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Updated colloquia schedule - check out our next event this Friday! 🎉

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"So the question is, looking back 50 years would I have done something different. ...it’s a distinction Bertrand Russell made between wise decisions and fortunate decisions. You can make a wise decision that turns out to be unfortunate." - Geoffrey Hinton, "The Godfather of A.I."

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Check out the various ways that Purdue University and its employees, including our very own Javier Gomez-Lavin, are "leading the advancement of artificial intelligence."
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Congratulations to our Class of 2023 graduates who celebrated commencement this weekend!

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Join us in congratulating Sami!

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Congrats to graduating senior Kerrmote!

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Congrats to graduating senior Claire Collins!

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Congrats to graduating senior Pietro Stroik!

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If you need a class to fulfill the History of Philosophy requirement or are just interested in learning more about movements like Post-Kantian idealism, existentialism, and pragmatism, consider signing up for PHIL 304 in the fall!

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Need a break from finals? Join us on Thursday at 3:30 for Max Deutsch's presentation "On the Prevalence of Metalinguistic Negotiation"

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If you want to add another philosophy class to your schedule, consider Prof. Leonard Harris' PHIL 490: Philosophy of Race, which will be offered Tuesday and Thursday at 10:30 in Fall 2023!

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There's still time to donate on #purduedayofgiving! Here's the link to give: https://t.co/wFs2Skznl5

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Our final colloquium for the school year will be here Friday! All are welcome to join us for Lydia Patton's talk.

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Thanks to everyone who visited us at Springfest last weekend! We had a great time rolling the dice with you all and meeting the next generation of Purdue philosophers!

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Congratulations to graduating senior Xiangyi!

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We are so proud of our graduating students this semester! Join us in congratulating them, starting with Yalan!

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Make plans today to join us for our second to last colloquium event of the year this Friday!

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Congratulations to TEAM GREEN!!! And a big THANK YOU to everyone who participated in our survey and entered to win in our graphics card giveaway!

Winners were selected at random and contacted by email today! Be sure to check to see if you were a winner and claim your prize!!

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Join us for the final Wisdom Wednesday of the semester this week! It's BYOG- bring your own game, or just stop by to play a game and enjoy some refreshments.

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This week in AI news: look at the new field of prompt engineering, in this article from Insider! https://t.co/3hEPTknPCz