Shannon Vallor
Baillie Gifford Chair in the Ethics of Data and Artificial Intelligence at the Edinburgh Futures Institute (EFI) at Edinburgh Business School
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- Edinburgh Business School
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Edinburgh Business School
Professor Vallor's research areas of expertise are the ethics and philosophy of technology, the philosophy of science, and applied virtue ethics. Her current research project focuses on the impact of emerging technologies, particularly those involving artificial intelligence and robotics, on the moral and intellectual habits, skills and virtues of human beings. She is a past President of the Society for Philosophy and Technology, and from 2018-2020 served as a Visiting Researcher and AI Ethicist at Google.
Her work has appeared in the journals Philosophy and Technology, Ethics and Information Technology, Techne, Inquiry, and Phenomenology and the Cognitive Sciences, as well as a 2016 monograph from Oxford University Press: Technology and the Virtues: A Philosophical Guide to a Future Worth Wanting. She is the editor of the forthcoming Oxford Handbook of Philosophy of Technology.
Professor Vallor has a special interest in the integration of ethics with industry and engineering/computer science education, and engages in public outreach on this subject with a range of stakeholders inside and outside academia, including government, industry, law, media, and public policy professionals and advocates. Recent professional honors include the World Technology Award in Ethics (2015), SCU's Brutocao Award for Teaching Excellence (2015), and the Public Intellectual Award from the SCU College of Arts and Sciences (2017).
Education
- Boston College - Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Philosophy 1995 - 2001
- Santa Clara University
Videos
Shannon Vallor | The digital basanos: AI and the virtue and violence of truth-telling
Lessons from the AI Mirror Shannon Vallor
Prof Shannon Vallor's lecture on "Technomoral Virtues and the Future of Human Flourishing"
Shannon Vallor - On Designing a More Ethical Internet
RP2020 Plenary Shannon Vallor, The University of Edinburgh GB
Shannon Vallor: AI and the Shrinking Space of Moral Reasons
RSE After Hours - Shannon Vallor on the Ethics of AI
Is AI ready to make 'big decisions' for us? | Shannon Vallor
Shannon Vallor
Research Seminar II (11 Nov 2021): Global Perspectives on Philosophy of Engineering and Technology
Techno-Morality: Interview with Dr. Shannon Vallor
Prototyping AI Ethics Futures: Ethics In Practice
Do Carebots Care? by Shannon Vallor (AI Ethics: Global Perspectives)
Thinking outside the black box: AI and the shrinking space of moral reasons - Shannon Vallor, Ph.D.
"A Citizen’s Guide to Artificial Intelligence": Shannon Vallor in conversation with John Zerilli
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