Center for the Study of Ethics in the Professions

Thanks to everyone who attended the second Sawyier Conference: The Ethics of Technology: Promises and Perils this past Saturday!

A colleague also let us know about a call for papers coming up, and we wanted to share the following:

Call for Papers: "Irrationality and the Age of AI"

Conference at the University of Bonn, 18-20 May, 2026

Submission Guidelines for the Conference "Irrationality and the Age of AI: Language, Ethics and the Future of Human Expression"

We invite individual proposals for 20-minute presentations (followed by Q&A) or collective proposals for 2h panels that address one or more of the above themes.

We accept proposals for traditional academic presentations, as well as project/product demonstrations and artistic interventions. We are looking for contributions from established academics, early career researchers, policy specialists, civil society organizations, as well as communicators and artists.
Accepted speakers will be considered for travel and accommodation funding.

More information at

Call for Papers: "Irrationality and the Age of AI" submission form Conference at the University of Bonn, 18-20 May, 2026

Fall 2025 Newsletter -

Fall 2025 Newsletter On November 8th, the Ethics Center will be hosting the 2nd Sawyier Philosophy Conference on Ethics of Technology: Promises and Perils, exploring philosophical, ethical, societal, and legal issues related to technology.

Call for Abstracts: 2nd Sawyier Philosophy Conference on Ethics of Technology: Promises and Perils

The Center for the Study of Ethics in the Professions at Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago is hosting a conference exploring philosophical, ethical, societal, and legal issues related to technology. We invite submissions addressing topics connected to philosophy and ethics of technology broadly construed from a variety of philosophical areas including applied ethics, philosophy of science, social and political philosophy, aesthetics, metaphysics, epistemology, metaphysics, phenomenology, philosophy of mind, philosophy of law, environmental philosophy, and more. We also welcome submissions from science and technology studies, environmental humanities, and other interdisciplinary fields engaging with topics relevant to the conference theme, as well as nontraditional presentation formats such as film and performance art.

See full call for abstracts and register for this free event at https://2025sawyierconference.eventbrite.com

We asked Professor Clarissa Busch, what author she would want to collabroate past or present and here's what she said 👀

We are hiring! Fay Horton Sawyier Doctoral Fellowships in Philosophy

Two residential fellowships for doctoral students in philosophy, one renewable for a second year, one non-renewable, intended for graduate students at the dissertation stage of their studies interested in working with the Center for the Study of Ethics in the Professions and Philosophy faculty at the Illinois Institute of Technology.

For more information, please see: https://www.iit.edu/center-ethics/two-fay-horton-sawyier-doctoral-fellowships-philosophy

Join us this Wednesday for our upcoming webinar, "Trusting the algorithm? The challenge of delegating dietary expertise to an automated system," featuring Associate Professor Dr. Tanja Schneider of the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) on April 2, 2025, at 12:45 CDT.

Register at: https://iit-edu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcocuGtqzgjH92kgtCJV_hLXZdEWKf2eUgQ

Join us for our upcoming webinar, "Trusting the algorithm? The challenge of delegating dietary expertise to an automated system," featuring Associate Professor Dr. Tanja Schneider of the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) on April 2, 2025, at 12:45 CDT.

Register at: https://iit-edu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcocuGtqzgjH92kgtCJV_hLXZdEWKf2eUgQ

For more information about the speaker, see:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/tanja-schneider-1817b220/

Join us this Monday, March 10 at 12:45 CT for a webinar featuring Dr. Jesmin Jahan Tithi as she introduces Z-Inspection®️, a methodology for accessing the trustworthiness of generative artificial intelligence systems.

Registrar at: https://iit-edu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIufuGqrTwsHNYyiXRVXPbabl2NebvOY-83

Spring 2025 Newsletter -

Spring 2025 Newsletter On March 10, Dr. Jesmin Jahan Tithi, will be speaking on “Harnessing Z- Inspection® for Trustworthiness of Generative AI” where she will be discussing how generative AI continues to redefine the landscape of numerous industries, from drug discovery to creative arts, and how its successful integ...

Join us on March 10 at 12:45 CT for a webinar featuring Dr. Jesmin Jahan Tithi as she introduces Z-Inspection®️, a methodology for accessing the trustworthiness of generative artificial intelligence systems.
Register at: https://iit-edu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIufuGqrTwsHNYyiXRVXPbabl2NebvOY-83 #/registration

Join us on March 10 at 12:45 CT for a webinar featuring Dr. Jesmin Jahan Tithi as she introduces Z-Inspection®️, a methodology for accessing the trustworthiness of generative artificial intelligence systems.

Register at: https://iit-edu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIufuGqrTwsHNYyiXRVXPbabl2NebvOY-83 #/registration