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SUMMARY:FAH/DPHIL Lecture Series – "Dementia\, Digital Doppelgängers\, and Transformative Experiences" by Prof. Rand Hirmiz\, Singapore Management University\, Singapore
DESCRIPTION:Microsoft Teams: https://go.um.edu.mo/7mnk1eav \n  \nAbstract \nThere has been a longstanding debate in the bioethics literature (often referred to as the then-self/now-self debate) over how to respond in cases where dementia patients’ current wishes conflict with their prior advance directives. Recently\, there has been a rise in discussions over what are called “digital doppelgangers” and personalized patient preference predictors (LLMs that use patients’ emails\, text messages\, blog posts\, social media posts\, voice notes\, and similar information to create an LLM that can simulate their way of thinking\, speaking\, and in the context of medical decision-making\, accurately represent their values and preferences). The concept of digital doppelgangers and personalized preference predictors adds a whole new dimension to the then-self/now-self debate. In this paper\, I argue that if digital doppelgangers are capable of adapting in ways similar to how the patient would have adapted to new circumstances\, this would allow them to account for transformative experiences in ways that the then-self couldn’t have anticipated\, while being able to communicate the underlying reasons behind the change in preferences in ways that the now-self cannot. \n  \nBio \nDr. Rand Hirmiz is an Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Singapore Management University. She earned her PhD in Philosophy from York University (Toronto\, Canada) in 2024\, and an MA in Philosophy from McMaster University (Hamilton\, Canada) in 2018. Her research focuses on the intersection of AI ethics and healthcare\, with a particular interest in how artificial intelligence can be integrated into medicine without compromising the core values of medical practice.
URL:https://fah.um.edu.mo/event/fah-dphil-lecture-series-rdementia-digital-doppelgangers-and-transformative-experiences-by-prof-rand-hirmiz-singapore-management-university-singapore/
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SUMMARY:Philosophy Forum: Distinguished Scholars Series - 12: "The Transposition of Spirituality: Rethinking Faith and Life in the Digital Age" by Prof. Cheng Lesong\, Peking University\, China
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URL:https://fah.um.edu.mo/event/philosophy-forum-distinguished-scholars-series-12-the-transposition-of-spirituality-rethinking-faith-and-life-in-the-digital-age-by-prof-cheng-lesong-peking-university-china/
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