James W. Wagner Chair in Ethics

The James W. Wagner Chair in Ethics is an endowed chair faculty position with a special focus on ethics of artificial intelligence or AI, created with the support of the university’s Board of Trustees to honor and recognize Emory President James W. Wagner (2003-2016) for his “commitment to education and life at Emory.”

The Wagner Chair recipient is a leading scholar who works with AI ethics, governance, responsible AI, or other fields concerned with the implications of artificial intelligence in public and private settings. As organizations increasingly rely on AI, and as novel applications emerge, ethically committed institutions like Emory need to articulate values that can help guide development and respond to emerging problems. Therefore, the Wagner Chair recipient is expected to be comfortable with public scholarship and be able to engage AI theorists and developers in concrete ways.