Peter Königs

Philosopher at TU Dortmund University

[Peter Königs @Peter__Koenigs]

“There’s this new AI tool, and it’s awesome” doesn’t make for an acceptable AI ethics paper — but “There’s this new AI tool, and it’s deeply problematic” does. As a consequence, the field of AI ethics suffers from excessive negativity about AI. https://t.co/np7G1Pg5i1

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@chiaracordelli @Philos_Beard @felix_hohlfeld @StehrPhilipp @SpiekermannKai https://t.co/4N8PtCfs6q

[Peter Königs @Peter__Koenigs]

Join us at TU Dortmund on June 25-26 for the 2nd Dortmund Disputes on Economic Justice.
🔹 Keynotes: @chiaracordelli, & Bas van der Vossen
🔹 Further speakers: @Philos_Beard, @felix_hohlfeld @StehrPhilipp, @SpiekermannKai, & more

[Peter Königs @Peter__Koenigs]

@Phil_Engineer Thanks for sharing your thoughts. Will check out your piece on space ethics after the break. The cultural disconnect is definitely also an issue (should have mentioned it in the paper).

[Peter Königs @Peter__Koenigs]

“There’s this new AI tool, and it’s awesome” doesn’t make for an acceptable AI ethics paper — but “There’s this new AI tool, and it’s deeply problematic” does. As a consequence, the field of AI ethics suffers from excessive negativity about AI. https://t.co/np7G1Pg5i1

[Peter Königs @Peter__Koenigs]

@pizz4lov3r @torte81 I really like this bird identification AI @MerlinBirdID

[Peter Königs @Peter__Koenigs]

Join us for a workshop on 'Autonomy & Algorithms' in Karlsruhe, featuring @carinaprunkl, Simona Chiodo, Keith Harris, Nicola Mößner, and Otto Sahlgren (hosted as part of the Ethics of State Mass Surveillance DFG project).

https://t.co/WnOUiOJk75

[Peter Königs @Peter__Koenigs]

We are happy to announce the 2nd Dortmund Disputes on Economic Justice, taking place on June 25–26, 2026, at TU Dortmund. The keynote speakers will be @chiaracordelli and Bas van der Vossen. Deadline for abstracts: February 1, 2026. https://t.co/JZmePvcgU2

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@MelkumyanK Interesting. Will try out!

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@AStrasser116 @StefanFSchubert @robsica I mostly agree. Your point that 'good new tech does not put any demands on us' is also made in the paper. I think this is part of the explanation of the paucity of positive pieces on tech. They would have few practical implications.

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@AStrasser116 @StefanFSchubert @robsica Any examples? There might exist some, but probably not many. Also, many 'positive' papers are basically responses to others saying 'x is bad/should be banned'.

[Peter Königs @Peter__Koenigs]

We are happy to announce the 2nd Dortmund Disputes on Economic Justice, taking place on June 25–26, 2026, at TU Dortmund. The keynote speakers will be @chiaracordelli and Bas van der Vossen. Deadline for abstracts: February 1, 2026. https://t.co/JZmePvcgU2

[Peter Königs @Peter__Koenigs]

@davidmanheim Strongly angree! At least within academic AI ethics, this may have to do with professional incentives. You must criticize in order to publish and have a career. (I'm working on a paper on this.)

[Peter Königs @Peter__Koenigs]

Join us at TU Dortmund on June 12-13 for the 1st Dortmund Disputes on Economic Justice.
🔹 Keynotes: @mirandaperrygrl & Nicholas Vrousalis
🔹 Further speakers: @EtyeSteinberg, @kikseven2, @StehrPhilipp, @erik_malmqvist & more
https://t.co/8TGQ5KZvQf

[Peter Königs @Peter__Koenigs]

Call for Papers! The 2nd Dortmund Conference on Philosophy & Society (Oct 1–2, 2025) features Kate Vredenburgh (LSE) on AI & the future of work. Submit your paper by May 31! https://t.co/ludRaNo9Bu

[Peter Königs @Peter__Koenigs]

Join us at TU Dortmund on June 12-13 for the 1st Dortmund Disputes on Economic Justice.
🔹 Keynotes: @mirandaperrygrl & Nicholas Vrousalis
🔹 Further speakers: @EtyeSteinberg, @kikseven2, @StehrPhilipp, @erik_malmqvist & more
https://t.co/8TGQ5KZvQf

[Peter Königs @Peter__Koenigs]

Excited to be teaching a class on 'Libertarianism and its Critics' next term, featuring readings by @bryan_caplan @johanknorberg @mirandaperrygrl @Mattzwolinski @cafreiman @DanDemetriou @landemore @IngridRobeyns

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@reidhoffman Thought this might be interesting - resonates well with your Superagency (which I loved)!

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Check out my defense of 'surveillance capitalism' https://t.co/rarlkASHgO

[Peter Königs @Peter__Koenigs]

We are hiring! Apply for one of three PhD positions in a DFG-funded project on the ethics of state mass surveillance (2 at TU Dortmund, 1 at KIT Karlsruhe). Deadline: January 15. German language skills helpful but not mandatory.
https://t.co/KkC5oIiCDx

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More information about the project at: https://t.co/fL13r7G94M. See also the job ad for the position at KIT: https://t.co/ibXbmf30em. Applications will be pooled. If you apply for one, you'll automatically be considered for the other. No need to apply twice.

[Peter Königs @Peter__Koenigs]

We are hiring! Apply for one of three PhD positions in a DFG-funded project on the ethics of state mass surveillance (2 at TU Dortmund, 1 at KIT Karlsruhe). Deadline: January 15. German language skills helpful but not mandatory.
https://t.co/KkC5oIiCDx