A paper on interpretability and human-centric explainable artificial intelligence.
A paper on attributing beliefs, desires, and intentions to AI systems.
A paper on characterizing the form of agency exhibited by various biological and artificial systems.
"Do Explanations Increase the Performance of Human-AI Ensembles? A Scoping Review" w/ Zachary Abraham (Western University), & Alice Huang (Western University).
"AI Philosophy" [Draft in Progress]
"The Mind's Monster" [Draft in Progress]
"Lessons from the Epistemology of Computer Simulation for an Epistemology of Deep Learning" [Draft in Progress]
Johnston, C. (Accepted). “Navigating the Impact of Computational Science on the Concept of Epistemic Agency. Philosophy of Artificial Intelligence.
Johnston, C. (2024). “Meet me at the Medium,” in Heft, P., & Sharma, V. (Eds.). (2024). Accelerated Ad(E)vent: Subjectivity and aesthetics approaching the singularity. Miskatonic Virtual University Press. https://accadvnt.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Accelerated-AdEvent-Subjectivity-and-Aesthetics-v-2.0.pdf
Johnston, C. (2023). “The Algorithm Decides”: Unintentional Agency Laundering & Explanation. Acta Cogitata: An Undergraduate Journal in Philosophy, 11(1). https://commons.emich.edu/ac/vol11/iss1/3
Johnston, C. (2022). Understanding The Impact of Social Media Algorithms on Knowledge Sharing & Civic Engagement. Flora: Undergraduate Philosophy Journal, 1(1), Article 1. https://journal.lib.uoguelph.ca/index.php/flora/article/view/7091
Johnston, C. (2024). “Common-Sense Psychology,” The Philosophical Glossary for AI, Alex Grzankowski and Benjamin Henke (eds.), URL = https://www.aiglossary.co.uk/index/common-sense-psychology
Johnston, C. and Mark Daley. (2025). “The Rise of Humanlike Chatbots Detracts from Developing AI for the Human Good.” The Conversation, August 25. https://doi.org/10.64628/AAM.sv7qtvp53.
Johnston, C. (2025). “Is Generative Artificial Intelligence Intelligent? https://teaching.uwo.ca/genai/posts/2025/article_ten.html.
Johnston, C. (2025). "Designing for the Future: Unlocking Social and Scientific Progress through Philosophy and Human-Computer Interaction" (2025). Inspiring Minds – A Digital Collection of Western’s Graduate Research, Scholarship and Creative Activity. 723. https://ir.lib.uwo.ca/inspiringminds/723