Blake A. Myers
Blake A. Myers
I am an independent researcher working at the intersection of philosophy of AI, interpretability, and alignment. I study when representations, goals, and agency can be meaningfully attributed to artificial systems—and how those claims hold up across counterfactual contexts.
My work combines philosophical analysis with computational experiments on neural networks, probing, cross-model transfer, and causal intervention. My broader interests include logic, epistemology, philosophy of mind and science, computer vision, and natural language processing.
Dallas, Texas · Ph.D. in Philosophy, University of Wisconsin–Madison
Contact: blakeaustinmyers01@gmail.com
Myers, B. A., Hill, M. Q., Gandi, V. N., Metz, T. M., & O’Toole, A. J. (2025). “Unconstrained body recognition at altitude and range: Comparing four approaches.” IEEE 19th International Conference on Automatic Face and Gesture Recognition. pdf
Metz, T. M., Hill, M. Q., Myers, B. A., Gandi, V. N., Chilakapati, R., & O’Toole, A. J. (2025). “Dissecting Human Body Representations in Deep Networks Trained for Person Identification.” IEEE 19th International Conference on Automatic Face and Gesture Recognition. pdf
Myers, B. A., Jaggernauth, L., Metz, T.M., Hill, M.Q., Gandi, V .N., Castillo, C.D., & O’Toole, A.J. (2023). “Recognizing people by body shape using deep networks of images and words.” IEEE International Joint Conference on Biometrics (IJCB). pdf
Myers, B. (2019). "A paradox involving representational states and activities," Thought: A Journal of Philosophy, 8, 96-100. pdf
Myers-Schulz, B., Pujara, M., Wolf, R., & Koenigs, M. (2013). "Inherent emotional quality of human speech sounds," Cognition and Emotion, 27, 1105-1113. pdf
Myers-Schulz, B., & Schwitzgebel, E. (2013). "Knowing that P without believing that P," Noûs, 47, 371-384. pdf
Myers-Schulz, B., & Koenigs, M. (2012). “Functional anatomy of ventromedial prefrontal cortex: Implications for mood and anxiety disorders,” Molecular Psychiatry, 17, 132-141. pdf
Priest, G. (2021). "Myers' paradox," Thought: A Journal of Philosophy, 10, 147-154. pdf
Beebe, J. (2013). "A Knobe effect for belief ascriptions," The Review of Philosophy and Psychology, 4, 235-258. pdf
Buckwalter, W., Rose, D., & Turri, J. (2013). “Belief through thick and thin,” Noûs, 49, 748-775. pdf
Murray, D., Sytsma, J., & Livengood, J. (2013). "God knows (but does God believe?),” Philosophical Studies, 166, 83-107. pdf
Rose, D., & Schaffer, J. (2013). "Knowledge entails dispositional belief," Philosophical Studies, 166, 19-50. pdf