Anco Peeters

(Katinka, I had such a lovely chat with you in the train, that I regret not asking for your contact details. If by some off chance you google me and see this, please get in touch 🤞.)

I'm a philosopher and cognitive scientist specialising in artificial intelligence. In my work, I strive to answer the question: “How do we flourish with artificial intelligence?” In investigating how to live well with AI-systems, I examine the relevant moral concerns and behavioural influence of AI through the lenses of virtue ethics, epistemology and embodied cognition. I'm Lecturer at the School of Artificial Intelligence and my research is embedded with the Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, both at Radboud University Nijmegen. I'm chair of the bachelor's Degree Programme Committee (DPC) of Artificial Intelligence at Radboud University and obtained degrees in both philosophy and AI.

As I find it important that my research makes a societal impact, I regularly give presentations to non-scientific audiences and collaborate with governmental, ngo, and healthcare partners. For example, I've advised national and local governments on the ethics of AI, was board member of the Filosofisch Café Nijmegen, contribute to NOLAI projects on AI in primary and secondary education, and advise medical professionals on AI in healthcare (PersOn / ELSA).

Previously, I studied in the Sydney area, Australia, obtaining my doctoral degree (PhD) from the University of Wollongong, with Patrick McGivern and Robert A. Wilson (UWA). As part of my doctoral studies, I was a visiting postgraduate researcher at the University of Edinburgh, where I worked with Andy Clark and others. Prior to my doctoral project, I studied Philosophy (MA, BA) and Artificial Intelligence (BSc) at Radboud University Nijmegen.

Email: anco.peeters [at] donders [dot] ru [dot] nl