The Institute for Ethics in AI

🎨 We’re delighted to share that Dr Federica Fedorczyk, Early Career Research Fellow at the Institute for Ethics in AI, will be speaking at this year’s Image & Object Symposium, organised by the History of Art Department at the University of Oxford. Federica will join artists and researchers from across disciplines to explore how AI is reshaping artistic practice - raising important questions about creativity, originality and the role of the artist in an AI-driven world. 📅 Friday, 15 May 🕑 14:30 - 17:00 📍 Cinema, Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities 🎟️ Free admission (seat availability is on a first come, first served basis): hoa.ox.ac.uk/event/image-an… Learn more about Federica and her work: oxford-aiethics.ox.ac.uk/federica-fedor…

🎙️Dr Caroline Green speaks with Associate Professor @CarissaVeliz from the Institute for Ethics in AI about her new book, 'Prophecy', in a new episode of the Accelerating AI Ethics podcast entitled Prophecy: Prediction, Power and the Future of AI. Is AI really predicting the future or quietly shaping it? This episode explores how data-driven systems can influence who gets hired, what we believe and how decisions are made. From algorithmic bias to the limits of AI-generated empathy, the conversation challenges the idea that these systems offer neutral or reliable guidance. 🎧Listen to the podcast: podcasts.ox.ac.uk/series/acceler…

🔔 Dr @CarissaVeliz has had a busy few weeks in the media following the launch of her book, Prophecy: Prediction, Power and the Fight for the Future, from Ancient Oracles to AI. She has been featured across a range of international outlets and received a standing ovation for her recent @TEDTalks, ‘Beware the Power of Prediction’. 🔗 Read more in our latest news article: oxford-aiethics.ox.ac.uk/news/dr-cariss…

🔔 We are delighted to share that the much anticipated book 'Prophecy: Prediction, Power, and the Fight for the Future, from Ancient Oracles to AI' by @CarissaVeliz is now available in the UK. 🔗oxford-aiethics.ox.ac.uk/news/dr-cariss… #AIEthics #OxfordEthicsInAI

🌟 We are pleased to welcome Fatima Warraich as a Research Assistant at the Institute for Ethics in AI Fatima is working on a project on social care in England and she is an MSc student in Evidence-based Social Intervention and Policy Evaluation at the Department of Social Policy and Intervention, University of Oxford. Her research focuses on the impact, adequacy and coverage of social protection, especially in low-middle income countries. 🔗 Read more about Institute and her work on our website: oxford-aiethics.ox.ac.uk/meet-our-resea…

🌟 We are pleased to welcome Alexander Rose as a Research Assistant at the Institute for Ethics in AI Alexander is a MSt student at the Uehiro Oxford Institute (@ethicsinthenews). His work lies at the interface of applied ethics, policy and societal impacts - examining how interdisciplinary analysis can help us guide emerging technologies. 🔗 Read more about Institute and his work on our website: oxford-aiethics.ox.ac.uk/meet-our-resea…

📢 We are delighted to welcome Dr Hessam Hessami as an Policy and Practice Visitor to the Institute for Ethics in AI. Dr Hessam Hessami is a Policy & Practice Visitor at the Institute for Ethics in AI, Oxford and Founder of Ethiquette AI - a community-driven platform making responsible AI everyone's business. His research focuses on how early-stage AI start-ups can embed ethical thinking from the very beginning - not as a constraint, but as a foundation. With a PhD in Applied Mathematics from Université Grenoble Alpes and over a decade of data science leadership across industry, start-ups and research, Hessam works at the intersection of AI ethics, responsible innovation and practice - making AI ethics practical and accessible for the people actually building AI products. Welcome to the Institute! 🔗 More information about the Institute: oxford-aiethics.ox.ac.uk

📢 We are delighted to welcome Dr Xin Yuan as an Academic Visitor to the Institute for Ethics in AI. Dr Xin Yuan's research centres on artificial intelligence ethics and the cultural impacts of AI development on individuals’ social lives. It will delve into the profound conflicts engendered by AI at the realms of cultural cognition and ethical practice, and conduct an in-depth analysis of the cultural essence in AI technology. By focusing on the value construction and ethical boundaries of AI within cultural contexts, her study seeks to achieve a dialectical unity between the technological rationality of AI and socio-cultural values, aiming to establish an AI ethical normative framework that effectively protects human dignity and individual freedom rights. Welcome to the Institute! 🔗 More information about the Institute: oxford-aiethics.ox.ac.uk

🧘 What can Tibetan Buddhist ethics teach us about AI? During a recent visit to Dharamsala, Dr Caroline Emmer De Albuquerque Green, Director of Research at the Institute for Ethics in AI, explored how ideas such as compassion might help shape more thoughtful and responsible approaches to AI. Travelling with Ambassador Audrey Tang and collaborator Tenzin Yangtso, she engaged with the Tibetan Buddhist community, met with leading scholars, and visited projects using AI to preserve the Tibetan language. A highlight of the trip was a meeting with His Holiness the Dalai Lama, where they received his first public reflections on AI ethics. The visit offers a powerful reminder that conversations about AI are not only technical, but deeply human. 📰 Read more: oxford-aiethics.ox.ac.uk/news/insights-… In two new podcast episodes, Caroline reflects on key moments from the trip, and together with Geshe Sangpo, explores how core concepts of Buddhist ethics relate to AI today. 🎧 Listen here: podcasts.ox.ac.uk/series/acceler…

📢 Registration is now open: Reimagining the future of work - towards a right to shape AI Join us for a one-day conference exploring the right to shape AI as central to the future of work in a democratic society. Bringing together policymakers, academics, business leaders and employee representatives, the event will examine concrete proposals to strengthen and renew human agency at work. Hosted by Dr Caroline Emmer De Albuquerque Green (Director of Research, Institute for Ethics in AI), Professor Jeremias Adams-Prassl @JeremiasPrassl (Professor of Law and Associate Dean, Faculty of Law, University of Oxford @OxfordLawFac), and Professor Isabelle Ferreras @Ferreras_Isa (former Chair of the International High-Level Expert Committee on Democracy at Work, Government of Spain). Keynote speakers include Yolanda Díaz (Second Deputy Prime Minister of Spain and Minister of Labour and Social Economy), who will set out her government’s agenda to support worker voice and ownership, and Nobel laureate Professor Daron Acemoglu @DAcemogluMIT, a leading voice on “pro-worker AI”, advocating for technological innovation that augments rather than replaces human labour. 📅 Thursday 25 June 2026, 8.30am–5.30pm 📍 Jesus College, Oxford 🔗 Register now: oxford-aiethics.ox.ac.uk/event/reimagin…

The Institute for Ethics in AI's Dr Lyndon Drake and Dr Caroline Emmer de Albuquerque Green argue that as AI reshapes questions of identity, meaning, and ethics, theology isn’t optional, it’s essential. Find out more ⬇️ #OxfordHumanity ox.ac.uk/news/2026-04-2…

🗣️ We were delighted to host a full house for our panel discussion, 'Is there such a thing as ethical AI?', which brought together Kenneth Cukier (@kncukier), Deputy Executive Editor @TheEconomist; Amanda Stent (@astent), Head of AI Strategy and Research at @Bloomberg; Ray Eitel-Porter (@RayEitelPorter), Senior Research Associate for Responsible AI at the Intellectual Forum, University of Cambridge (@Cambridge_Uni); Edward Harcourt, Director of the Institute for Ethics in AI, University of Oxford (@UniofOxford) and Philipp Koralus (@PhilippKoralus), McCord Professor of Philosophy and AI at the Institute for Ethics in AI, University of Oxford (@UniofOxford). The discussion prompted a wide-ranging exchange with the audience. If you were unable to join us on the day, please keep an eye on our channels in the coming weeks; we will be sharing the recording soon. We were also pleased to be part of Es Devlin’s 360 Vessels workshop series, developed as part of her Bloomberg–Oxford Fellowship in collaboration with the Institute for Ethics in AI. The installation, combining choral performance, light and 360 clay vessels representing different perspectives on AI, provided a memorable close to the day. Thank you again to all who attended, and to everyone who made the event possible. We look forward to welcoming you again soon to the Institute and the Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities. 🔗 Discover our upcoming events this Trinity term on our website: oxford-aiethics.ox.ac.uk/institute-even…

🎉 Congratulations to Carissa Véliz (@CarissaVeliz), Associate Professor of Philosophy at the Institute for Ethics in AI, on her powerful TED (@TEDTalks) Talk 'Beware the power of prediction' What do ancient prophecies and modern algorithms have in common? Both shape the future more than they predict it. In this talk, Carissa explores how predictions - from Roman emperors banning prophets to today’s AI systems - can act as tools of power, influencing decisions, behaviour and even life outcomes. The key question isn’t just what will happen - but who gets to decide the future. 📹 Watch Carissa's talk: ted.com/talks/carissa_…

📢 Join us for our upcoming Institute lunchtime seminar, featuring Christopher Howard and hosted by Professor Ignacio Cofone (@IgnacioCofone), on “Power diffusion through pluralism: The case for decentralised AI.” The talk explores a future where powerful AI systems are deeply embedded in society - advising users, mediating access to information and services, acting on our behalf. It examines whether such systems should be controlled by a small number of actors or instead developed across a pluralistic ecosystem shaped by diverse values and stakeholders. The discussion highlights how pluralism can diffuse power, reduce risks of concentrated control and support more accountable and legitimate AI systems through open and decentralized infrastructure. 📅 Tuesday 19 May 2026, 12:30 - 1:30pm 🍽️ Networking Lunch (for those registered to attend in person), 1:30 - 2:30pm 📍 Hybrid: Stephen A. Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities / Online 🔗 Register here: oxford-aiethics.ox.ac.uk/event/ethics-a…

📢 Join us for our upcoming Institute lunchtime seminar with Dr Paolo Cavaliere (@paolochev), hosted by Professor Ignacio Cofone (@IgnacioCofone), on “AI-powered content moderation and freedom of expression: an autonomy-based argument for protecting informational rights.” The talk explores how AI-driven content moderation shapes user autonomy on digital platforms, particularly for those who consume information. It examines the risks of opaque and persuasive moderation systems, highlighting their potential impact on free participation in public discourse and calls for stronger protection of users’ cognitive and informational autonomy within current regulatory frameworks. 📅 Thursday 7 May 2026, 12:30 - 1:30pm 🍽️ Networking Lunch (for those registered to attend in person), 1:30 - 2:30pm 📍 Hybrid: Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities / Online 🔗 Register here: oxford-aiethics.ox.ac.uk/event/ethics-a…

📚 New chapter from Dr Keri Grieman, Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Institute for Ethics in AI, in the Research Handbook on Interactive Entertainment Law. The chapter (Chapter 7: AI and video games, p.96) explores how artificial intelligence is shaping video games as both creative and technological systems, raising new legal and regulatory questions across the global games industry. The Research Handbook on Interactive Entertainment Law brings together expert contributors to provide forward-looking guidance on key challenges in the field. Structured around the game, community, and business aspects of interactive entertainment, it captures the complex legal landscape of video games as expressive works, social platforms and commercial ecosystems. 🔗 Learn more about the handbook and Dr Keri's chapter: e-elgar.com/shop/gbp/resea…

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Excited for year 3 of our HAI Lab grad seminar, co-taught by a philosopher and an entrepreneur. Our theme this year will be dimensions of human autonomy in the age of AI agents. Speakers incl Jack Clark (Anthropic) and Thomas Wolf (Hugging Face). People outside Oxford may apply! 🧵

📢 Applications are now open for the HAI Lab ‘Philosophy, AI, and Innovation Grad Seminar: Autonomy in the Age of Agents’. The in-person seminar, co-taught by Professor Philipp Koralus (@PhilippKoralus) and Brendan McCord (@Brendan_McCord), explores issues at the intersection of philosophy, AI, and technological innovation, with visiting speakers from philosophy and the technology industry, including: • Jack Clark (@jackclarkSF) (co-founder of @AnthropicAI) • Joe Edelman (@edelwax) (Meaning Alignment Institute @meaningaligned) • Herman Cappelen [joint work with John Hawthorne] (HKU) • Simon Cullen (@DrSimonCullen) (UNC Chapel Hill @UNCchapelkill) • Thomas Wolf (@Thom_Wolf) (co-founder of Hugging Face @huggingface) Registration is essential. To ensure continuity of discussion, participants are expected to commit to attending for the full term. 📅 Dates: 28 April to 16 June 🕒Time: 4-6pm 🔔Deadline: 24 April Midday 📌Venue: St Catherine’s College, Oxford 🔗More information and application: hailab.ox.ac.uk/event/philosop…