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Luciano Floridi is the Professor of Philosophy and Ethics of Information at the University of Oxford, directing the Digital Ethics Lab at the Oxford Internet Institute (OII). He holds multiple roles including Distinguished Research Fellow at the Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics and Research Associate at the Department of Computer Science. Additionally, he is Faculty Fellow at the Alan Turing Institute and Adjunct Professor at the American University, Washington D.C. His research focuses on Digital Ethics, AI Ethics, Philosophy of Information, and Technology, with over 150 publications and influential books like *The Fourth Revolution* and *The Ethics of Information*.
Floridi earned his laurea from Rome University La Sapienza (1988), followed by an MPhil and PhD from the University of Warwick (1989–1990). He has held positions at Oxford since 1990, including roles at Wolfson College, the Warburg Institute, and the University of Hertfordshire (2009–2014) where he held a UNESCO Chair in Information Ethics. His academic journey includes postdocs with Susan Haack and Michael Dummett, shaping his expertise in logic and epistemology.
His research interests span Digital Ethics, AI ethics, and the Philosophy of Technology, with notable work on information warfare ethics and the governance of emerging technologies. He contributed to policy initiatives like the European Commission’s *Onlife Initiative* and advises bodies such as the EU’s Ethics Advisory Group and the UK’s House of Lords. Floridi is a leader in global digital ethics, influencing frameworks for AI governance and privacy.
Floridi has received numerous awards, including the Barwise Prize (2009) and Weizenbaum Award (2013). He chairs the Alan Turing Institute’s Data Ethics Group and collaborates with institutions like Tencent and Google on ethical AI. His upcoming role as Founding Director of Yale’s Digital Ethics Center (2023) underscores his continued impact on global digital ethics discourse.
Key achievements include pioneering the Philosophy of Information as a discipline and advocating for infraethics—the ethical foundations enabling moral systems. His work bridges academic theory and real-world policy, addressing challenges like data privacy, algorithmic accountability, and AI’s societal implications.
