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DESCRIPTION:The Jarislowsky Chair will be hosting Hugo Cossette-Lefebvre\, 
 a Postdoctoral Researcher for the chair\, for a WIP session on March 17\, 
 2025 at noon.\n\nThis event is open to all. Please write to julia.houwen [
 at] mcgill.ca to confirm attendance and to receive a copy of the draft tha
 t will be discussed. A vegan lunch will be provided to those who confirm t
 heir attendance BEFORE noon on March 13th.\n\nHugo will discuss a draft of
  an upcoming paper titled 'Can AI Systems Hold Wrongful Beliefs? Doxastic 
 Wrongs in Machine Reasoning'. See the abstract below:\n\n\n	'In this paper\
 , I argue that AI systems can hold beliefs and doxastically wrong individu
 als\, even in the absence of harm. To illustrate\, I argue that if we acce
 pt that a human employer's racist belief wrongs an applicant\, then we sho
 uld also accept that an AI system's racially biased classification does th
 e same. I first examine different theories of belief – functionalism\, dis
 positionalism\, and representationalism – and show that AI systems can be 
 said to hold beliefs under these frameworks. Second\, I build on the liter
 ature on doxastic wrongs to argue that the beliefs of AI systems should be
  subject to moral evaluation\, just as human beliefs are\, since AI system
 s are increasingly integrated into socio-political relations. Third\, I no
 te two key differences between humans and AIs: AI beliefs are more control
 lable by designers and AI lacks moral agency. I argue that these differenc
 es do not undermine the claim that AI beliefs can wrong persons. Finally\,
  I explore design implications. I argue that AI systems should be designed
  to respect “ought-to-be norms” that constrain the beliefs they should be 
 allowed to form. This analysis highlights the ethical significance of AI r
 easoning and the necessity of evaluating AI systems beyond harm-based asse
 ssments.'\n\n
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LOCATION:Room 927\, Leacock Building\, CA\, QC\, Montreal\, H3A 2T7\, 855\,
  rue Sherbrooke Ouest
SUMMARY:Work-in-Progress Session- Hugo Cossette-Lefebvre: 'Can AI Systems H
 old Wrongful Beliefs? Doxastic Wrongs in Machine Reasoning'
URL:/jarislowsky-chair/channels/event/work-progress-se
 ssion-hugo-cossette-lefebvre-can-ai-systems-hold-wrongful-beliefs-doxastic
 -wrongs-364145
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