Chris Register
@moodyviews2.bsky.social
mind, ethics, and metaphysics • research fellow @ Uehiro Oxford Institute • https://chrisregister.org/
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🎙️AI and Mental Health: Alberto Giubilini joins Michele De Prisco on the Brains On Brains podcast from @ecnp.eu
Can AI act as a moral advisor in psychiatry? What consent and equity dilemmas do we face? Should we fear or embrace these tools?
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#ethics #mentalhealth #AIEthics
Can AI act as a moral advisor in psychiatry? What consent and equity dilemmas do we face? Should we fear or embrace these tools?
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#ethics #mentalhealth #AIEthics
September 4, 2025 at 3:19 PM
🎙️AI and Mental Health: Alberto Giubilini joins Michele De Prisco on the Brains On Brains podcast from @ecnp.eu
Can AI act as a moral advisor in psychiatry? What consent and equity dilemmas do we face? Should we fear or embrace these tools?
youtu.be/1b-azyBd3A8?...
#ethics #mentalhealth #AIEthics
Can AI act as a moral advisor in psychiatry? What consent and equity dilemmas do we face? Should we fear or embrace these tools?
youtu.be/1b-azyBd3A8?...
#ethics #mentalhealth #AIEthics
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Success in academia often has more to do with luck, patronage and the job market than “hard work”.
Good academics acknowledge this.
I worked hard, but I was in the right place at the right time on occasion. Historians far more talented than I have fallen between the cracks.
Good academics acknowledge this.
I worked hard, but I was in the right place at the right time on occasion. Historians far more talented than I have fallen between the cracks.
May 21, 2025 at 7:16 AM
Success in academia often has more to do with luck, patronage and the job market than “hard work”.
Good academics acknowledge this.
I worked hard, but I was in the right place at the right time on occasion. Historians far more talented than I have fallen between the cracks.
Good academics acknowledge this.
I worked hard, but I was in the right place at the right time on occasion. Historians far more talented than I have fallen between the cracks.
In grad school, I saw a philosopher give a talk about mental representations to an interdisciplinary audience. The first question in Q&A was a rude and dismissive comment from a neuroscientist who mocked the idea that anyone would bother talking about representations when studying the brain.
Philosophy has jumped the shark.
If anyone in the philosophy community wonders why their neuroscientist colleagues don’t pay them any mind, read this paper.
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If anyone in the philosophy community wonders why their neuroscientist colleagues don’t pay them any mind, read this paper.
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My paper 'Representations are (still) theoretical posits' is forthcoming in a special of Theoria on representations in cognitive science. Preprint available at philpapers.org/rec/DRARAS-2.
May 1, 2025 at 7:45 PM
In grad school, I saw a philosopher give a talk about mental representations to an interdisciplinary audience. The first question in Q&A was a rude and dismissive comment from a neuroscientist who mocked the idea that anyone would bother talking about representations when studying the brain.
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One problem is we focus implicitly on truth as an exercise of the authority of sovereign knowers, to the exclusion of truth as something we owe to others. Perhaps the current condition is not so much 'post-truth' (as there's plenty of truth-claims being asserted) as 'truth without truthfulness.'
in all seriousness: one of the most important philosophical questions of our time
It does seem to be getting out of hand.
How does a society reestablish the cultural taboo against lying out out of your ass?
How does a society reestablish the cultural taboo against lying out out of your ass?
March 26, 2025 at 1:33 AM
One problem is we focus implicitly on truth as an exercise of the authority of sovereign knowers, to the exclusion of truth as something we owe to others. Perhaps the current condition is not so much 'post-truth' (as there's plenty of truth-claims being asserted) as 'truth without truthfulness.'
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The nicest thing an analytic philosopher can say to another analytic philosopher
Begrudgingly admire the consistency
March 21, 2025 at 6:33 PM
The nicest thing an analytic philosopher can say to another analytic philosopher
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Psychedelics as moral bioenhancers: Protocol for a scoping review of arguments for and against
Wellcome Open Research Article: Psychedelics as moral bioenhancers: Protocol for a scoping review of ethical arguments for and against.
Read the latest article version by Samuel Streicher, Christopher Register, Xiu Lim, Maide Barış, Sebastian Porsdam Mann, Katherine Cheung, Emma C Gordon, David Yaden, Julian Savulescu, Brian D. Earp,…
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January 13, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Psychedelics as moral bioenhancers: Protocol for a scoping review of arguments for and against
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So now we have a "Philosophical Underclass" feed that collects posts with #philosophicalunderclass. Let's see how this goes.
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#philsky
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#philsky
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January 13, 2025 at 1:32 PM
So now we have a "Philosophical Underclass" feed that collects posts with #philosophicalunderclass. Let's see how this goes.
bsky.app/profile/did:...
#philsky
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#philsky
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In 2010, anti-copyright activist Aaron Swartz hanged himself after being prosecuted to the full extent of the law for making copyrighted academic publications freely available. Today, academic publishers are insisting those copyrights be lifted to feed the corporate AI slop machine.
‘Impossible’ to create AI tools like ChatGPT without copyrighted material, OpenAI says
‘Impossible’ to create AI tools like ChatGPT without copyrighted material, OpenAI says
Pressure grows on artificial intelligence firms over the content used to train their productsBusiness live – latest updatesThe developer OpenAI has said it would be impossible to create tools like its groundbreaking chatbot ChatGPT without access to copyrighted material, as pressure grows on artificial intelligence firms over the content used to train their products.Chatbots such as ChatGPT and image generators like Stable Diffusion are “trained” on a vast trove of data taken from the internet, with much of it covered by copyright – a legal protection against someone’s work being used without permission. Continue reading...
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December 18, 2024 at 1:25 PM
In 2010, anti-copyright activist Aaron Swartz hanged himself after being prosecuted to the full extent of the law for making copyrighted academic publications freely available. Today, academic publishers are insisting those copyrights be lifted to feed the corporate AI slop machine.
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Hello Bluesky!
Please connect with me if you are interested in #AI #moralpsychology #privacy and related topics :)
Please connect with me if you are interested in #AI #moralpsychology #privacy and related topics :)
a man and a woman are standing next to each other and the woman is saying hello jl .
ALT: a man and a woman are standing next to each other and the woman is saying hello jl .
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November 25, 2024 at 12:37 PM
Hello Bluesky!
Please connect with me if you are interested in #AI #moralpsychology #privacy and related topics :)
Please connect with me if you are interested in #AI #moralpsychology #privacy and related topics :)
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Here's a feed that does 1 and 3 but not so good at 2. Draws from across arxiv, SSRN, philpapers and a few other domains. bsky.app/profile/did:...
Can someone come up with a feed for AI research that:
1. Shows research not multiple reposts of the same wishcasting news articles
2. Shows new stuff each time you look at it (doesn’t just have the same posts in the same order)
3. Can find new posters, not just a predefined list
1. Shows research not multiple reposts of the same wishcasting news articles
2. Shows new stuff each time you look at it (doesn’t just have the same posts in the same order)
3. Can find new posters, not just a predefined list
November 24, 2024 at 12:54 AM
Here's a feed that does 1 and 3 but not so good at 2. Draws from across arxiv, SSRN, philpapers and a few other domains. bsky.app/profile/did:...
If you could teach an AI about your life, personality, and values, would you consult it on big decisions? Why or why not?
November 22, 2024 at 9:59 PM
If you could teach an AI about your life, personality, and values, would you consult it on big decisions? Why or why not?
Posting for posterity
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#WhenTaken #269 (22.11.2024)
I scored 922/1000👑
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November 22, 2024 at 8:59 PM
Posting for posterity
#WhenTaken #269 (22.11.2024)
I scored 922/1000👑
1️⃣📍589 km - 🗓️2 yrs - 🥇180/200
2️⃣📍6.6 km - 🗓️5 yrs - 🥇195/200
3️⃣📍532 km - 🗓️3 yrs - 🥇181/200
4️⃣📍162 m - 🗓️6 yrs - 🥇193/200
5️⃣📍146 km - 🗓️12 yrs - 🥈173/200
whentaken.com
#WhenTaken #269 (22.11.2024)
I scored 922/1000👑
1️⃣📍589 km - 🗓️2 yrs - 🥇180/200
2️⃣📍6.6 km - 🗓️5 yrs - 🥇195/200
3️⃣📍532 km - 🗓️3 yrs - 🥇181/200
4️⃣📍162 m - 🗓️6 yrs - 🥇193/200
5️⃣📍146 km - 🗓️12 yrs - 🥈173/200
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What exactly is consciousness, and how do researchers study it?
Come join an informal discussion on consciousness research, from the perspectives of philosophy, literature and psychoanalysis, ethics and artificial intelligence, and the creative arts.
📅 26 Nov
📍 Oxford
Come join an informal discussion on consciousness research, from the perspectives of philosophy, literature and psychoanalysis, ethics and artificial intelligence, and the creative arts.
📅 26 Nov
📍 Oxford
November 19, 2024 at 10:11 AM
What exactly is consciousness, and how do researchers study it?
Come join an informal discussion on consciousness research, from the perspectives of philosophy, literature and psychoanalysis, ethics and artificial intelligence, and the creative arts.
📅 26 Nov
📍 Oxford
Come join an informal discussion on consciousness research, from the perspectives of philosophy, literature and psychoanalysis, ethics and artificial intelligence, and the creative arts.
📅 26 Nov
📍 Oxford
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Thanks to all for the thought-provoking screening & panel discussion of #Cyborg: a documentary at UPP last night, courtesy of director Carey Born and experts including UOI's Chris Register. Cyborg's exploration of our technological future asks questions of everyone.
#ethics #human #academicsky
#ethics #human #academicsky
November 15, 2024 at 2:29 PM
Thanks to all for the thought-provoking screening & panel discussion of #Cyborg: a documentary at UPP last night, courtesy of director Carey Born and experts including UOI's Chris Register. Cyborg's exploration of our technological future asks questions of everyone.
#ethics #human #academicsky
#ethics #human #academicsky
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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)
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From Intimate Exams to Ritual Nicking: Interpreting Nonconsensual Medicalized Genital Procedures as Sexual Boundary Violations - Current Sexual Health Reports
From Intimate Exams to Ritual Nicking: Interpreting Nonconsensual Medicalized Genital Procedures as Sexual Boundary Violations - Current Sexual Health Reports
Purpose of Review This review seeks to integrate scholarly discussions of nonconsensual medicalized genital procedures, combining insights from the literature on obstetric violence with critiques…
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November 15, 2024 at 8:43 AM
From Intimate Exams to Ritual Nicking: Interpreting Nonconsensual Medicalized Genital Procedures as Sexual Boundary Violations - Current Sexual Health Reports
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Cyborg: A Documentary
14 November 18:00 to 20:30 Ultimate Picture Palace
Film screening and Q&A with director Carey Born and a panel of experts, including UOIs Dr Chris Register. Tickets available: www.uehiro.ox.ac.uk/event/cyborg...
#cyborg #ethics #human #academicsky
14 November 18:00 to 20:30 Ultimate Picture Palace
Film screening and Q&A with director Carey Born and a panel of experts, including UOIs Dr Chris Register. Tickets available: www.uehiro.ox.ac.uk/event/cyborg...
#cyborg #ethics #human #academicsky
Cyborg: A Documentary
Special screening and Q&A with the director, Carey Born
www.uehiro.ox.ac.uk
October 24, 2024 at 2:17 PM
Cyborg: A Documentary
14 November 18:00 to 20:30 Ultimate Picture Palace
Film screening and Q&A with director Carey Born and a panel of experts, including UOIs Dr Chris Register. Tickets available: www.uehiro.ox.ac.uk/event/cyborg...
#cyborg #ethics #human #academicsky
14 November 18:00 to 20:30 Ultimate Picture Palace
Film screening and Q&A with director Carey Born and a panel of experts, including UOIs Dr Chris Register. Tickets available: www.uehiro.ox.ac.uk/event/cyborg...
#cyborg #ethics #human #academicsky
My paper got some airtime on the eminently cool NWP. I had fun writing this post... a feeling I've missed!
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Christopher Register (Princeton University), "How to Explain the Importance of Persons"
The Philosophical Quarterly (2023)
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February 8, 2024 at 3:32 PM
My paper got some airtime on the eminently cool NWP. I had fun writing this post... a feeling I've missed!
newworkinphilosophy.substack.com/p/christophe...
newworkinphilosophy.substack.com/p/christophe...
check out my new paper... in it, I explain how persons can be singularly important objects even if permissive ontologies are true
doi.org/10.1093/pq/p...
doi.org/10.1093/pq/p...
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October 22, 2023 at 9:33 PM
check out my new paper... in it, I explain how persons can be singularly important objects even if permissive ontologies are true
doi.org/10.1093/pq/p...
doi.org/10.1093/pq/p...