Shannon Vallor

Shannon Vallor is the Baillie Gifford Professor in the Ethics of Data and Artificial Intelligence in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Edinburgh, and Director of the Centre for Technomoral Futures within the Edinburgh Futures Institute. She also serves as Programme Director for EFI’s MSc in Data and AI Ethics.

Her research focuses on the ethical dimensions of emerging technologies, particularly artificial intelligence and data systems. She is internationally recognized for her work on responsible AI and data ethics, advising governments and industry bodies on these matters. Her monographs Technology and the Virtues: A Philosophical Guide to a Future Worth Wanting (2016) and The AI Mirror: How to Reclaim Our Humanity in an Age of Machine Thinking (2024) both published by Oxford University Press, consolidate her expertise in technomoral futures.

Professor Vallor leads the UKRI-funded BRAID (Bridging Responsible AI Divides) research programme as Principal Investigator and Co-Director (with Professor Ewa Luger), supported by the Arts and Humanities Research Council.