Aidan Kierans
aidankierans.bsky.social
Aidan Kierans
@aidankierans.bsky.social
PhD student at the University of Connecticut researching AI alignment, safety, and governance.
More info about me here: https://aidankierans.github.io/
We also have a website now! sites.google.com/view/mere-wo...
MERe Workshop
sites.google.com
July 15, 2025 at 12:57 PM
⏰ New deadline: End of day July 16th EDT 📧 Responses sent: July 17th 📋 Full schedule announcement: July 15th
Don't miss this chance to contribute to the Moral-KG project and connect with researchers at the intersection of philosophy and AI!
forms.gle/ZjAMBnns9DH1...
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July 14, 2025 at 9:09 PM
UPDATE: Second application round now open! 🎉
Great news for those who missed the first deadline—we've opened a second application round for the MERe Workshop!
Round 2 is open for:
- Workshop attendees
- Annotation session participants
July 14, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Please share with anyone who might be interested!
#Philosophy #MoralAgents #MEReWorkshop
July 1, 2025 at 3:08 PM
👉 Apply here: forms.gle/cxfK3MHbY87H...
This is a unique opportunity to contribute to computational philosophy while building connections across disciplines.
Let's work together to advance machine understanding of ethics!
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July 1, 2025 at 3:08 PM
📅 Date: July 18, 2025 (11 AM - 5 PM EDT)
📍 Format: Virtual
⏰ Apply by: July 10th
No pre-reading required! The application takes just 5-10 minutes & includes full workshop details + tentative schedule.
July 1, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Who should join:
- Philosophy PhD students
- CS researchers working on AI alignment or NLP
- Anyone passionate about the intersection of technology & moral reasoning

This is about making AI systems better understand the complexities of ethics!
July 1, 2025 at 3:08 PM
✅ Lightning talks - Share your work in machine ethics (5-7 min) & get feedback from an interdisciplinary community
✅ Build your network - Connect with researchers across philosophy & CS through structured discussions designed to spark new partnerships
July 1, 2025 at 3:08 PM
What makes the MERe Workshop special:
✅ The Moral-KG Project - Help build the first large-scale dataset of philosophical arguments from ethics papers
Your annotations will train AI models to better understand moral philosophy & create a knowledge graph of ethical reasoning
July 1, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Reposted by Aidan Kierans
Come see our poster during the AI Alignment Track on Friday the 28th - 12:30pm! arxiv.org/abs/2406.042...
Quantifying Misalignment Between Agents
Growing concerns about the AI alignment problem have emerged in recent years, with previous work focusing mainly on (1) qualitative descriptions of the alignment problem; (2) attempting to align AI ac...
arxiv.org
February 26, 2025 at 2:33 PM