Ryan Jenkins
Associate Professor | Philosophy Department
Areas of Expertise
Autonomous Vehicles
Autonomous Weapons
Cyber Ethics and Cyber War
Ethical Artificial Intelligence
Technology Ethics
Contact Information
Biography
Ryan Jenkins is an associate professor of philosophy and a senior fellow at the Ethics + Emerging Sciences Group at Cal Poly. He studies the ethics of emerging technologies, especially automation, cyber war, autonomous weapons and driverless cars. His work has appeared in journals such as Techne, Ethical Theory and Moral Practice, and the Journal of Military Ethics, as well as publications including The Washington Post, Slate and Forbes.
Education
- Ph.D., University of Colorado Boulder
- B.A., Florida State University
Recent Publications
- Big Brother Goes to School: Best Practices for Campus Surveillance Technologies During the COVID-19 Pandemic
- Winning the Battle, Losing the War: Ryan Jenkins shows how blowback against apparently successful technologies can render them counterproductive
- When it comes to AI and weapons, the tech world needs philosophers
Grants
- Principal Investigator. “Artificial Intelligence and Predictive Policing: An Ethical Analysis.” www.AIPolicing.org. Collaborative grant with the University of Florida. National Science Foundation award #1917707. $240,336. 2019–2022.