About
I'm a Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in the Philosophy of Technology at the University of Edinburgh. I used to hold the same position at Oxford, and did my PhD at MIT. I'm a Senior Research Affiliate at the Centre for Technomoral Futures.
- Recent work: Algorithmic neutrality
(in the Australasian Journal of Philosophy) - The master's programme I direct:
MSc in Data and Artificial Intelligence Ethics
I study the general relationships between values and technology (can algorithms be neutral? do technologies embody values?) and the ethics of automated decision-making (when do algorithms discriminate by proxy? are algorithms noisy decision-makers?). I also write about the nature of desire and how we communicate about it.
For three years, I was a director of PIKSI Boston, a summer program for undergraduates from underrepresented groups. I was also a long-time Research Fellow in Digital Ethics and Governance at the Jain Family Institute.