Assistant Professor of Philosophy, University of Guelph
Joshua August (Gus) Skorburg is Assistant Professor of Philosophy, Academic Co-Director of the Centre for Advancing Responsible and Ethical Artificial Intelligence (CARE-AI), and Faculty Affiliate at the One Health Institute at the University of Guelph in Ontario, Canada. His research spans topics in applied ethics and moral psychology.
Cyberbullying girls with pornographic deepfakes is a form of misogyny
Nov 29, 2023 06:06 am UTC| Life
The BBC recently reported on a disturbing new form of cyberbullying that took place at a school in Almendralejo, Spain. A group of girls were harmed by male classmates who used an app powered by artificial intelligence...
ChatGPT killed the student essay? Philosophers call bullshit
Mar 04, 2023 12:27 pm UTC| Insights & Views
Since ChatGPT was released, many commentators are sounding the alarm about an artificial intelligence (AI) takeover, suggesting that professors will soon be out of a job, or that the student essay is dead. This is...
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