Earlier this month, we celebrated five years of incredible research at the Centre for Technomoral Futures with our PhD Showcase. Coming from a multitude of backgrounds, this extraordinary group of PhD Fellows shared their ideas through poster presentations and lightning talks.

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.

We are delighted to announce that Professor Shannon Vallor has been awarded the Chancellor’s Award for Research.

Dr Anissa Tanweer and Dr Audrey Borowski will join the CTMF Research Community during the 2024-2025 year, as part of the Edinburgh Futures Institutes Visiting Fellowship Programme!

On the 3rd June 2024, Professor Vallor’s new book ‘The AI Mirror: How to Reclaim our Humanity in an Age of Machine Thinking’ was released with Oxford University Press!

On the 8th November 2023, Professor Vallor testified to the United States’ Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs committee on the philosophy AI and how we can use historical knowledge and experiences to shape our future.

The Nuffield Foundation has appointed three new members to the Oversight Board of the Ada Lovelace Institute, founded in 2018 with a mission to make data and AI work for people and society.

Professor Shannon Vallor to be principal investigator on a UKRI Trustworthy Autonomous Systems Programme: Responsibility Grant, funded by ESPRC.

The Centre for Technomoral Futures and Global Compassion Initiative at the University of Edinburgh, in partnership with the Center for Compassion and Altruism Research and Education at Stanford University, announce an event intended to inspire and drive change in the context of COP 26.

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.

The Centre for Technomoral Futures launches today with the aim to design more sustainable, just and ethical models of innovation.

One of the US's leading experts on the impact of artificial intelligence and other innovative technologies on people's lives is set to join the University.