Philippe Verreault-Julien

Philippe Verreault-Julien

Postdoctoral Researcher

Eindhoven University of Technology

About Me

I am a postdoctoral researcher at Eindhoven University of Technology, where I carry out research and teach on the ethics, epistemology, governance, and safety of artificial intelligence systems. I also serve as Managing Director of the Eindhoven Center for the Philosophy of Artificial Intelligence.

I write the newsletter Welcome to the Machine.

Interests
  • Philosophy of Science
  • Philosophy of Artificial Intelligence
  • Philosophy of Economics
  • Epistemology
  • Philosophy of Biology
  • Metaphilosophy
Education

  • PhD Philosophy, 2019

    Erasmus University Rotterdam

  • MA Philosophy, 2013

    Erasmus University Rotterdam

  • Minor Economics, 2009

    Université Laval

  • BA Philosophy, 2009

    Université Laval

Recent Publications

Philippe Verreault-Julien (2023). Toy Models, Dispositions, and the Power to Explain. Synthese.

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Philippe Verreault-Julien (2023). Three Strategies for Salvaging Epistemic Value in Deep Neural Network Modeling.

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Emily Sullivan, Philippe Verreault-Julien (2022). From Explanation to Recommendation: Ethical Standards for Algorithmic Recourse. 2022 AAAI/ACM Conference on AI, Ethics, and Society (AIES’22).

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Philippe Verreault-Julien (2022). Representing Non-Actual Targets?. Philosophy of Science.

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Vaios Koliofotis, Philippe Verreault-Julien (2022). Hamilton's rule: a non-causal explanation?. Studies in History and Philosophy of Science.

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Past & Upcoming Talks

Workshop Epistemic Rights in AI Policy
November 8, 2023 — November 10, 2023 Hotel de Bilderberg
Workshop Epistemic Rights in AI Policy
Panel 'The Alignment Problem in AI Viewed Through the Lens of European Law'
The alignment problem in artificial intelligence raises important questions about ensuring that AI foundational models and systems …
November 3, 2023 11:30 — 12:30 Omni Boston Hotel at the Seaport
Panel 'The Alignment Problem in AI Viewed Through the Lens of European Law'
Ethical Nudging with Opaque Recommender Systems?
This paper examines ethical challenges that arise in the context of using deep learning models for nudging. In particular, I will show …
June 22, 2023 14:00 — 14:25 Center for Science and Thought, University of Bonn
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Ethical Nudging with Opaque Recommender Systems?
Ethical Nudging with Opaque Artificial Intelligence Systems?
This paper examines the challenge to transparency that deep learning models used in recommender systems raise for ethical nudging. In …
May 26, 2023 10:15 — 10:45 Ca’ Foscari University, Venice
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