We are pleased to share this report on the activities and impact of the Centre for Technomoral Futures in its first two years. Under the leadership of our Director, Shannon Vallor, the Centre has achieved an incredible amount in just a short time, and this represents our first effort to share that work publicly in a summarized form.

The Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC), part of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), have appointed Centre for Technomoral Futures Director, Professor Shannon Vallor, and Professor Ewa Luger to direct the £3.5 million programme ‘Enabling a Responsible AI Ecosystem’ in collaboration with the Ada Lovelace Institute.

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.

The paper, co-authored by Professor Stuart Anderson from the School of Informatics and our CTMF Director Professor Shannon Vallor, looks at lessons learned from US government responses to steamboat accidents and how they can be used nowadays in AI governance.

The Oxford Handbook of Philosophy of Technology gives readers a view into this increasingly vital and urgently needed domain of philosophical understanding, offering an in-depth collection of leading and emerging voices in the philosophy of technology.

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 University of Edinburgh and the Edinburgh Futures Institute (EFI) present a new series of events to promote global understanding and cooperation, and to contribute action-oriented thinking to the public debate about the world’s response to Covid-19.

Researchers from EFI, across the University and beyond have come together to help ensure the trustworthiness of machines that act or make decisions on their own.

Centre for Technomoral Futures welcomes applications for three Baillie Gifford PhD studentships in the critical area of AI and Data Ethics.

Professor Shannon Vallor, Director of the new Centre for Technomoral Futures, asks why scientifically- and technologically-rich nations like the UK and the US failed in their response to the pandemic, and highlights the missing link.

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

The Edinburgh Futures Institute is delighted to announce the launch of the five PhD studentships for entry in 2020/2021. The studentships will support research into the ethical challenges posed by the growing use of data and artificial intelligence. Funded by global investment firm Baillie Gifford, each place offers a stipend, tuition fees and an annual research budget.

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.

For three days in June, a diverse group of students, staff and external organisations gathered to take part in an experimental workshop, exploring new ideas around our relationship with technology.

Global investment firm Baillie Gifford has pledged £5m to support research into the ethical challenges posed by the growing use of data and artificial intelligence.

A new seminar series will stimulate debate on issues that will shape the future of ‘data-led’ innovation.

An anonymous donor has pledged £10m to help transform the city’s former Royal Infirmary into a state-of-the-art home for the Edinburgh Futures Institute.