Join UO Libraries for a focused discussion of Shannon Vallor’s The AI Mirror: How to Reclaim Our Humanity in an Age of Machine Thinking (Oxford, 2024). Vallor argues that AI isn’t an autonomous alien intelligence but a mirror that reflects our values, biases, and social structures back to us. She makes the case that reclaiming our humanity requires approaching technology through virtue ethics and human flourishing.

Meeting Dates

All sessions meet Fridays, 1:00–2:00 pm.

• January 16, 2026
• January 30, 2026
• February 13, 2026
• February 27, 2026
• March 13, 2026

Why This Book Matters

As AI becomes embedded in research, instruction, and everyday campus life, Vallor provides a philosophical framework for understanding:

• What AI actually does and what we wrongly assume it does
• How algorithmic systems reproduce social inequalities
• Why mirrored human intelligence shouldn’t be confused with machine consciousness
• How design choices can support or erode human capabilities
• How care ethics and virtue ethics apply to contemporary technologies

Book Access

The AI Mirror is available through the UO Libraries:

UO Library Catalog Link

Also available from major booksellers.