Breaking News: AI Is Writing Philosophy Papers (YouTube, external site)
Program appearance discussing the AI Philosopher system for writing philosophy papers and the significance of AI doing philosophy.
Masashi Takeshita
AI research, ethics and philosophy,and engagement with society
My work combines empirical research on AI judgment and bias with theoretical research in ethics and philosophy. I explore social values and institutions through our relationships with nonhuman beings, including animals, and the experiences of minorities.
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More media and articles (Read & listen)Nonbinary People and Gender Markers: How Necessary Are Gender Labels? (YouTube, external site)
Program appearance discussing issues around gender markers.
The Problem with Recommending Marriage or Parenting by Saying You Will Understand Once You Try (Gendai Business, external site)
Article discussing recommendations involving transformative experiences.
Podcast: Nandemo Rinri (Apple Podcasts, external site)
A podcast from Animals and Ethics on animal ethics, AI ethics, and everyday topics.
Featured publications
View details (Featured publications)- Philosophical Significance of Artificial Intuitions Erkenntnis ・ DOI (Philosophical Significance of Artificial Intuitions, external site)
- Ethics of the Design of Animal-like Robots Science and Engineering Ethics, 32, article 26 ・ DOI (Ethics of the Design of Animal-like Robots, external site)
- Speciesism in natural language processing research AI and Ethics ・ DOI (Speciesism in natural language processing research, external site)
- Speciesist language and nonhuman animal bias in English Masked Language Models Information Processing & Management ・ DOI (Speciesist language and nonhuman animal bias in English Masked Language Models, external site)
Books and contributions
Contributed chapter Japanese
Dignity and AI/Robots (external site)
A contributed chapter on speciesism in natural language processing for an edited volume on dignity, AI, and robots.
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Magazine essay Japanese
Philcul (external site)
An essay for the special issue on meat-eating ethics, approaching vegan experience through transformative experience.
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Contributed chapter Japanese
Introduction to ELSI: Aspects of Advanced Science, Technology, and Society (external site)
A contributed chapter on generative AI in an introductory volume on ELSI and advanced science and technology.
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Magazine essay Japanese
Gendai Shiso (external site)
An essay for a longtermism special issue, considering AI and nonhuman animals through the lens of nonhuman beings.
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Research themes
More about my research (Research themes)AI Ethics and AI Philosophy
I study how AI and humans shape each other's judgments and values. I also examine how automating philosophical research may change philosophical methods.
Animal Ethics
I study AI's benefits and harms for animals, the justification of animal experimentation, and ways to represent animals' interests in politics and society.
Utilitarianism, Queerness, and Minority Experiences
I use utilitarianism, which gives equal weight to the well-being of everyone affected, to study animals, poverty, future generations, and AI. I also examine what my experiences as a vegan, queer, nonbinary person ask of ethics.
External affiliations and roles
- Animal Ethics Kaigi
- Steering Committee Member
- Animal Liberator
- Board Member
Please feel free to contact me about talks, media, writing, research meetings, or research collaboration.
Talks, media & research