Together again: The value of our encounters, offline. Forthcoming article by Emily McTernan

Posted by Rachel Gaminiratne on 2025-07-16

Together again: The value of our encounters, offline ^[1]

Abstract: This article is a protest against the trend towards ever greater online contact at the cost of, or as a replacement for, in-person interaction. Increasingly, meetings and events are ‘hybrid’ or take place entirely online. Even when physically near others …

The Moral Importance of Low-Welfare Species. Forthcoming article by Jakob Lohmar

Posted by Liz Sanders on 2025-05-16

Abstract: Many species seem to have much smaller welfare ranges than we do. Which importance should we assign to the welfare of these low-welfare species when we have to decide whether to benefit members of these species or other humans? In particular, should we ever prioritize low-welfare species when some …

Promises and Consent. Forthcoming article by Arjan S. Heir

Posted by Liz Sanders on 2025-05-12

Abstract: Promises are forward looking; they create a duty to act as promised in the future that the promisor cannot readily revoke. In contrast, morally valid consent to other acts, such as sex, typically requires that one consent to the act when it occurs. A promise to perform an …

The challenges of using machine learning for organ allocation. Reply to Sinnott-Armstrong and Skorburg By Esther Braun, Noah Broestl, Dorothy Chou, and Robert Vandersluis. Published October 15, 2021, in response to: How AI can aid bioethics

Posted by JPE Editors on 2021-10-16

In their paper "How Can AI Aid Practical Ethics", Sinnott-Armstrong and Skorburg propose an AI system for kidney allocation based on the preferences of survey participants. Their proposal that AI systems trained on large-scale survey data will result in more “informed, rational, and impartial” outcomes is optimistic. In an earlier …