The field of philosophy has increasingly turned its attention to artificial intelligence, with major tech companies and universities hiring philosophers to shape AI's future. In 2013, 1 percent of PhilJobs roles were AI-related; last year, this figure reached 16 percent. Philosophers, long contemplating artificial minds and highlighting AI dangers, are now crucial for building "virtuous machines."
OpenAI consulted "hundreds of moral philosophers" for ChatGPT's rules, and Anthropic's Claude is guided by an 84-page philosophical constitution. Google DeepMind employs at least 10 philosophers, studying human-AI relationships, machine consciousness, and cognitive agency. Academics like Sam Elgin suggest AI could eventually outpace human ethical reasoning, potentially leading to a "morality explosion." This trend mirrors Silicon Valley's past engagement with humanities, like anthropologists pioneering UX research. New academic programs, including Arizona State's AI-and-philosophy major and the University at Buffalo's "applied ontology" doctorate, are emerging. The American Philosophical Association offers two annual $10,000 prizes for AI-related scholarship. However, some philosophers, like Daniel Fogal, express concern about misaligned incentives and philosophical thought clashing with AI's rapid market demands.
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