PhD candidate in Philosophy, Leiden University, Researcher on the Societal Impacts of AI Technologies.
Hi there! I'm doing my PhD under the supervision of Prof Dorota Mokrosinska and Prof James McAllister, working on privacy and social issues in affective computing.
My expertise is in the middle of philosophy of technology (affective computing & socially disruptive technology), moral and political philosophy (privacy & social justice), and philosophy of mind (emotion/cognition). More specifically, my research examines the social implications of artefacts (AI systems) that detect, recognise, and analyse individuals’ emotions.
My current m…
PhD candidate in Philosophy, Leiden University, Researcher on the Societal Impacts of AI Technologies.
Hi there! I'm doing my PhD under the supervision of Prof Dorota Mokrosinska and Prof James McAllister, working on privacy and social issues in affective computing.
My expertise is in the middle of philosophy of technology (affective computing & socially disruptive technology), moral and political philosophy (privacy & social justice), and philosophy of mind (emotion/cognition). More specifically, my research examines the social implications of artefacts (AI systems) that detect, recognise, and analyse individuals’ emotions.
My current main objective is to uncover the social effect(s) that emotion recognition technologies (ERTs) will have on human relationships and the Self. What if we had real-time recognition of emotions? How would this impact the social dynamics? In which contexts would this be desirable and in which contexts would this be detrimental? Do we have any legitimate claims to privacy over the emotions we display in public social settings? These, and more, are the questions I am currently trying to answer.
Feel free to check out my personal academic page! https://alexandrapregent.github.io/
