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Dr. Wayne Holmes

Dr. Wayne Holmes

Professor of Critical Studies of Artificial Intelligence and Education in the IOE, University College London

Wayne Holmes (PhD, University of Oxford) is Professor of Critical Studies of Artificial Intelligence and Education in the IOE (UCL’s Faculty of Education and Society), University College London. He also holds a UNESCO Chair in the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence and Education (International Research Centre on Artificial Intelligence, Slovenia). His research explores the ethical, human rights, and social justice implications of teaching and learning with and about Artificial Intelligence (AI&ED). Wayne is a lead member of the Council of Europe’s AI&ED expert group (which is developing legislation to protect the human rights of students and teachers engaging with AI systems), a consultant for UNESCO, and an expert for the United Nations, the EU JRC, and the Ministries of Education of Portugal and Cyprus. Wayne has written extensively about AI&ED and has given keynotes in more than 20 countries around the world.