I tried to make the case for why understanding human psychology benefits responsible #AI development.
Check it out here:
www.ethicalmachinespodcast.com/episodes/wha...
Check it out here:
www.ethicalmachinespodcast.com/episodes/wha...
What Psychologists Say About AI Relationships — Ethical Machines Podcast with Reid Blackman
Every specialist in anything thinks they should have a seat at the AI ethics table. I’m usually skeptical. But psychologist Madeline Reinecke, Ph.D. did a great job defending her view that – you guess...
www.ethicalmachinespodcast.com
February 20, 2025 at 2:03 PM
What good comes from including psychologists at the 'AI #ethics table'? As a guest on 'Ethical Machines,' I tried to make the case for why understanding human psychology benefits responsible #AI development.
Check it out here:
www.ethicalmachinespodcast.com/episodes/wha...
Check it out here:
www.ethicalmachinespodcast.com/episodes/wha...
Looking forward to watching this:
WEBINAR: Immersive Research, Ethical Challenges: Morality & Responsibility in Virtual Reality
YouTube video by Inst. Informatics & Telecomms,NCSR Demokritos
www.youtube.com
January 24, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Looking forward to watching this:
What should we make of the ManyBabies 'helper-hinderer' investigation? Take a look at my commentary, published in the Conversation.
Are we moral blank slates at birth? A new study offers some clues
Are we moral blank slates at birth? A new study offers some clues
Researchers fail to replicate a seminal study in developmental psychology. Do babies really prefer helpers over hinderers?
dlvr.it
December 27, 2024 at 6:00 PM
What should we make of the ManyBabies 'helper-hinderer' investigation? Take a look at my commentary, published in the Conversation.
And thanks to the folks in the @socphilpsych.bsky.social community for their feedback on this project over the years!
I think @byrdnick.com took this photo at SPP 2023. Always one of my favorite conferences.
I think @byrdnick.com took this photo at SPP 2023. Always one of my favorite conferences.
December 11, 2024 at 9:20 AM
And thanks to the folks in the @socphilpsych.bsky.social community for their feedback on this project over the years!
I think @byrdnick.com took this photo at SPP 2023. Always one of my favorite conferences.
I think @byrdnick.com took this photo at SPP 2023. Always one of my favorite conferences.
Is #flourishing just for humans? In a new preprint (led by Joseph Moore), we propose ecological-collective-flourishing (e-co-flourishing): a shift in research + policy that situates human flourishing within the flourishing of non-human species and ecosystems. 🌍🌱
osf.io/preprints/ps...
osf.io/preprints/ps...
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November 29, 2024 at 4:47 PM
Is #flourishing just for humans? In a new preprint (led by Joseph Moore), we propose ecological-collective-flourishing (e-co-flourishing): a shift in research + policy that situates human flourishing within the flourishing of non-human species and ecosystems. 🌍🌱
osf.io/preprints/ps...
osf.io/preprints/ps...
I'm over the moon to announce a new paper from me,
@mattiwilks.bsky.social, and @paulbloomatyale.bsky.social, out this week (open-access) in Cognition: "Developmental changes in the perceived moral standing of robots" 🤖 (1/7)
@mattiwilks.bsky.social, and @paulbloomatyale.bsky.social, out this week (open-access) in Cognition: "Developmental changes in the perceived moral standing of robots" 🤖 (1/7)
November 15, 2024 at 12:28 PM
I'm over the moon to announce a new paper from me,
@mattiwilks.bsky.social, and @paulbloomatyale.bsky.social, out this week (open-access) in Cognition: "Developmental changes in the perceived moral standing of robots" 🤖 (1/7)
@mattiwilks.bsky.social, and @paulbloomatyale.bsky.social, out this week (open-access) in Cognition: "Developmental changes in the perceived moral standing of robots" 🤖 (1/7)
Great write-up from Joe Phelan on how children think about the mental lives of voice assistants. (You can even see a quote or two from me towards the end!)
Many kids are unsure if Alexa and Siri have feelings or think like people, study finds
A small study in Scotland suggests many kids overestimate the agency and intellect of AI assistants like Alexa, Siri and Google Assistant.
www.livescience.com
April 1, 2024 at 6:37 PM
Great write-up from Joe Phelan on how children think about the mental lives of voice assistants. (You can even see a quote or two from me towards the end!)
Reposted by madeline g. reinecke
Exciting news--an Expanding Empathy hybrid special event! On April 9, we'll host a conference on empathy and AI through the Consortium on Moral Decision-Making. Co-sponsored by PSU's Center for Socially Response AI and University Libraries, we'll have psychologists, philosophers, and engineers. 1/n
March 20, 2024 at 7:46 PM
Exciting news--an Expanding Empathy hybrid special event! On April 9, we'll host a conference on empathy and AI through the Consortium on Moral Decision-Making. Co-sponsored by PSU's Center for Socially Response AI and University Libraries, we'll have psychologists, philosophers, and engineers. 1/n
Fantastic time chatting with Conor and Gabriel on last week's Science Unscripted. We focused on my recent research with @drlarisa.bsky.social as part of a larger conversation regarding the origins of human morality.
Thanks for having me! 🧪 #PsychSciSky #AcademicSky
www.dw.com/en/kids-dont...
Thanks for having me! 🧪 #PsychSciSky #AcademicSky
www.dw.com/en/kids-dont...
January 22, 2024 at 2:49 PM
Fantastic time chatting with Conor and Gabriel on last week's Science Unscripted. We focused on my recent research with @drlarisa.bsky.social as part of a larger conversation regarding the origins of human morality.
Thanks for having me! 🧪 #PsychSciSky #AcademicSky
www.dw.com/en/kids-dont...
Thanks for having me! 🧪 #PsychSciSky #AcademicSky
www.dw.com/en/kids-dont...
Reposted by madeline g. reinecke
1. New paper with Madeline (Gracie) Reinecke now in press at Cognitive Development! We find that kids think God can't change moral rules. Full text here: columbiasamclab.weebly.com/uploads/5/9/.... Summary below:
#PsychSciSky #SocialPsyc #DevPsyc 🧪
#PsychSciSky #SocialPsyc #DevPsyc 🧪
November 6, 2023 at 7:05 PM
1. New paper with Madeline (Gracie) Reinecke now in press at Cognitive Development! We find that kids think God can't change moral rules. Full text here: columbiasamclab.weebly.com/uploads/5/9/.... Summary below:
#PsychSciSky #SocialPsyc #DevPsyc 🧪
#PsychSciSky #SocialPsyc #DevPsyc 🧪