Carina Prunkl

Carina Prunkl is an Assistant Professor for Ethics of Technology at Utrecht University's Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies within the Humanities faculty. She is affiliated with the Ethics Institute and the Research Institute for Philosophy and Religious Studies. Her work focuses on AI ethics, algorithmic fairness, and governance frameworks for emerging technologies. Prunkl holds a DPhil in Philosophy from the University of Oxford and has previously worked at the Oxford Institute for Ethics in AI.

Research Interests span ethics of artificial intelligence, thermodynamics philosophy, and applied data science. She emphasizes community governance models for AI and explores autonomy challenges posed by autonomous systems. Her interdisciplinary approach bridges philosophy, computer science, and policy design.

Prunkl collaborates with international organizations like UNICRI, the UK Ministry of Defense, and Digital Catapult to implement responsible AI practices. Her recent work includes developing frameworks for algorithmic bias detection (LUCID project) and analyzing thermodynamic entropy interpretations in physics.

Education includes BSc/MSc in Physics, MSt in Philosophy of Physics (Oxford), and a DPhil in Philosophy (Oxford).