John Zerilli is a philosopher with interests in cognitive science, artificial intelligence, and the law. He is the Chancellor’s Fellow (Assistant Professor) in AI, Data, and the Rule of Law at the University of Edinburgh, a Research Associate in the Oxford Institute for Ethics in AI at the University of Oxford, and an Associate Fellow in the Centre for the Future of Intelligence at the University of Cambridge. Before taking up his current post, he was a Leverhulme Fellow at the University of Oxford. He was also called to the Sydney bar in 2011. His published work appears in such journals as Philosophy of Science, Behavioral and Brain Sciences, and Synthese. His two most recent books are The Adaptable Mind (Oxford University Press, 2020) and A Citizen's Guide to Artificial Intelligence (MIT Press, 2021).
Experience
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–presentAssistant Professor in AI, Data, and the Rule of Law, University of Edinburgh
Education
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2017Australian National University, PhD
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2011University of Sydney, MA
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2009University of Cambridge, LLM
Grants and Contracts
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2022Schmidt Future Fellowship
- Role:
- Principal Investigator
- Funding Source:
- Schmidt Futures
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2021Leverhulme Early Career Fellowship
- Role:
- Principal Investigator
- Funding Source:
- Leverhulme Trust
Research Areas
- Law (1801)
- Political Theory And Political Philosophy (160609)
- Philosophy And Religious Studies (22)
- Psychology And Cognitive Sciences (17)
- Linguistics (2004)
- Artificial Intelligence And Image Processing (0801)
Honours
Recipient of a Cambridge Commonwealth Trust scholarship to undertake the Cambridge LL.M., 2008; highest-ranked thesis, Cambridge University, 2009; winner of the Lucy Firth Prize (valued at $1000) for best publication in philosophy, Sydney University, 2010.
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