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William Hasselberger (PhD, Philosophy, University of Virginia) is an Associate Professor in the Institute for Political Studies of the Universidade Católica Portuguesa (UCP), and the Director of the UCP Digital Ethics Laboratory (LED), a center for advanced study of the social and ethical implications of emerging technologies. He is also a Visiting Researcher at the Institute for Advanced Studies in Culture at the University of Virginia, USA. William's areas of research include ethics, moral psychology, phenomenology, Artificial Intelligence (AI), and human-technology relations.
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, The Ideals of Agency: Autonomy, Sociality, Individuality", University of Virginia
Award Date: 1 Sept 2012
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Laboratório de Ética Digital. Primeiro evento com tema: "The Ethics of Everyday Digital Surveillance in the Home.” Os temas seguintes serão: "Social Robotics and Human Relationships" e "Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Military Conflict."
Hasselberger, W. (PI)
1/11/22 → 31/10/27
Project: Research
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Communication and Artificial Intelligence. Multidisciplinary perspectives
Dias, P. (Project Coordinator), Andrade, J. G. (Project Coordinator), Ilharco, F. (Project Coordinator), Pereira, A. (Researcher), Machado, A. T. (Researcher), Durães, D. (Researcher), Marcondes, F. (Researcher), Bonito, G. F. G. (Researcher), Campos, I. (Researcher), Santaela, L. (Researcher), Volz Ferreira, M. (Researcher), Souto, N. (Researcher), Shevchenko, P. (Researcher), Krolow, P. (Researcher), Tavares, S. B. (Researcher), Hasselberger, W. (Researcher) & Raposi Santos, Z. (Researcher)
1/01/23 → 31/01/25
Project: Research
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Rising Authoritarian Powers and Liberal Democracies: Investment, Technology, Surveillance
Garcia, F. P. (Project Coordinator), Hasselberger, W. (Project Coordinator), Machado, P. (Scholarship holder), Matos, C. (Scholarship holder), Faria, L. L. D. (Scholarship holder), Torres, M. P. (Scholarship holder), Monteiro, M. (Scholarship holder) & Lozovan, C. (Scholarship holder)
1/02/20 → 30/04/21
Project: Research
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CIEP: Research Centre of the Institute for Political Studies
Alves, A. A. (PI), Mateus, A. (Full Professor), Azevedo, A. (Student), Leitão, T. C. (Invited Assistant Professor), Duarte, A. R. (Other career/Public sector), Ramos, A. F. (Other career/Public sector), Garschagen, B. (Student), Pacatolo, C. (Student), Almeida, C. M. D. (Invited Assistant Professor), Cabrita, C. (Private Sector), Silva, D. (Scholarship holder), Correia, E. P. (Private Sector), Gonçalves, F. J. (Private Sector), Garcia, F. P. (Invited Associate Professor), Ribeiro, G. M. (Professor non-higher education), Varajidás, H. (Private Sector), Chelo, H. (Assistant Professor), Correia, I. (Private Sector), Gregório, I. (Research Assistant), Moreira, I. (Invited Assistant Professor), Câmara, J. B. (Student), Espada, J. C. (Full Professor), Coutinho, J. P. (Assistant Professor), André, J. G. (Assistant Professor), Moreira, J. M. (Full Professor), Castello Branco, J. T. (Invited Assistant Professor), Quintino, K. H. (Student), Pinto, L. V. (Other career/Public sector), Cruz, M. B. D. (Full Professor), Gambôa, E. (Invited Assistant Professor), Barroso, L. D. (Student), Franco, L. (Assistant Professor), Mendonça, M. (Assistant Professor), Morgado, M. (Assistant Professor), Dias, M. (Assistant Professor), Amado, N. M. (Private Sector), Sampaio, N. (Invited Assistant Professor), Samões, O. (Assistant Professor), Ferro, P. (Private Sector), Moreira, P. (Private Sector), Duque, R. (Invited Assistant Professor), Brito, R. (Assistant Teacher), Mangerona, S. (Private Sector), Cajarabille, V. (Other career/Public sector), Hasselberger, W. (Assistant Professor) & Ribeiro, S. (Invited Assistant Professor)
1/01/20 → 31/12/25
Project: Research
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Crazy close to the real thing: questioning the value of AI companions
Hasselberger, W. & Lott, M., 1 May 2026, The Palgrave handbook on the ethics of artificial intelligence. Gouveia, S. S. (ed.). 1 ed. Cham: Palgrave Macmillan Cham, p. 665-678 14 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Digital
Hasselberger, W., May 2026, Community, communities: engage to transform. Hanenberg, P. & Mendes-Palma, F. (eds.). Lisboa: UCP Editora, p. 48-52 5 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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“Where lies the grail? AI, common sense, and human practical intelligence”
Hasselberger, W. & Lott, M., 1 Apr 2026, In: Phenomenology and the Cognitive Sciences. 25, 2, p. 289-310 22 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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With friends like these: love and friendship with AI agents
Lott, M. & Hasselberger, W., 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Topoi. 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile8 Citations (Scopus)529 Downloads -
Why AGI could not be (just) a tool: goals, life, and general intelligence
Lott, M. & Hasselberger, W., Dec 2024, (Accepted/In press) In: Inquiry (United Kingdom). 26 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
1 Citation (Scopus)
Activities
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Artificial Intelligence
Hasselberger, W. (Speaker)
May 2023Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Education
Hasselberger, W. (Speaker)
Feb 2023Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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Artificial Intelligence and Geopolitical Rivalry
Hasselberger, W. (Speaker) & Alves, A. A. (Speaker)
11 Dec 2023Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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Paul Scherz
Hasselberger, W. (Host)
20 Apr 2023Activity: Hosting a visitor › Hosting an academic visitor
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Artificial Intelligence in the Clinic: Virtue and the Ethics of Precision Medicine
Scherz, P. (Speaker), Freitas, M. D. S. (Speaker) & Hasselberger, W. (Speaker)
20 Apr 2023Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk