Oxford launches Philosophy of AI journal, $10,000 prize for best paper
conitzer · x · 2026-10-27
Oxford Studies in Philosophy of AI and Computing (OSPAIC) announced its inaugural volume, to be published by Oxford University Press, with a conference June 28-30, 2027 at Johns Hopkins in Washington, D.C.
Key facts:
- Papers due Feb 14, 2027; best paper wins a $10,000 prize funded by the Cosmos Institute
- Aims to harness philosophy to steer the AI revolution while using AI advances to inspire first-order progress in philosophy
- Explicit policy: papers written by AI may not be submitted
- Encourages situating philosophy of AI in a broader history of computing, recognizing continuities and discontinuities
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