Karina Vold
Campus: St. George
Karina Vold works at the intersection of the philosophy of cognitive science, the philosophy of technology, artificial intelligence (AI), and applied ethics. She is cross-appointed in the Institute for the History and Philosophy of Science and Technology (IHPST) and the Department of Philosophy. Before joining the IHPST, she worked as a postdoctoral research associate at the Leverhulme Centre for the Future of Intelligence at the University of Cambridge.
In her recent work, Vold has written on the implications of theories of extended cognition, on responsible innovation in online therapy, and on the capabilities and risks of AI. Her current projects include researching the effects of AI on human cognition and autonomy, understanding the harms arising from targeted online “nudging,” evaluating arguments for existential threats from AI, and building frameworks for the ethical design of AI systems.
Education
- PhD, McGill University
- BA, University of Toronto
Research Interests:
- Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
- Cognitive Science
- Ethics
- History of Philosophy
- Philosophy of Science
Publications
- Calvo, R., Peters, D., Vold, K., and Ryan, R. 2020. Supporting human autonomy in AI systems: A framework for ethical enquiry. Philosophical Studies Series. C. Burr and L. Floridi (Eds.).
- Peters, D., Vold, K., Robinson, D., and R. Calvo. 2020. Responsible AI – two frameworks for ethical design practice. IEEE Transactions: Technology & Society Vol 1, Issue 1.*Vold, K. and D. Schlimm. 2020. Extended Mathematical Cognition: External representations with non-derived content. Synthese, 197(9), 3757-3777.
- Allen, C., Vold, K., Felson, G., Blumenthal-Barby, J., and E. Aharoni. 2019. Reconciling the opposing effects of neurobiological evidence on criminal sentencing judgments. PLoS ONE. 14(1): e0210584.
- Vold, K. and J. Whittlestone. 2019. Privacy, autonomy, personalized targeting: Rethinking how personal data is used. Volume on Data, Privacy, and the Individual in the Digital Age, C. Véliz (Ed.). *
- Cave, S., Nyrup, R., Vold, K., and A. Weller. 2019. Motivations and Risks of Machine Ethics. Proceedings of the IEEE: Machine Ethics: the design and governance of ethical AI and autonomous systems. 107(3): 562-574.
- Shevlin, H., Vold, K., Crosby, M., and M. Halina. 2019. The Limits of Machine Intelligence. EMBO Report: e49177.
- Vold, K. 2018. Overcoming deadlock: Scientific and ethical reasons to embrace the Extended Mind. Philosophy and Society. 29(4): 471-646.
- Vold, K. 2015. The Parity Argument for Extended Consciousness. Journal of Consciousness Studies. 22: 16-33.