The aim of this workshop is to bring together researchers who, from their disciplinary perspectives and in their engagement with current AI applications and models, consider or wish to debate questions of philosophy of science and higher education at the planned event. The following questions may serve as a starting point for discussion but are not exhaustive:
How does the use of (generative) AI transform scientific knowledge production and teaching, and what philosophical reflections on foundational concepts, methods, and frameworks are necessitated by these transformations?
What implicit or explicit conceptions of humans and machines underpin the research, development, and application of AI?
How can synthetic outputs such as text, video, image, and audio be situated within the broader context of changes in public and academic reasoning from a philosophy of science perspective?
What interdisciplinary approaches (e.g., involving linguistics, semiotics, philosophy of language, epistemology, philosophy of science, technology assessment, philosophy of technology, futures studies, media studies, education sciences, and others) are most promising for addressing these questions?
What ethical implications are inherent in these developments and the corresponding philosophical reflections?
Please send your presentation proposals (500 words) until February, 28th to jacqueline.bellon@uni-tuebingen.de
Date and place of the workshop is: May, 23rd 2025, 10:00-16:00 (CET), University of Münster (Senatssaal am Schlossplatz 1).
More information can be found here: https://uni-tuebingen.de/en/277482