Principal Investigator
Eli Alshanetsky is an Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Temple University. His work explores how artificial intelligence affects the ways we think and learn, and what it means for authorship and agency. He is the author of Articulating a Thought (Oxford University Press, 2019) and is completing a new book, Freedom of Thought in the Age of AI.
Developer & Technical Consultant
Darren Mcdowell is leading the implementation of the Lab’s prototype.
Pilot Lead
Philip Atkins is an Associate Professor of Instruction in Philosophy at Temple. His research focuses on philosophy of language and epistemology. He is helping lead the Lab’s pilot work.
Graduate Students
Lei Shi is a PhD student in the Philosophy Department at Temple University. Her work centers on the relationship between AI, the philosophy of cognitive science, and epistemology, with a particular interest in the intersection of AI reasoning and human consciousness.
Hans Shenk is a PhD student in the Philosophy Department at Temple University. His work focuses on identity formation, modification and agency, including how interactions with AI shift who we are, and how we see ourselves.
Elias Brockman is a PhD student in Philosophy at Temple University. His research interests include the history of ideas, value theory, and business ethics, with a particular focus on how artificial intelligence shapes moral sensemaking, authorship, decision-making, and cultural change. He also founded The Mind on Fire Institute, a nonprofit learning community dedicated to lifelong engagement with classic texts.
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