Guest: Matt Silk, Sessional Instructor, Department of Philosophy, University of Waterloo

Bio: Matthew Silk is a philosopher at the University of Waterloo, news analyst for the Prindle Post out of DePauw University, and founder of the Ethics of AI Society of Waterloo. Raised in Palmerston Ontario, Matt completed his doctorate at the University of Waterloo with a focus in philosophy of science and values in science. He is the co-author of a forthcoming textbook on the ethics of artificial intelligence which examines issues ranging from bias in AI, opacity, AI and democracy, the ethics of generative AI, and the epistemic and psychological issues involved when humans interact with AI. In his spare time, he also works in outer space ethics.