Jason Borenstein
Principal Acad Professional
- School of Public Policy
Overview
Jason Borenstein, Ph.D., is the Director of Graduate Research Ethics Programs. His appointment is divided between the School of Public Policy and the Office of Graduate Studies. He has directed Georgia Tech's Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) Program since 2006. He is part of the leadership team for Georgia Tech's Ethics, Technology, and Human Interaction Center (ETHICx). He is also affiliated faculty at the Institute of Robotics and Intelligent Machines (IRIM) and the GVU Center.
Dr. Borenstein is a member of Association for Practical and Professional Ethics (APPE) Board of Directors, Chair of the APPE Research Integrity Scholars and Educators (RISE) Consortium, and a member of the IEEE SSIT Technical Committee on Ethics/Human Values. He is an International Editorial Advisory Board member of the Springer journal Science and Engineering Ethics, a Founding Editorial Board member 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 was previously 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 & artificial intelligence ethics, engineering ethics, research ethics/RCR, and bioethics. He co-leads the ethics and trust research efforts for the NSF AI Institute for Collaborative Assistance and Responsive Interaction for Networked Groups (AI-CARING). He is currently the Principal Investigator (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 also a Co-PI on the NSF-funded project “Do the Right Thing: Competing Ethical Frameworks Mediated by Moral Emotions in Human-robot Interaction". 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”. He was 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.
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
Distinctions:
- Faculty of the Year, School of Public Policy, 2020
Interests
- Ethics and Philosophy of Science and Technology
- Health
- Inequality and Social Justice
- Assessment
- Bioethics, Bioscience, Biotechnology
- Campus-Community Engagement
- Community engagement
- Education
- Emerging Technologies - Innovation
- Ethical Practices in Contemporary Contexts
- Human/Machine Interaction
- Philosophy
- Problem-Based Learning
- Science and Technology
Courses
- PHIL-3105: Ethical Theories
- PHIL-3109: Engineering Ethics
- PHIL-4811: Special Topics
- 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
- AI Ethics in the Public, Private, and NGO Sectors: A Review of a Global Document Collection
In: IEEE Transactions on Technology and Society [Peer Reviewed]
Date: 2021
- Linking Personal and Professional Social Responsibility Development to Microethics and Macroethics: Observations From Early Undergraduate Education
In: Journal for Engineering Education [Peer Reviewed]
Date: 2021
- 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
- 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
- AI Ethics in the Public, Private, and NGO Sectors: A Review of a Global Document Collection
In: IEEE Transactions on Technology and Society [Peer Reviewed]
Date: 2021
- AI Ethics: A Long History and a Recent Burst of Attention
In: Computer
Date: 2021
- Linking Personal and Professional Social Responsibility Development to Microethics and Macroethics: Observations From Early Undergraduate Education
In: Journal for Engineering Education [Peer Reviewed]
Date: 2021
- Autonomous Vehicles and the Ethical Tension Between Occupant and Non-Occupant Safety
In: Journal of Sociotechnical Critique
Date: November 2020
- 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
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