Oxford launches OSPAIC series on philosophy of AI, inaugural 2027 conference with $10K prize
sethlazar · x · 2026-10-28
Seth Lazar announces he is joining the editorial board of Oxford Studies in Philosophy of AI and Computing (OSPAIC), an annual Oxford University Press volume edited with Jeffrey Howard and Rachel Sterken, aimed at establishing a flagship venue for the philosophy of AI and computing.
The inaugural OSPAIC conference runs June 28-30, 2027 at the Johns Hopkins School of Government and Policy in Washington, D.C.:
- Papers due: 11:59pm Feb 14, 2027 (AoE);
- Prize: $10,000 for the best paper, funded by the Cosmos Institute;
- Policy: papers written by AI may not be submitted, with a dedicated AI usage policy;
- Mission: harness philosophy to steer the AI transition while using AI advances to inspire first-order progress in philosophy itself.
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