Philosophy of Technology meets Political Economy: Reflections in the context of the Technical University

Jordi Viader Guerrero (he/him) is a practice-based researcher working across ethics and philosophy of technology, media theory, and design research. With a background in audiovisual production and philosophy, he is a PhD candidate at TU Delft's AI DeMoS Lab where he explores how activist and critical design offer new models to think about computer infrastructures as democratic practices. 

Aarón Moreno Inglés is a PhD Candidate at the Ethics/Philosophy of Technology section at TU Delft, and member of the AI Futures Lab. His research is aimed at critically assessing the ways in which artificial intelligence is reshaping work in different ways, focusing more specifically on digital platforms and the concept of ownership.

He takes a multi-disciplinary approach, using theoretical analysis stemming from Philosophy of Technology, Political Economy, and STS. As a teacher, he is also interested in arts-based and embodied learning methodologies.

Marte Henningsen is a third year PhD candidate with the Philosophy department at Maastricht University. She has a background in computer science, social activism, and contemporary philosophy of technology.  In her PhD project she focusses on the theories of John Dewey, in particular his work on education and social and political philosophy. She uses Dewey's work to conceptualise the impacts that generative AI technologies and the narratives, that accompany them, have on the education sector, including its political economy. Her research encompasses conceptual efforts as well as empirical work. For the latter, she combines Dewey's philosophy with the method of institutional ethnography in order to make sense of genAI introduction into teaching realities at higher education institutes.

Filippo Santoni de Sio is Full Professor of Ethics of Technology at the Eindhoven University of Technology (The Netherlands) and a leading voice in the AI Ethics debate. He published the book 'Human Freedom in the Age of AI' (Routledge, 2024) and co-edited the volume: "Research Handbook of Meaningful Human Control of Artificial Intelligence Systems" (Edward Elgar Publishing, forthcoming in 2024). He is associate editor at Science and Engineering Ethics and co-coordinator of the NWO-funded transdisciplinary Long-Term Program "Toward a National Centre for Shaping the Future of Physical Work" (2027-2037). His personal website is: filipposantoni.net