
ALICE THWAITE
Alice Thwaite is a technology ethicist. She teaches ethics to technologists publicly via Hattusia.com and with General Assembly and works as a freelance consultant, writer and speaker.
She is the founder of the Echo Chamber Club - a philosophical institute dedicated to improving democratic information environments.
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Alice has an MSc from the Oxford Internet Institute and an MA Cantab in History and Philosophy of Science from Cambridge University.
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As a freelancer, she consults on a wide range of issues. Recent projects include;
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Forming regulation proposals for technology and elections for Oxford University
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Implementing a framework for the Global AI Index at Tortoise Media
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Establishing the funding principles for researching the public sphere for a major philanthropic organisation
She regularly appears on national television to discuss issues related to technology and society. Recent appearances have included Al-Jazeera and BBC News. Occasionally, she writes investigative and opinion pieces for media outlets like Tortoise Media, Quartz, politics.co.uk and Open Democracy. She's a keynote speaker, who has been invited to speak on 3 continents in front of small & large audiences.
Alice leads an organisation called the Echo Chamber Club which seeks to improve democratic information environments. The ECC organises a quarterly meet up at Newspeak House in East London, where we invite CEOs, professors, heads of think-tanks and prominent journalists to give short provocations, followed by conversation and networking. We also look to produce reports on the philosophy of the public sphere.
Alice is also part of a number of not-for-profit networks dedicated to improving how technology impacts democracy & society.
Currently living in London, UK.