Yaoli you

Dr. Yaoli you is a Research Associate at the Institute of Philosophy, Technical University of Braunschweig, working in the department of Prof. Karafyllis since April 2024. She completed her doctorate in Philosophy at the University of Leipzig in October 2024 with the dissertation "From the Ghost in the Machine to Machines in Minds. An inquiry into the intersubjective understanding of Semantic Web technologies-based artificial intelligence," achieving the highest distinction (summa cum laude).

Dr. you's academic journey includes:

• MA in Philosophy from University of Leipzig (2011-2016)
• BA in Philosophy from Renmin University of China (2006-2010)
• Research Associate at Center for Teacher Education and School Research, University of Leipzig (2023-2024)
• Visiting Fellowship at Research Training Group, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf (2019-2020)

Her research focuses on the philosophical dimensions of artificial intelligence, cognition, and information. Dr. you explores how humans and machines interact and understand each other through pragmatic approaches. Her work bridges traditional philosophical inquiry with contemporary digital technologies, particularly examining how semantic web technologies shape information processing and rational agency.

Dr. you is an active member of the philosophical community, regularly presenting at international conferences including the Society for Philosophy and Technology and the German Congress of Philosophy. Her upcoming presentations in 2025 address alignment as norm-setting and how semantic web technologies afford information processing agents.

Her scientific affiliations include:

• German Society for Philosophy
• Society for Analytic Philosophy
• Leipzig Research Center for Early Childhood Development
• Society for Philosophy and Technology

Dr. you has established herself as a promising scholar in the philosophy of artificial intelligence, with a particular focus on the pragmatic dimensions of human-machine interaction. Her research contributes to understanding how AI systems enter what philosophers call the "space of reasons" - the domain of rational justification and meaning.