Our mission is to unify technical and moral knowledge in new models of research, education, design and engagement that directly serve the goals of sustainable, just and ethical innovation.

Hear Co-Director Shannon Vallor, Chancellor’s Fellow Zeerak Talat, and CTMF PhD Fellows introduce the Centre and its mission.

News

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Showcasing our CTMF Early Career Researchers
News, Research
Showcasing our CTMF Early Career Researchers
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‍Earlier this month we hosted our CTMF ECR Showcase, bringing together members of our vibrant research community to celebrate the remarkable achievements of our early career researchers!

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Study maps how ‘Big AI’ influences AI laws and oversight
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Study maps how ‘Big AI’ influences AI laws and oversight
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AI companies influence policy and regulation using similar techniques to Big Tobacco, Big Pharma and Big Oil, according to a new study by colleagues at University of Edinburgh, Trinity College Dublin, TU Delft and Carnegie Mellon University.

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Professor Shannon Vallor Elected to the Royal Society of Edinburgh
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Professor Shannon Vallor Elected to the Royal Society of Edinburgh
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Professor Shannon Vallor has been elected as RSE Fellow as part of the 2026 cohort made up of 43 individuals (15 based at The University of Edinburgh!) deemed excellent in their field.

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Job Opportunities (2): Postdoc Research Associates in Philosophy of Science and Machine Learning
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Job Opportunities (2): Postdoc Research Associates in Philosophy of Science and Machine Learning
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Applications are open for two postdoctoral research associates in the philosophy of science and the philosophy of machine learning in the School of Philosophy, Psychology, and Language Sciences, associated with the CTMF.

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Events

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Researching Algorithmic Life – A Conversation on Method and Substance, with Professor Louise Amoore FBA and Dr Sophia Goodfriend
Mar 18
In-person, Seminar
Researching Algorithmic Life – A Conversation on Method and Substance, with Professor Louise Amoore FBA and Dr Sophia Goodfriend
In-person, Seminar

In this conversation, Professor Louise Amoore FBA and Dr Sophia Goodfriend will reflect on recent scholarship they have completed which examines different facets of algorithmic life, and how they met the challenges of researching algorithmic lives (and deaths).

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In-person, Seminar
Book Manuscript Workshop – Automating Warfare in Israel and Palestine, with author Dr Sophia Goodfriend
Mar 17
In-person, Workshop
Book Manuscript Workshop – Automating Warfare in Israel and Palestine, with author Dr Sophia Goodfriend
In-person, Workshop

This day long workshop will discuss the draft manuscript of Dr Sophia Goodfriend’s book entitled ‘Automating Warfare in Israel Palestine’ (in contract with Princeton University Press).

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In-person, Workshop
Technomoral Conversations: What’s the Story with AI? AI Narratives and Counter-Narratives
Feb 11
Hybrid, Seminar, Recorded
Technomoral Conversations: What’s the Story with AI? AI Narratives and Counter-Narratives
Hybrid, Seminar, Recorded

During this fireside chat, we will hear insights from experts across academia and industry on the dominant narratives surrounding AI, and what alternative stories can and are being told about AI and its place in our futures.

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Hybrid, Seminar, Recorded
AI Ethics and the Future of Management Theory
Nov 25
Lecture, Hybrid
AI Ethics and the Future of Management Theory
Lecture, Hybrid

Join us as we hear from EFI Visiting Fellow Dr Ramsha Naeem (University of Central Punjab) on the need for interdisciplinary dialogue between AI ethics and management theory.

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Lecture, Hybrid
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Courses and Programmes

Learn about courses and programmes the Centre delivers and contributes to.

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MSc in Data and AI Ethics
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MSc in Data and AI Ethics
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Co-developed by Professors Shannon Vallor, Atoosa Kasirzadeh, John Zerilli and James Garforth, our MSc in Data and AI Ethics programme meets the urgent demand for interdisciplinary skills and knowledge in the ethical design, use and governance of artificial intelligence and other data-intensive technologies.

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Related Curricula at the Edinburgh Futures Institute
Courses
Related Curricula at the Edinburgh Futures Institute
Courses

At the University of Edinburgh, Centre-affiliated faculty deliver innovative courses that introduce students to the ethics of data and AI, at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels.

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Baillie Gifford Cohort Mentoring
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Baillie Gifford Cohort Mentoring
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As a part of the Baillie Gifford Programme, the Centre delivers weekly mentoring activities to the Baillie Gifford PhD students and postdoctoral community.

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