Jason Borenstein
Principal Acad Professional
- School of Public Policy
Overview
Jason Borenstein, Ph.D., is the Director of Graduate Research Ethics Programs and Associate Director of the Center for Ethics and Technology. His appointment is divided between the School of Public Policy and the Office of Graduate Studies. He has been directing the Georgia Tech's Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) Program since 2006. He is also affiliated faculty at the Institute of Robotics and Intelligent Machines (IRIM) and the GVU Center.
Dr. Borenstein is an associate editor of the Springer journal Science and Engineering Ethics, a member of Founding Editorial Board of the Springer journal AI and Ethics, co-editor of the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy’s Ethics and Information Technology section, and an editorial board member of the journal Accountability in Research. He is a member of the awards committee for the Association for Practical and Professional Ethics (APPE), and served as Co-Leader for APPE’s STEM and Ethics Special Interest Section from 2017 to 2019. He previously was Editor for Research Ethics for the National Academy of Engineering's Online Ethics Center for Engineering and Science, and was the Founder and formerly Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Philosophy, Science & Law.
Dr. Borenstein’s teaching and research interests include robot & AI ethics, engineering ethics, research ethics/RCR, and bioethics. He is currently a Co-Principal Investigator (Co-PI) on a five-year project funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) entitled "Institutional Transformation: The Role of Service Learning and Community Engagement on the Ethical Development of STEM Students and Campus Culture". He is a Co-PI on the NSF-funded “Fairness, Ethics, Accountability, and Transparency (FEAT) in Computer and Information Science and Engineering Workshop” that took place August 29 and 30, 2019 on Georgia Tech's campus. He is also a Co-PI on the NSF-funded project “Do the Right Thing: Competing Ethical Frameworks Mediated by Moral Emotions in Human-robot Interaction" and on the NSF-funded project "EAGER: Pilot Study on Bias and Trust in AI Systems". In addition, he is a Co-PI on the Mozilla Responsible Computer Science Challenge funded project “Cultivating an Ethics-Inclusive Mindset Through Role Play in Undergraduate Computer Science Courses”.
His work has appeared in numerous professional journals including AI & Society, Communications of the ACM, Science and Engineering Ethics, Ethics and Information Technology, IEEE Transactions on Technology and Society, IEEE Technology & Society Magazine, Accountability in Research, and the Columbia Science and Technology Law Review.
- M.A. and Ph.D. in Philosophy, University of Miami
- B.S. in Biology and B.A. in Philosophy, Emory University
Interests
- Ethics and Philosophy of Science and Technology
- Assessment
- Bioethics, Bioscience, Biotechnology
- Community engagement
- Emerging Technologies - Innovation
- Human/Machine Interaction
- Philosophy
- Problem-Based Learning
- Science and Technology
Courses
- PHIL-3105: Ethical Theories
- PHIL-3109: Engineering Ethics
- PHIL-6000: Responsible Conduct-Res
- PHIL-6010: Biotech Research Ethics
- PHIL-6710: Ethics Biotech Research
- PST-3105: Ethical Theories
- PST-3109: Ethics&Tech Profession
- PST-3127: Sci,Tech & Human Values
- PST-8000: Responsible Condut-Res
- PUBP-8801: Special Topics
- PUBP-8811: Special Topics
Selected Publications
Journal Articles
- The Boeing 737 MAX: Lessons for Engineering Ethics
In: Science and Engineering Ethics [Peer Reviewed]
Date: July 2020
- Trust and Pediatric Exoskeletons: A Comparative Study of Clinician and Parental Perspectives
In: IEEE Transactions on Technology and Society [Peer Reviewed]
Date: June 2020
- AI, Robots, and Ethics in the Age of COVID-19
In: MIT Sloan Management Review
Date: May 2020
- Self-Driving Cars and Engineering Ethics: The Need for a System Level Analysis
In: Science and Engineering Ethics [Peer Reviewed]
Date: 2019
- The Ugly Truth About Ourselves and Our Robot Creations: The Problem of Bias and Social Inequity
In: Science and Engineering Ethics [Peer Reviewed]
Date: October 2018
- Self-Driving Cars: Ethical Responsibilities of Design Engineers
In: IEEE Technology and Society Magazine [Peer Reviewed]
Date: 2017
- Nudging for Good: Robots and the Ethical Appropriateness of Nurturing Empathy and Charitable Behavior
In: AI & Society [Peer Reviewed]
Date: November 2016
- Robotic Nudges: The Ethics of Engineering a More Socially Just Human Being
In: Science and Engineering Ethics [Peer Reviewed]
Date: February 2016
Other Publications
- What’s Next for AI Ethics, Policy, and Governance? A Global Overview
In: SocArXiv
Date: December 2019
Recent Publications
Journal Articles
- The Boeing 737 MAX: Lessons for Engineering Ethics
In: Science and Engineering Ethics [Peer Reviewed]
Date: July 2020
- Trust and Pediatric Exoskeletons: A Comparative Study of Clinician and Parental Perspectives
In: IEEE Transactions on Technology and Society [Peer Reviewed]
Date: June 2020
- AI, Robots, and Ethics in the Age of COVID-19
In: MIT Sloan Management Review
Date: May 2020
- Trust and Bias in Robots
In: American Scientist
Date: March 2019
- How Should Clinicians Communicate With Patients About the Roles of Artificially Intelligent Team Members?
In: AMA Journal of Ethics
Date: February 2019
- Self-Driving Cars and Engineering Ethics: The Need for a System Level Analysis
In: Science and Engineering Ethics [Peer Reviewed]
Date: 2019
- The Ugly Truth About Ourselves and Our Robot Creations: The Problem of Bias and Social Inequity
In: Science and Engineering Ethics [Peer Reviewed]
Date: October 2018
Chapters
- Robots, Ethics, and Intimacy: The Need for Scientific Research
In: On the Cognitive, Ethical, and Scientific Dimensions of Artificial Intelligence: Themes from IACAP 2016
Date: 2019
Conferences
- Why Should We Gender? The Effect of Robot Gendering and Occupational Stereotypes on Human Trust and Perceived Competency
In: Proceedings of 2020 ACM Conference on Human-Robot Interaction (HRI’20)
Date: March 2020
Other Publications
- What’s Next for AI Ethics, Policy, and Governance? A Global Overview
In: SocArXiv
Date: December 2019