Josh Cowls

University of Oxford - Oxford Internet Institute

1 St. Giles

University of Oxford

Oxford OX1 3PG Oxfordshire, Oxfordshire OX1 3JS

United Kingdom

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The Ethical Debate about the Gig Economy: A Review and Critical Analysis

65 Technology in Society (2021) (published version available at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techsoc.2021.101594)
Number of pages: 29 Posted: 22 Sep 2020 Last Revised: 28 Mar 2023
Zhi Ming Tan, Nikita Aggarwal, Josh Cowls, Jessica Morley, Mariarosaria Taddeo and Luciano Floridi
Cornell University, University of Miami, School of Law, University of Oxford - Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford - Bennett Institute of Applied Data Science, University of Oxford - Oxford Internet Institute and Yale University - Digital Ethics Center
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Algorithms; Digital Ethics; Digital Platforms; Digital Technologies; Gig Economy; Labour Market; Labour Rights

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The Chinese Approach to Artificial Intelligence: an Analysis of Policy, Ethics, and Regulation

Roberts, H., Cowls, J., Morley, J. et al. The Chinese approach to artificial intelligence: an analysis of policy, ethics, and regulation. AI & Soc 36, 59–77 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00146-020-00992-2
Number of pages: 46 Posted: 23 Oct 2019 Last Revised: 02 Mar 2021
Huw Roberts, Josh Cowls, Jessica Morley, Mariarosaria Taddeo, Vincent Wang and Luciano Floridi
University of Oxford - Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford - Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford - Bennett Institute of Applied Data Science, University of Oxford - Oxford Internet Institute, affiliation not provided to SSRN and Yale University - Digital Ethics Center
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Artificial Intelligence; China; Digital Ethics; Governance; Innovation; New Generation Artificial Intelligence Development Plan; Policy

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The Debate on the Ethics of AI in Health Care: A Reconstruction and Critical Review

Number of pages: 35 Posted: 26 Nov 2019 Last Revised: 08 Apr 2020
Jessica Morley, Caio Machado, Christopher Burr, Christopher Burr, Josh Cowls, Mariarosaria Taddeo and Luciano Floridi
University of Oxford - Bennett Institute of Applied Data Science, affiliation not provided to SSRN, University of Oxford - Oxford Internet InstituteThe Alan Turing Institute, University of Oxford - Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford - Oxford Internet Institute and Yale University - Digital Ethics Center
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Artificial Intelligence; Ethics; Healthcare; Health Policies; Machine Learning

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The Ethics of Algorithms: Key Problems and Solutions

37 AI & Society 215 (2021) (published version available at https://doi.org/10.1007/s00146-021-01154-8)
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 08 Sep 2020 Last Revised: 28 Mar 2023
Andreas Tsamados, Nikita Aggarwal, Josh Cowls, Jessica Morley, Huw Roberts, Mariarosaria Taddeo and Luciano Floridi
University of Oxford, Oxford Internet Institute, University of Miami, School of Law, University of Oxford - Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford - Bennett Institute of Applied Data Science, University of Oxford - Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford - Oxford Internet Institute and Yale University - Digital Ethics Center
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Algorithm, Artificial Intelligence, Autonomy, Digital Ethics, Explainability, Fairness, Machine Learning, Privacy, Responsibility, Transparency, Trust

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Prolegomena to a White Paper on an Ethical Framework for a Good AI Society

Number of pages: 14 Posted: 14 Jul 2018
Josh Cowls and Luciano Floridi
University of Oxford - Oxford Internet Institute and Yale University - Digital Ethics Center
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Artificial Intelligence, Ethics, Bioethics, Autonomy, Justice

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Ethical Guidelines for SARS-CoV-2 Digital Tracking and Tracing Systems

Number of pages: 6 Posted: 01 May 2020 Last Revised: 26 May 2020
Jessica Morley, Josh Cowls, Mariarosaria Taddeo and Luciano Floridi
University of Oxford - Bennett Institute of Applied Data Science, University of Oxford - Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford - Oxford Internet Institute and Yale University - Digital Ethics Center
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digital ethics; human rights; health policy; data policy; COVID

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Designing AI for Social Good: Seven Essential Factors

Number of pages: 26 Posted: 04 Jun 2019
Josh Cowls, Thomas King, Mariarosaria Taddeo and Luciano Floridi
University of Oxford - Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford - Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford - Oxford Internet Institute and Yale University - Digital Ethics Center
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AI4SG, Artificial Intelligence, Ethics, Social Good, Sustainable Development Goals, Privacy, Safety

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The AI Gambit — Leveraging Artificial Intelligence to Combat Climate Change: Opportunities, Challenges, and Recommendations

Number of pages: 55 Posted: 17 Mar 2021 Last Revised: 21 Feb 2023
Josh Cowls, Andreas Tsamados, Mariarosaria Taddeo and Luciano Floridi
University of Oxford - Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford, Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford - Oxford Internet Institute and Yale University - Digital Ethics Center
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Artificial Intelligence, Climate Change, Digital Ethics; Digital Governance; Environment, Sustainability, Carbon Footprint

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Safeguarding European Values with Digital Sovereignty: An Analysis of Statements and Policies

Internet Policy Review, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 08 Dec 2021
Huw Roberts, Josh Cowls, Federico Casolari, Jessica Morley, Mariarosaria Taddeo and Luciano Floridi
University of Oxford - Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford - Oxford Internet Institute, Alma Mater Studiorum - University of Bologna, University of Oxford - Bennett Institute of Applied Data Science, University of Oxford - Oxford Internet Institute and Yale University - Digital Ethics Center
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digital sovereignty, data governance, EU values, GDPR, legitimacy

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Governing Artificial Intelligence in China and the European Union: Comparing Aims and Promoting Ethical Outcomes

The Information Society
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 24 Mar 2021 Last Revised: 27 Aug 2023
Huw Roberts, Josh Cowls, Emmie Hine, Jessica Morley, Mariarosaria Taddeo, Vincent Wang and Luciano Floridi
University of Oxford - Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford - Oxford Internet Institute, Yale University - Digital Ethics Center, University of Oxford - Bennett Institute of Applied Data Science, University of Oxford - Oxford Internet Institute, affiliation not provided to SSRN and Yale University - Digital Ethics Center
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Artificial Intelligence, China, European Union, Ethics, Governance

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The Chinese Approach to Artificial Intelligence: An Analysis of Policy and Regulation

Number of pages: 27 Posted: 30 Apr 2020
Huw Roberts, Josh Cowls, Jessica Morley, Mariarosaria Taddeo, Vincent Wang and Luciano Floridi
affiliation not provided to SSRN, University of Oxford - Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford - Bennett Institute of Applied Data Science, University of Oxford - Oxford Internet Institute, affiliation not provided to SSRN and Yale University - Digital Ethics Center
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Artificial Intelligence; China; Digital Ethics; Governance; Innovation; New Generation Artificial Intelligence Development Plan; Policy

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Achieving a ‘Good AI Society’: Comparing the Aims and Progress of the EU and the US

Science and Engineering Ethics (Forthcoming)
Number of pages: 29 Posted: 24 May 2021 Last Revised: 11 Mar 2022
Huw Roberts, Josh Cowls, Emmie Hine, Francesca Mazzi, Andreas Tsamados, Mariarosaria Taddeo and Luciano Floridi
University of Oxford - Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford - Oxford Internet Institute, Yale University - Digital Ethics Center, University of Oxford - Said Business School, University of Oxford, Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford - Oxford Internet Institute and Yale University - Digital Ethics Center
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Artificial Intelligence, European Union, Policy, United States, Social Good

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Artificial Intelligence in Support of the Circular Economy: Ethical Considerations and a Path Forward

AI & Society, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 27 Posted: 27 Apr 2022 Last Revised: 01 Aug 2022
Huw Roberts, Joyce Zhang, Ben Bariach, Josh Cowls, Ben Gilburt, Prathm Juneja, Andreas Tsamados, Marta Ziosi, Mariarosaria Taddeo and Luciano Floridi
University of Oxford - Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford - Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford - Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford - Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford - Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford - Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford, Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford - Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford - Oxford Internet Institute and Yale University - Digital Ethics Center
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Artificial Intelligence, Circular Economy, Ethics, Environment, Sustainability.

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App store governance: implications, limitations, and regulatory responses

Number of pages: 28 Posted: 05 May 2022
Josh Cowls, Jessica Morley and Luciano Floridi
University of Oxford - Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford - Bennett Institute of Applied Data Science and Yale University - Digital Ethics Center
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Apple, apps, app stores, app store governance, digital governance, Google, platform governance, public sphere, stack governance

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Constitutional Metaphors: Facebook’s ‘Supreme Court’ and the Legitimation of Platform Governance

Number of pages: 25 Posted: 15 Mar 2022
Josh Cowls, Philipp Darius, Dominiquo Santistevan and Moritz Schramm
University of Oxford - Oxford Internet Institute, Hertie School - Centre for Digital Governance, University of Chicago - Department of Sociology and New York University
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constitutional metaphors, content analysis, digital constitutionalism, Facebook, freedom of speech, legitimacy, metaphor, Oversight Board, platform governance, supreme court

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The internet’s town square? A critical discourse analysis of Parler’s “past imaginary”

Number of pages: 27 Posted: 13 Dec 2022 Last Revised: 20 May 2023
Josh Cowls and Cindy Ma
University of Oxford - Oxford Internet Institute and University of Oxford - Oxford Internet Institute
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critical discourse analysis, free speech, legitimation, Parler, platforms, platform governance, social media, sociotechnical imaginaries

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Some Tentative Foundations for 'Global' Algorithmic Ethics

Number of pages: 3 Posted: 14 Sep 2021
Josh Cowls, Marie-Thérèse Png and Yung Au
University of Oxford - Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford - Oxford Internet Institute and University of Oxford - Oxford Internet Institute
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ethics of algorithms, global ethics, ethics dumping, ethics shirking, data extraction