[PHILOS-L] Deadline March 2, 2026 --- From Virtual to Virtue: Ethics, Epistemology, and Education

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Strahovnik, Vojko

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From Virtual to Virtue: Ethics, Epistemology, and Education

Deadline approaching soon: March 2, 2026

On behalf of the organizing committee, I am pleased to extend an invitation to submit an abstract and present a paper in the upcoming conference "From Virtual to Virtue: Ethics, Epistemology, and Education" (June 15–16, 2026, Ljubljana, Slovenia) organized by the Centre for Human-Centred Artificial Intelligence and the Ethics of New Technologies at the University of Ljubljana. 

The upcoming conference will explore virtue, ethics, epistemology, and education in the context of AI and digital technologies. It welcomes submissions from philosophy, computer science, educational sciences, and related disciplines. Topics covered include fundamentals of AI ethics; responsible technological design; digital well-being; virtue in AI-mediated education; and epistemic responsibility and agency in human–AI interaction.

The conference will feature a dedicated thematic session on the ethical training and alignment of LLMs, with particular focus on culturally-specific and language-specific approaches. This session will showcase current research and development concerning GaMS (Generative Model for Slovene), the Slovene open-source language model. Researchers from the Faculty of Computer Science at the University of Ljubljana will present their methodological frameworks and technical implementations related to developing responsible AI for smaller linguistic communities within broader international governance standards.

Suggested themes include (but are not limited to):

  • Attaining human virtues and virtuousness in digitally mediated life

  • Moral and epistemic responsibility and accountability in human–AI interaction: knowledge, authority, and authorship

  • Virtue ethics beyond the individual: institutional design, practices and cultures in the digital era

  • Ethical and related aspect of the use of AI in education: virtues in/of AI-mediated learning environments

  • AI-supported personalization and its implications for educational equity, inclusion, and justice

  • The role of educators and educational institutions in shaping responsible AI use

  • Epistemic dependence, autonomy, and trust in AI-assisted educational processes and the concept of digital well-being

  • The role of science communication in the post-truth era: addressing the impact of fake news, misinformation, and declining institutional trust

  • Imaginaries of technology, artifacts, and human-machine relations

  • ·Novelty and defining characteristics of AI-mediated, virtual, and digital (religious) experience

  • Ethical training of LLMs across languages and cultural contexts

  • Responsible governance of AI protocols (documentation, auditability, explainability, escalation)

  • Cultural variability, minority perspectives, and vulnerable groups in the context of the development and operation of AI systems

Student section and workshops

The conference will include workshops and poster presentations devised for PhD candidates and early-career researchers. These workshops and presentations will provide a supportive environment for presenting work in progress, receiving feedback, and engaging in methodological and conceptual discussions fostering academic growth. (Students are invited to apply at the contact email below.)

Key info:

  • Deadline: March 2, 2026 (abstract submission or confirmation of participation if invited)

  • Host institution: University of Ljubljana, Slovenia

  • Location: National Museum of Slovenia, Ljubljana

  • Conference Fee: Free (including meals and conference materials)

  • Benefits: Complimentary accommodation support, publication opportunity in a peer-reviewed collection, and networking with leading scholars.

  • Email for the submission of abstract and other info: mateja.cent...@teof.uni-lj.si or in...@ethics-ai.eu

The conference is planned as an exclusively in-person event. Each lecture will last 30 minutes (followed by 15 minutes of Q&A).

All presenters will receive complimentary coffee, snacks, and lunch on both days of the conference. Additionally, presenters will receive a conference swag bag and an invitation to submit a full paper for a peer-reviewed collection (to be published by an international academic publisher, TBD).

Best regards, 

Vojko Strahovnik 

(on behalf of the Conference Program Committee)


More information about the 2026 conference: https://ethics-ai.eu/2026-conference/

You can take a look at the most recent 2024 conference here: https://identity.ethics-ai.eu/2024-conference/ 



Program committee

Vojko Strahovnik

Department of Philosophy, Faculty of Arts, University of Ljubljana

Head of the Centre for Human-Centred Artificial Intelligence and the Ethics of New Technologies

 

Mateja Centa Strahovnik

Faculty of Theology, University of Ljubljana

Leader of the research programme The Intersection of Virtue, Experience, and Digital Culture: Ethical and Theological Insights

 

Diana C. Daly

Associate Dean, Graduate Academic Affairs, University of Arizona iSchool

 

Ivan Cerovac

Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Rijeka

 




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