Carissa Véliz is a Mexican, Spanish, and British philosopher. She is an associate professor of philosophy and ethics at the

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(Institute for Ethics in AI, Faculty of Philosophy).

Life and career

Carissa Véliz studied a Bachelor's degree in Philosophy at the

University of Salamanca The University of Salamanca () is a public university, public research university in Salamanca, Spain. Founded in 1218 by Alfonso IX of León, King Alfonso IX, it is the oldest university in the Hispanic world and the fourth oldest in the ...

. Later she studied a

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(MA) in Philosophy at the

CUNY Graduate Center The Graduate School and University Center of the City University of New York (CUNY Graduate Center) is a public research institution and postgraduate university in New York City. Formed in 1961 as Division of Graduate Studies at City University ...

. She got a doctorate (PhD) in Philosophy from the

, with the doctoral thesis "On Privacy", which concerns the ethics and

political philosophy Political philosophy studies the theoretical and conceptual foundations of politics. It examines the nature, scope, and Political legitimacy, legitimacy of political institutions, such as State (polity), states. This field investigates different ...

of privacy. She is an Associate Professor of philosophy and ethics at the

(Institute for Ethics in AI, Faculty of Philosophy), and a Fellow at

Hertford College Hertford College ( ), previously known as Magdalen Hall, is a constituent college of the University of Oxford in England. It is located on Catte Street in the centre of Oxford, directly opposite the main gate to the Bodleian Library. The colle ...

. Her work and area of specialisation is ethics of artificial intelligence (AI Ethics),

applied philosophy Applied philosophy (philosophy from Greek: φιλοσοφία, philosophia, 'love of wisdom') is a branch of philosophy that studies philosophical problems of practical concern. The topic covers a broad spectrum of issues in environment, medicin ...

, ethics,

moral philosophy Ethics is the philosophical study of moral phenomena. Also called moral philosophy, it investigates normative questions about what people ought to do or which behavior is morally right. Its main branches include normative ethics, applied et ...

and

practical ethics Applied ethics is the practical aspect of moral considerations. It is ethics with respect to real-world actions and their moral considerations in private and public life, the professions, health, technology, law, and leadership. For example, bio ...

. In 2020 she published her first book, "''Privacy Is Power''", about the ethics and

surrounding privacy. It became an ''Economist'' Book of the Year

Work

References

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