Towards a Social Epistemology of AI
We're delighted to invite you to this exciting workshop where philosophers from the philosophy of AI and social epistemology come together to explore how AI applications function as social, epistemic agents.
This workshop aims to understand AI applications and their work using concepts and insights from social epistemology, with a special focus on applications from medicine. We bring together leading researchers to address fundamental questions about AI's role in knowledge production and inquiry.
Are current AI applications epistemic agents or mere tools?
Which epistemic roles can current AI tools take in inquiry?
Can, and should, some AI tools be treated as epistemic authorities?
Which collaborative settings are recommendable for AI use in medicine?
Which insights from social epistemology can be transferred to AI use in medicine?
What consequences does the social epistemology of AI have for demands of explainability?