Syed AbuMusab
@smusab.bsky.social
I am an Assistant Professor at the University of Texas at Arlington, where I work on ethics and social agency related to Social/Relational AI systems. I also work in philosophy of mind, and normative ethics.
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Syed AbuMusab
@smusab.bsky.social
· Sep 4
The virtue of artificiality: Islamic ethics and the reconceptualization of AI caregivers - AI and Ethics
The artificiality of AI, while often problematic in Western ethical frameworks, uniquely aligns with Islamic ethics. Where standard criticisms of carebots emphasize dignity, deception, and simulated c...
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New paper! 🎉 I presented this at @iaseai.bsky.social in Feb 2025. The standard AI ethics view considers Carebots' artificiality problematic. Islamic ethics differ: AI as "neutragents" may be preferable for practicing Muslims, avoiding strangers. link.springer.com/article/10.1... #philtech #philsky
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It took a while for philosophers of mind to get into the new AI game. Regrettably, they seem to be playing the PR game with outdated terms like “consciousness”. Given the popular appeal of this strategy, I foresee years of unbearable and retrograde debate for philosophy of AI.
#philtech #AIethics
#philtech #AIethics
November 11, 2025 at 8:20 PM
I’m teaching logic at UTA and most students are theater, arts, music etc. and some engineering students. I don’t think I’ve enjoyed teaching logic more before than this class. #philsky
September 18, 2025 at 11:05 PM
I’m teaching logic at UTA and most students are theater, arts, music etc. and some engineering students. I don’t think I’ve enjoyed teaching logic more before than this class. #philsky
#philtech boosting
Hello, #AcademicSky! We are the Centre for Logic and Philosophy of Science (CLPS) at KU Leuven. Our senior and junior researchers focus on #logic, #epistemology & #philsci. We’re here to share our work and connect with logicians and philosophers of science worldwide—help us spread the word! #philsky
September 18, 2025 at 11:02 PM
#philtech boosting
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Timeline cleanse
September 11, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Timeline cleanse
New paper! 🎉 I presented this at @iaseai.bsky.social in Feb 2025. The standard AI ethics view considers Carebots' artificiality problematic. Islamic ethics differ: AI as "neutragents" may be preferable for practicing Muslims, avoiding strangers. link.springer.com/article/10.1... #philtech #philsky
The virtue of artificiality: Islamic ethics and the reconceptualization of AI caregivers - AI and Ethics
The artificiality of AI, while often problematic in Western ethical frameworks, uniquely aligns with Islamic ethics. Where standard criticisms of carebots emphasize dignity, deception, and simulated c...
link.springer.com
September 4, 2025 at 9:30 PM
New paper! 🎉 I presented this at @iaseai.bsky.social in Feb 2025. The standard AI ethics view considers Carebots' artificiality problematic. Islamic ethics differ: AI as "neutragents" may be preferable for practicing Muslims, avoiding strangers. link.springer.com/article/10.1... #philtech #philsky
Does anyone know of data on how long it typically takes to write a Phil paper (publishable in at least mid-tier journals)? For example, research, writing, editing, revision, revision 2 etc?
I’m curious about how many hrs philo researchers & teachers generally work.
#philsky #philsci #philtech
I’m curious about how many hrs philo researchers & teachers generally work.
#philsky #philsci #philtech
August 16, 2025 at 4:26 PM
August 7, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Now with all the official stuff taken care of, I can freely share that I was fortunate enough to secure a TT position for Fall '25 at the University of Texas-Arlington. Very thankful to @johnfsymons.bsky.social @sarahrobins.bsky.social, Brad Cokelet, @coreymaley.net & KU Phil. #philtech #philsky
July 6, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Now with all the official stuff taken care of, I can freely share that I was fortunate enough to secure a TT position for Fall '25 at the University of Texas-Arlington. Very thankful to @johnfsymons.bsky.social @sarahrobins.bsky.social, Brad Cokelet, @coreymaley.net & KU Phil. #philtech #philsky
Boosting #philtech #sts Finally some good research will come out!! Really looking forward to the results.
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June 20, 2025 at 3:49 PM
No war with Iran! We cannot let BB lead us into another war!
June 12, 2025 at 11:51 PM
No war with Iran! We cannot let BB lead us into another war!
I honestly don’t think we could’ve picked a better name than OKC Thunder. Especially when there are storms the day teams arrive or on game day! ⚡️#nbafinals
June 4, 2025 at 1:01 PM
I honestly don’t think we could’ve picked a better name than OKC Thunder. Especially when there are storms the day teams arrive or on game day! ⚡️#nbafinals
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This week, our advanced data ethics/ #AIethics seminar heard from @smusab.bsky.social and some of his research on AI as social agents.
Check out his great paper with @johnfsymons.bsky.social.
#philtech
Check out his great paper with @johnfsymons.bsky.social.
#philtech
Social Agency for Artifacts: Chatbots and the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence - Digital Society
Ethically significant consequences of artificially intelligent artifacts will stem from their effects on existing social relations. Artifacts will serve in a variety of socially important roles—as per...
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May 16, 2025 at 9:38 PM
This week, our advanced data ethics/ #AIethics seminar heard from @smusab.bsky.social and some of his research on AI as social agents.
Check out his great paper with @johnfsymons.bsky.social.
#philtech
Check out his great paper with @johnfsymons.bsky.social.
#philtech
#philtech boosting
I had the chance to talk about philosophy & AI w Ben Yelin about close personal relationships, social agency & AI. My part starts at min 26It's an introduction to some of the recent work that I've done together with Oluwaseun Damilola Sanwoolu and Syed Abumusab. open.spotify.com/episode/6lqZ...
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April 17, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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BREAKING: Last night, the Harvard faculty chapter of the AAUP and the national AAUP filed a lawsuit & TRO to block the Trump administration from illegally demanding that we keep quiet and change how we teach and research at the point of a financial gun.
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April 12, 2025 at 1:21 PM
BREAKING: Last night, the Harvard faculty chapter of the AAUP and the national AAUP filed a lawsuit & TRO to block the Trump administration from illegally demanding that we keep quiet and change how we teach and research at the point of a financial gun.
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Everybody should be following this! #philsky www.academicabuse.com/post/academi...
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Academic Bullying
Academic bullying is persistent, hostile behavior by a professor, peer, or administrator that creates a toxic environment. It can take many forms, from verbal abuse and intimidation to exclusion and h...
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April 5, 2025 at 5:44 PM
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Many recent papers discuss AI agency as a spectrum, or maybe it’s a scale, claiming “few have addressed this.” Well..my two papers from last year did exactly that. w/ @johnfsymons.bsky.social #philtech #philsky
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Syed AbuMusab, Large language models belong in our social ontology as social agents - PhilPapers
The recent advances in Large Language Models (LLMs) and their deployment in social settings prompt an important philosophical question: are LLMs social agents? This question finds its roots in the bro...
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April 2, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Many recent papers discuss AI agency as a spectrum, or maybe it’s a scale, claiming “few have addressed this.” Well..my two papers from last year did exactly that. w/ @johnfsymons.bsky.social #philtech #philsky
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The future of “friendbots.” #philtech
In case you haven't seen this: If you gave your genetic information to 23andMe, you might want to delete your medical info before it's bought by who knows who. #histsci #histmed
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How to delete your 23andMe data after the company filed for bankruptcy
When the California biotech firm filed for bankruptcy, there was one looming question for customers: What's going to happen to my data?
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March 28, 2025 at 7:14 PM
The future of “friendbots.” #philtech
Why we are where we are: We've spent decades cultivating "me first" while expecting a "we first" society. Now we're getting exactly what we planted. I'm genuinely confused by our collective surprise. This is who we are. #philsky
March 25, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Why we are where we are: We've spent decades cultivating "me first" while expecting a "we first" society. Now we're getting exactly what we planted. I'm genuinely confused by our collective surprise. This is who we are. #philsky
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My paper ‘How to be a realist about computational neuroscience’ is out now in Synthese!
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How to be a realist about computational neuroscience - Synthese
Recently, a version of realism has been offered to address the simplification strategies used in computational neuroscience. According to this view, computational models provide us with knowledge abou...
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February 22, 2025 at 5:51 PM
My paper ‘How to be a realist about computational neuroscience’ is out now in Synthese!
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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An incredibly thought -provoking colloquium lecture by my friend @johnfsymons.bsky.social. Inverting Latour’s adage that technology is society made durable, John suggests it is societal norms that make technology robust. W/o proper social imaginaries, tech’s solutions fall apart.
#sts #philtech
#sts #philtech
March 14, 2025 at 3:03 PM
An incredibly thought -provoking colloquium lecture by my friend @johnfsymons.bsky.social. Inverting Latour’s adage that technology is society made durable, John suggests it is societal norms that make technology robust. W/o proper social imaginaries, tech’s solutions fall apart.
#sts #philtech
#sts #philtech
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Open letter in response to federal funding cuts at Columbia
On March 7th, the Trump administration announced the immediate cancellation of approximately $400 million in federal grants and contracts to Columbia University. This includes funding from the Departm...
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March 12, 2025 at 7:13 PM
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