Rosalie Waelen

about me

I am currently working as a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Bonn (Germany). In my academic research, I critique concrete practices related to the development and use of artificial intelligence (AI). Some topics that particularly interest me are: the hidden human labor involved in AI development, the possibility of normative recognition in human-AI interaction, and the existential impact of automation. The goal underlying all my research endeavors is to apply social philosophy to contemporary problems.

I obtained my PhD in 2023 at the University of Twente (The Netherlands), with a dissertation titled “The Power of Computer Vision: A Critical Analysis“. My doctoral supervisors were Prof. Dr. Philip Brey and Dr. Y.J. Erden. Prior to my doctoral studies, I got a masters in Applied Ethics at Linköping University (Sweden) and a bachelors and masters in Philosophy from KU Leuven (Belgium). I also studied for one semester at Charles University (Czech Republic) and I have been a visiting researcher at Macquarie University (Australia), University of Toronto (Canada), and the Rathenau Instituut (The Netherlands).

In addition to research and teaching, I am active as an editorial board member of the Springer journal Philosophy & Technology and the Springer book series Philosophy and Ethics of AI.