We are excited to announce that Dr Emily Sullivan, an expert at the intersection of the philosophy of science and machine learning, will be joining the University of Edinburgh in August 2025 as Senior Lecturer in the Philosophy of Technology.

Examining the ethical implications of natural language processing. The Edinburgh Futures Institute’s Centre for Technomoral Futures and the School of Informatics are delighted to invite applications for this funded PhD studentship, to begin in the academic year 2025/2026.

In this blog post, Professor Burkhard Schafer shares his experiences of a session he recently led with a group of pupils at Balerno High School in Edinburgh to explore the intersection of robotics, AI, and ethics.

Hear James Garforth, Benedetta Catanzariti and Meenakshi Mani reflect on their experience collaborating across social science and computer science to design and teach the new EFI 'Translational Data and AI Ethics' intensive course.

Chancellor’s Fellow Dr. Atoosa Kasirzadeh joined the Centre for Technomoral Futures as Research Lead in January 2022.

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.

Dr. Atoosa Kasirzadeh has been appointed as a Chancellor’s Fellow in Philosophy, through the support of the Edinburgh Futures Institute’s Centre for Technomoral Futures.