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I am a philosopher of cognitive science and AI ethicist, with specialisations in artificial intelligence and animal minds. Recurrent topics in my work include consciousness, creativity, intelligence, perception, short-term memory, and the psychological measurement of pain and suffering. I am the Education Director of the Leverhulme Centre for the Future of Intelligence, responsible for our two Masters levels courses, and Co-Director of the Kinds of Intelligence research programme. “What if Artificial Intelligence saves the planet?” The New European (cover article) “The artist is dead, AI killed them” (2022). iai.tv. “GPT-3: A Digital Remix of Humanity” (2020). Daily Nous. “AI reflections in 2019” (2020). Nature Machine Intelligence. “A Lack of Understanding: Storytelling for Robots” (2019). Litro Magazine. “Brutality Is Common in Video Games, but Not Sexual Violence. Why?” (2018). Aeon. Consciousness, Perception, and Short-Term Memory (Doctoral Thesis) Linking phenomenal and access con
Skip to content My research I’m a philosopher of cognitive science and AI ethicist. My work spans machine consciousness, the moral status of artificial and animal minds, human-AI relationships, and the cognitive science of perception and memory. Recurring threads include consciousness, creativity, intelligence, and what we owe the minds we build or share the world with. A monograph on the ethics of social AI is forthcoming with Cambridge University Press, and a trade book on machine consciousness is in development with a major publisher. For a complete and current list, see my PhilPeople
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