Jen in the Icelandic highlands

I'm a PhD candidate in philosophy at the University of Oxford (Reuben College). My research focuses on the ethical questions raised by technology, particularly artificial intelligence. I also work on projects in intergenerational ethics and experimental philosophy.


My doctoral project is on artificial moral agency. I'm concerned with who—or what—can be a genuine source of moral (and morally responsible) action. I'm also interested in the role of AI in moral decision-making. My supervisors are Carissa VĂ©liz and Alison Hills.


I'm an Oxford-Reuben scholar. I have affiliations with the Institute for Ethics in AI, the Oxford BioXPhi Lab, and the Machine Intelligence and Normative Theory Lab.


I hold an MPhil in Philosophy from the University of Cambridge, an MA in Medieval Icelandic Studies from the University of Iceland, and a BA in Philosophy and Public Policy from Duke University.


Feel free to contact me at: jen.semler@philosophy.ox.ac.uk.