Research

A collection of published and unpublished academic works.

10 research papers

Aligning Human Values and Trust in AI Systems

Draws from Longino's values in science, IBM's core tenets of AI ethics, and new research in the field to understand how we can align AI systems with our own interests and desires.

ai-ethics
values-in-science
sociotechnical-design

May 2023

The Weaponization of Persuasive Technology

Based in the ethics of persuasion, rhetoric, behavioral economics, Norman's UX research, examines the implications of addictive design and AI nudging on human users.

sociotechnical-design
persuasive-tech
ai-ethics
behavioral-economics

February 2023

Social Dynamics and the Evolution of Disciplines

Demonstrated how "contagion of disrespect" can arise due to the dynamics of collaboration and reputation in acadamia, using a computational model.

philosophy-of-science
network-science
game-theory
agent-based-modeling

November 2022

Values in Technological Social Systems

Draws from Helen Longino's contextual and constitutive values, Tristan Harris's persuasive technology claims, and Don Normans UX research principles to analyze the underlying values in the design of tech products.

values-in-science
philosophy-of-science
sociotechnical-design
persuasive-tech

May 2022

Optimization and Meaning in Aesthetic Experiences

Distinguishes how a focus towards goal-oriented behavior can undermine the meaning in an aesthetic experience, using music, sports, and business as examples and drawing from Roger Scruton's writings.

optimization
aesthetics

April 2022

Strategies for Altruism, Gift-Giving, and Care

Explores the long-term implications of altruistic expectations, using principles from game theory, a simple python model, and Carol Gilligan's ethics of care.

game-theory
agent-based-modeling
ethics-of-care

December 2021

AI, Hume's Account of Human Action, and Moral Responsibility

Explores how Hume's theory of human action exhibits shortcomings in addressing moral responsibility for autonomous agents.

ai-ethics
moral-philosophy

November 2021

Us and AI

Examines the foundational differences in the decision-making process between the humans AI.

ai-ethics
sociotechnical-design
optimization

September 2021

The Pledge Organization

Synthesizes ideas from behavioral economics, tech ethics, and stakeholder capitalism to propose a business entity structure that realigns motivations away from pure profit maximization.

business-ethics
behavioral-economics
optimization

April 2021

Ideological Control and Social Media

Analyzes how the differing strategies that China, the US, and the EU have used to exert control over the information flow online, and how this impacts their respective societies.

sociotechnical-design
censorship
propaganda

May 2019