David Danks

David Danks is Professor of Data Science, Philosophy, & Policy, and affiliate faculty in Computer Science & Engineering, at University of California, San Diego. His research interests range widely across philosophy, cognitive science, and machine learning, including their intersection. Danks has examined the ethical, psychological, and policy issues around AI and robotics across multiple sectors, including transportation, healthcare, privacy, and security. He has also done significant research in computational cognitive science and developed multiple novel causal discovery algorithms for complex types of observational and experimental data. Danks is the recipient of a James S. McDonnell Foundation Scholar Award, as well as an Andrew Carnegie Fellowship. He currently serves on multiple advisory boards, including the National AI Advisory Committee. Before moving to UCSD in 2021, Danks was the L.L. Thurstone Professor of Philosophy & Psychology at Carnegie Mellon University. He received a Ph.D. in Philosophy from UCSD, and an A.B. in Philosophy from Princeton University.