Peter Millican

Peter Millican is a Professor of Philosophy and Gilbert Ryle Fellow at Hertford College, University of Oxford, where he has served since 2005. He also holds a part-time role as Visiting Professor at the National University of Singapore (NUS) and temporary Visiting Professor at Nanyang Technological University (NTU). His academic roles include Head of Education & Outreach at the Institute for Ethics in AI.

Education: Studied Mathematics at Oxford, switched to Philosophy and Theology, graduating with First Class Honours, then completed a B.Phil. in Philosophy at Oxford. His interdisciplinary work bridges Philosophy and Computing, notably co-founding the Oxford Computer Science and Philosophy degree program in 2012.

Research focuses on Early Modern Philosophy (particularly David Hume), Philosophy of Language, Philosophy of Religion, and digital humanities. Major projects include the davidhume.org initiative and English Philosophical Texts Online.

Key contributions include over 40 publications on Hume, ethics, and AI. He hosts the Futuremakers podcast exploring AI and climate change implications. Awards include the Gilbert Ryle Fellowship and editorial roles in Hume Studies.

Outreach includes educational software development (e.g., PhiloComp.net) and public engagement through media appearances, debates, and the Signature stylometric software used in high-profile literary analyses (e.g., identifying J.K. Rowling as 'Robert Galbraith').