Shannon Vallor

Baillie Gifford Chair in the Ethics of Data and Artificial Intelligence at the Edinburgh Futures Institute

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Shannon Vallor Biography

Professor Shannon Vallor is the Baillie Gifford Chair in the Ethics of Data and Artificial Intelligence at the Edinburgh Futures Institute (EFI) at the University of Edinburgh, where she is also appointed in Philosophy.

She is Director of the Centre for Technomoral Futures in EFI, and co-Director of the BRAID (Bridging Responsible AI Divides) programme, funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council. Professor Vallor's research explores how new technologies, especially AI, robotics, and data science, reshape human moral character, habits, and practices. Her work includes advising policymakers and industry on the ethical design and use of AI. She is a standing member of the One Hundred Year Study of Artificial Intelligence (AI100) and a member of the Oversight Board of the Ada Lovelace Institute. Professor Vallor received the 2015 World Technology Award in Ethics from the World Technology Network and the 2022 Covey Award from the International Association of Computing and Philosophy. She is a former Visiting Researcher and AI Ethicist at Google.

In addition to her many articles and published educational modules on the ethics of data, robotics, and artificial intelligence, she is the author of the book Technology and the Virtues: A Philosophical Guide to a Future Worth Wanting (Oxford University Press, 2016) and The AI Mirror: Reclaiming Our Humanity in an Age of Machine Thinking (Oxford University Press, 2024).

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Speaker profile last updated by AAE Talent Team on 05/18/2024.

Shannon Vallor Videos

  • Bootstrapping Sustainable AI: How to reclaim technology for humane futures
    Sustainable AI Conference 2023: Sustainable AI Across Borders 🔸 ABOUT THIS VIDEO 🔸 Keynote Lecture "Bootstrapping Sustainable AI: How to...
  • Ethics in the AI Mirror - Shannon Vallor
  • Keynote Speaker: Shannon Vallor
    On July 21, 2022, the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics hosted a day-long conference on AI ethics. This event was distinct from typical academic...

Shannon Vallor Books

  • The AI Mirror: How to Reclaim Our Humanity in an Age of Machine Thinking
    The AI Mirror: How to Reclaim Our Humanity in an Age of Machine Thinking
  • Technology and the Virtues: A Philosophical Guide to a Future Worth Wanting
    Technology and the Virtues: A Philosophical Guide to a Future Worth Wanting

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