Cansu Canca (pronunciation: [dʒanˈsu dʒanˈdʒa]) is a moral and political philosopher, with a Ph.D. specializing in applied ethics, and founder and director of AI Ethics Lab.[1][2][3][4] Formerly, she was a bioethicist at the University of Hong Kong,[5] and an ethics researcher at Harvard Law School,[6] Harvard School of Public Health, Harvard Medical School, National University of Singapore,[7] Osaka University, and the World Health Organization.[8]

Cansu Canca
Born
Cansu Canca

Turkey
Academic background
Alma materBoğaziçi University (BA and MA)
Osaka University
Northeastern University
Harvard Medical School
National University of Singapore (PhD)
Harvard Law School
Academic work
School or traditionEthical philosophy
InstitutionsUniversity of Hong Kong
Northeastern University
Harvard Medical School
Harvard Law School
Harvard School of Public Health
World Health Organization
Koç University
The University of Hong Kong
Main interests

Canca started AI Ethics Lab in late 2016 (based in Cambridge, MA) focusing on integrating ethics into the innovation process.[9] Developing and implementing the Puzzle-solving in Ethics Model (PiE Model),[10][11] AI Ethics Lab became a pioneer in the field for its novel approach to ethics practice.[12] In 2018, Canca was listed among the “30 Influential Women Advancing AI in Boston”[13] and in 2019, among the “100 Brilliant Women in AI Ethics”.[14] She is also the first technology and AI ethicist in Turkey.[1]

Canca serves as an ethics expert in various ethics, advisory, and editorial boards.[1][15] She is a founding editor for AI & Ethics Journal.[16] She has given over 100 keynotes, seminars, talks, and interviews[17][18][19] on AI ethics including TEDxCambridge,[20] Harvard Business School,[21] U.S. Department of Justice,[22] Institute of Physics,[23] and MIT Technology Review.[24]

Selected works

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Cansu Canca, Ph.D." AI ETHICS LAB. Retrieved 2021-03-15.
  2. ^ "Cansu Canca". The Ella Project. 12 July 2019. Retrieved 2021-03-19.
  3. ^ "In healthcare, ethical AI is a life-or-death issue: Q&A with AI Ethics Lab's founder and director". www.beckershospitalreview.com. Retrieved 2021-01-03.
  4. ^ Sırt, Timur (2020-09-11). "Health care, smart home solution startups become investors' favorite during pandemic". Daily Sabah. Retrieved 2021-01-03.
  5. ^ "Dr Cansu Canca, lecturer in medical ethics" (PDF). BIHMSE News (9). Bau Institute of Medical & Health Sciences Education: 7. April 2016. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 July 2021.
  6. ^ "Cansu Canca, Visiting Scholar | | Petrie-Flom Center". The Petrie-Flom Center for Health Law Policy, Biotechnology, and Bioethics at Harvard Law School. 7 October 2013. Retrieved 2021-03-08.
  7. ^ "Cansu Canca | philosophy-at-nus". blog.nus.edu.sg. Retrieved 2021-03-08.
  8. ^ Allain, Michelle; Canca, Cansu, eds. (Spring 2010). "Editorial" (PDF). WHO Ethics and Health Unit Newsletter (3). World Health Organization.
  9. ^ "ABOUT". AI ETHICS LAB. Retrieved 2021-03-15.
  10. ^ "PiE MODEL: A NEW ETHICS MODEL FOR INNOVATION". AI ETHICS LAB. Retrieved 2021-03-15.
  11. ^ Dynamics of AI Principles, with Cansu Canca – AI Ethics Lab, 5 January 2021, retrieved 2021-03-19
  12. ^ Canca, Cansu. "Forbes Insights: A New Model For AI Ethics In R&D". Forbes. Retrieved 2021-03-15.
  13. ^ LaptrinhX (2018-04-24). "30 Influential Women Advancing AI in Boston". LaptrinhX. Retrieved 2021-03-15.
  14. ^ "2019". 100 Brilliant Women in AI Ethics™. Retrieved 2021-03-15.
  15. ^ "Advisory Board". www.coalitionnetwork.org. Retrieved 2021-03-15.
  16. ^ "AI and Ethics". Springer. Retrieved 2021-03-08.
  17. ^ "Would A BDSM Sex Robot Violate Asimov's First Law Of Robotics?". Gizmodo Australia. 2019-07-29. Retrieved 2021-03-19.
  18. ^ Dazed (2019-06-26). "The terrifying deepfake tool that lets you put words in people's mouths". Dazed. Retrieved 2021-03-19.
  19. ^ "Interview with Cansu Canca, AI Ethics Lab". videos.re-work.co. Retrieved 2021-03-19.
  20. ^ "How To Solve AI's Ethical Puzzles". TEDxCambridge. Retrieved 2021-03-15.
  21. ^ "Why AI can't afford to discount diversity". Harvard Business School Digital Initiative. 2019-04-03. Retrieved 2021-03-15.
  22. ^ "Cansu Canca Speaking Engagements, Schedule, & Fee | WSB". Washington Speakers Bureau. Retrieved 2021-03-19.
  23. ^ "Looking Glass: Society – Serious thinking about who and what we are". Looking Glass: Society – Serious thinking about who and what we are | Institute of Physics. Retrieved 2021-03-15.
  24. ^ "Leadership Summit: Breakthrough to impact". forms.technologyreview.com. MIT Technology Review. November 1, 2019. Archived from the original on 15 July 2021. Retrieved 2021-03-15.
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