A leading academic in both artificial intelligence (AI) and AI ethics. BA, Chicago, MSc and MPhil Edinburgh, PhD MIT. Original focus was the use of artificial intelligence for scientific simulations of natural cognitive systems. During PhD work, first observed the confusion generated by anthropomorphized AI, leading to first AI ethics publication "Just Another Artifact" (1998). In 2010, invited to participate in the EPSRC/AHRC Robot Ethics retreat; key author of the EPSRC/AHRC “Principles of Robotics”, the world’s first national-level AI ethics soft policy. Since then, continues researching the impact of technology on economies and human cooperation, transparency and accountability for AI systems, and participates in numerous policy discussions including for the UK (Parliament, Royal Society, RCUK), EU/EP/EC, OECD, Red Cross, Chatham House, as well as national government and NGOs in Switzerland, the US, Canada and Germany. 2002, founded Bath's Computer Science Department’s AI research group, and was made Reader (tenured associate professor) there in 2010. Since 1 February 2020 (Brexit day) full professor of Ethics and Technology at Hertie School, a private university of governance and policy in Berlin, where she is a founding professor for the Centre for Digital Governance. From July 2020 - July 2023 a German nominee to the Global Partnership for AI. Interests include Digital Governance and also Technology Policy and Tech Diplomacy, odd that WEF doesn't recognise those.