Marks Received for Thesis
Receiving an 80/100 on my master’s thesis at Edinburgh — what distinction means at the graduate level, the feedback I received, and what it taught me about the difference between completion and contribution.
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Thesis Completion & Submission
Submitting my MSc thesis proposing ETHICA — a poly-ethical decision-making framework that repositions AI ethics from compliance to competency — and reflecting on whether to pursue a PhD.
Thesis Development: Advisor Meeting #2
Lessons from my second thesis advisor meeting — on academic writing, proportionate argumentation, and the risk of oversimplifying normative ethical theory.
Education, Personalisation and Surveillance
Reflections on my final coursework at Edinburgh — the false promise of personalized learning, the ethics of data collection on children, and the marginalization of teachers through AI augmentation.
Representing Data
A course on data visualization that changed how I think about what we choose to show — and what we leave out. From sketches to Python, with ethical implications throughout.
Thesis Development: Advisor Meeting #1
My first thesis advisor meeting at Edinburgh — adopting a poly-ethical approach, the MVP strategy for academic work, and the birth of the Ethical Debugging concept.
New Podcast: Machines & Meaning
How a course assignment turned into a passion project — creating a podcast that examines AI through the lens of different philosophers.
New Paradigms in Ethics
A deep dive into Alasdair MacIntyre’s moral philosophy at Edinburgh — on tradition as the embodiment of values, the role of virtues, and questions that shaped my thesis.
Readings from Ethics of Robotics and Autonomous Systems
Halfway through readings on robot ethics — on autonomy’s effect on work ethic, whether robots deserve rights, and the outsourcing of moral responsibility.
Touring the New Building
Exploring the Edinburgh Futures Institute’s home in the renovated Old Royal Infirmary — where centuries-old stone meets contemporary design.
White Lies on Silver Tongues: Why Robots Need to Deceive (and How)
Examining the academic argument for robot deception — when bullshitting serves benevolent goals, and what ethical frameworks we embed when we permit machines to lie.
Course Selections
Choosing electives for the MSc programme — balancing interest with long-term professional goals and being kind to my future self.
Welcome to the Edinburgh Futures Institute
Induction day at EFI — meeting peers from 40 countries, learning about the Futures Cone, and understanding the programme’s philosophy of navigating complexity.
Welcome to Edinburgh
First impressions of Edinburgh — from Holyrood Palace to Scottish comfort food at Makars Gourmet Mash Bar.