McGill.CA / Stephen A. Jarislowsky Chair in Human Nature and Technology

Team

Alexis Morin-Martel

PhD (2026)

Research Topics: Moral Psychology and Social Epistemology

Title of Ph.D. Dissertation: The Value of Trust

Alexis recently received my PhD in philosophy from McGill University and will be a SSHRC Postdoctoral Fellow at UNC-Chapel Hill from September 2026 to August 2028. His doctoral dissertation examines the value of trust in the context of emerging AI technologies and the pervasive influence of social media.

Publications:

  • Full-Blooded Trust as a Respectful Attitude.  Ergo: An Open Access Journal of Philosophy (Forthcoming).

  • The Ethics of Kingmaking (with Gabriel Monette).  Ethical Theory and Moral Practice (2026), 1–16.

  • The Value of Epistemic Trust in Public Experts. Synthese (2025), 206, 109.

  • AI Ethics’ Institutional Turn (with Jocelyn Maclure). Digital Society (2025), 4, 18.

  • Dreier Is a Great Dad in All Possible Worlds: A Challenge to Moral Contingentism. Australasian Journal of Philosophy (2024), 103(1),118–132.

  • Machine Learning in Bail Decisions and Judges’ Trustworthiness.  AI & Society (2024), 39(4), 2033–2044.

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Christophe Facal

PhD candidate in philosophy (2022-)

Research Topics: Philosophy of Science and Ethics of Technology

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Matthew Valiquette

PhD candidate in philosophy (2023-)

Research Topics: Philosophy of science and history and philosophy of science and technology

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Maryna Nekrasova

PhD candidate in philosophy (2024-)

Research Topics: Philosophy of Artificial Intelligence

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Alper Güngör

Research Assistant, PhD Candidate (2022-)

Research Topics: Philosophy of Art and Philosophy of Technology

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Alessandra Destison

Research Assistant (2025-)

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Alexandre Thien-Tam Dao

Research Assistant (2024-)

Research Topics: The Ethical Implications of Griefbots

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Julia Houwen

Research Assistant (2023-2025)

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Julien da Silva

Research Assistant (2021-2023)

Postdoctoral Researchers

 

Hugo Cossette-Lefebvre

(2024-2026)

Research Topic:

When is AI discriminatory?

My research project will focus on two questions:

  1. What are the ethical issues related to the use of predictive algorithms in decision-making processes?
  2. What measures need to be put in place to ensure that the rights and freedoms of all are respected despite the use of these technologies?

My research project will identify how it is possible to ensure the responsible adoption of AI, and refine our understanding of the links between AI and equity, diversity, and inclusion by studying how these new technologies should be regulated to ensure that their use is not discriminatory.

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Visiting Scholars

 

Prof. Joshua Skorburg

Co-Director of the Centre for Advancing Responsible and Ethical Artificial Intelligence (CARE-AI)

IVADO Visiting Fellow, Fall 2026

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Prof. Markus Gabriel

Chair for Epistemology, Modern and Contemporary Philosophy, University of Bonn

Jarislowsky Visiting Professor, Fall 2023

View Prof. Gabriel’s profile

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