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Pontus Strimling
I am a research leader at the Institute for Futures Studies, on the theme "New Technologies and the future of humanity", guest professor of Migration and health at the department of Women's and Childr

Machine learning, norms and data collection with Pontus Strimling
Presentation from the workshop "AI and automated decision making" at the Institute for Futures Studies in Stockholm, October 2017.

Richard Arneson: Should we reward the deserving? Some puzzles
Do plausible fundamental principles of justice incorporate the idea of rewarding the deserving? Utilitarianism is famously indifferent between a world in which saints fare badly and scoundrels fare we
Richard Arneson: Should we reward the deserving? Some puzzles
Richard Arneson is a political philosopher with a special interest in theories of social justice. AbstractDo plausible fundamental principles of justice incorporate the idea of rewarding the deserving?

Why we need research on AI impact now. Pontus Strimling (introduction from Gustaf Arrhenius)
Artificial intelligence is already here and is changing society. But social science research on the impact of AI and which choises and ethical considerations societies will face due to developments in
Population Geography Perspectives on the Central Asian Republics
The main traits of the population geography of the Central Asian Republics of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistanare are outlined, and attempts are made to establish if par
Modeling the Evolution of Creoles
Language Dynamics and Change, 5(1), 1-51. DOI: 10.1163/22105832-00501005 Abstract Various theories have been proposed regarding the origin of creole languages. Describing a process where only the end res
The Origins and Maintenance of Female Genital Modification across Africa
Bayesian Phylogenetic Modeling of Cultural Evolution under the Influence of Selection Human Nature, 27(2), 173-200. DOI 10.1007/s12110-015-9244-5 Abstract We present formal evolutionary models for the oristratification appear to play a more important role in the cross-cultural distribution of FGMo. To explain these cases, one must consider cultural evolutionary explanations in conjunction with behavioral ecological ones.We conclude with a discussion of the implications of our study for policies designed to end the practice of FGMo.
Emergent Cultural Differences in Online Communities’ Norms of Fairness
Games and Cultures, doi.org/10.1177/1555412018800650 Abstract Unpredictable social dynamics can dominate social outcomes even in carefully designed societies like online multiplayer games. According to
A Critical Human Group Size and Firm Size Distributions in Industries
Journal of Bioeconomics, 21(2), 123-144 Abstract Initially taking a theoretical stance, this paper relates firm-level processes and size distributions of firms at the industry level. An analytically tra