Josh Cowls

University of Oxford - Oxford Internet Institute

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University of Oxford

Oxford OX1 3PG Oxfordshire, Oxfordshire OX1 3JS

United Kingdom

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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 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, UCLA 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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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, UCLA 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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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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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 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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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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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, University of Bologna- Department of Legal Studies, 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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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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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, University of Bologna- Department of Legal Studies, 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 Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
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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