Professor Mark Coeckelbergh is a philosopher of technology and a global leading expert in ethics of artificial intelligence and robotics. He is full Professor of Philosophy at the Philosophy of Department of the University of Vienna, ERA Chair at the Institute of Philosophy of the Czech Academy of Sciences in Prague, and Guest Professor at WASP-HS and University of Uppsala. Previously he has served as the President of the international Society for Philosophy and Technology (SPT). He is a member of various entities that support policy building in these areas, such as the European Commission’s High Level Expert Group on Artificial Intelligence, the Expert Council Ethics of AI of the Austrian UNESCO Commission, the Austrian Council on Robotics and Artificial Intelligence, and the Austrian Advisory Council on Automated Mobility. He is involved in interdisciplinary research projects on AI and robotics and is the author of 18 books and numerous articles. His recent books have been translated into many languages, for example AI Ethics, The Political Philosophy of AI, and Why AI Undermines Democracy and What to Do About It.
