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Dr. Jennifer Cearns is an Associate Professor in AI at the University of Manchester and a Visiting Professor at KU Leuven. Previously, she held roles as an ESRC Postdoctoral Fellow and Lecturer in Digital Anthropology at University College London, an Associate Postdoctoral Fellow at the Alan Turing Institute, and a Leach Fellow in Public Anthropology at the Royal Anthropological Institute. Her work bridges digital anthropology and AI, focusing on culturally-constructed empathy and the reproduction of norms in algorithmic systems.
- PhD in Anthropology (University College London, 2016-2020)
- Languages: English, Portuguese, Spanish (Latin American)
Her research spans Artificial Intelligence, Algorithms, and Data Practices, with ethnographic fieldwork in Brazil, Cuba, the US, Guyana, Panama, Mexico, Spain, and the UK. Current projects explore the ethics of AI in mental healthcare, transnational digital networks, and contraband economies in Latin America.
Recent publications analyze cultural norms in AI, transnational exchange, and digital piracy, with a focus on Latin America. Her 2023 monograph Circulating Culture (University Press of Florida) examines postsocialist networks and contraband economies.
- Nominated for Association of Latina and Latino Anthropologists First Book Prize
- Nominated for Society for Latin American & Caribbean Anthropology Book Prize
- Finalist, BBC New Generation Thinker Award
She collaborates with institutions like UCL's Centre for Digital Anthropology and KU Leuven, and has advised the technology industry for over a decade. Her ORCID identifier is 0000-0001-6498-1766.
