Alexander Martin Mussgnug

Dr. Alexander Martin Mussgnug is an Interdisciplinary Ethics Fellow at the McCoy Family Center for Ethics in Society and Apple. His work focuses on Responsible AI, AI policy, and the relationship between frontier AI and science. Currently, Alexander investigates the ways in which AI benchmarks feature in and shape AI policy and regulation. His earlier research examined virtue ethics in human–AI interaction, the role of contextual norms and sector-specific regulation in the design and deployment of AI systems, and the use of AI in international development. 

Before coming to Stanford, he completed his PhD at the University of Edinburgh’s Centre for Technomoral Futures under the supervision of Shannon Vallor, Sabina Leonelli, Atoosa Kasirzadeh, and Alistair Isaac. He also holds an MA in Bioethics, Technology Ethics, and Science Policy from Duke University, as well as a BS in Economics from the University of Konstanz. Dr. Mussgnug’s studies and research have been supported by the Baillie Gifford PhD Studentship in AI Ethics, the Duke Science and Society Leadership Award, and a Fulbright Scholarship. In addition to his academic scholarship, he has professional experience as an AI engineer in retail, automotive, and banking.