Justin Shin

Justin Shin is an Embedded Ethics postdoctoral fellow in partnership with the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence (HAI). He completed his PhD in the History and Philosophy of Science at the University of Pittsburgh under Dr. Jim Woodward. His research focuses on mathematics and science applied to law and public policy. More specifically, he is currently thinking about recent attempts to legislate algorithmic transparency, statistical evidence of discrimination, the phenomenology of punishment, and the history of conversion therapy. His dissertation focused on fairness and justice through the distribution of causal influence amongst stakeholders. He argues that current problems in discrimination law and algorithmic justice can be addressed by protecting a stakeholder's ability to have limited control over their environment. Before pursuing his PhD, Justin earned a BA in Mathematics and Philosophy at Bard College under a Distinguished Scientist Scholarship.