New England Workshop on
Philosophy in the Age of Technology
October 23–25, 2026, Rhode Island College (Providence, RI)
October 23–25, 2026, Rhode Island College (Providence, RI)
Robert Howell (Rice University)
“Boredom, Creativity and the Limits of Creative Artificial Intelligence”
Comments: Anna Pautz-Bjurman (Rhode Island College)
Julia Netter (Brown University)
Title TBA
Comments: Justin Caouette (Providence College)
Andrew Lee (University of Toronto)
Title TBA
Comments: Sharon Casu (University of Fribourg)
Branden Fitelson (Northeastern University)
“A 2-Dimensional Theory of Argument Strength, with Applications”
Comments: Katia Vavova (Mount Holyoke College)
Gabrielle Kerbel (University of Michigan, Ann Arbor)
“LLMs and Weak Belief”
Comments: Jack Spencer (MIT)
Peter Railton (University of Michigan, Ann Arbor)
“Understanding the Nature of Agency”
Comments: Manyul Im (Rhode Island College)
Heather Demarest (University of Colorado, Boulder) & Zachary Miller (AI Digest)
“Evidence that LLMs aren’t aware of their thoughts”
Comments: Brendan Fleig-Goldstein (Brown University)
Louis Gularte (Rhode Island College)
“What would it take for AI to understand emotion?”
Comments: Laura Sizer (Mount Holyoke College)
Organisers: Matt Duncan (RIC) and Sharon Casu (University of Fribourg)