Dr. Rosalie Waelen

Universität Bonn
Sustainable AI Lab
Institut für Wissenschaft und Ethik
Bonner Talweg 57
53113 Bonn
waelen@iwe.uni-bonn.de
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(März 2025)
Akademische Anstellungen
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Seit 2023:
Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin, Sustainable AI Lab, Institut für Wissenschaft und Ethik, Universität Bonn (Deutschland) -
April 2025:
Forschungsaufenthalt, Department of Philosophy, Macquarie University, Sydney (Australia) -
2019-2023:
Doktorandin und Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin, Section Philosophy, University of Twente (Niederlande) -
Mai-Juli 2022:
Forschungsaufenthalt, Institute for History and Philosophy of Science and Technology (IHPST), University of Toronto (Kanada) -
Oktober 2021-Januar 2022:
Forschungsaufenthalt, Rathenau Instituut (Niederlande)
Ausbildung
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September 2023:
Doktor im Bereich AI Ethics, University of Twente (Niederlande) -
Juni 2019:
Masterstudium im Bereich Angewandte Ethik, Linköping University (Schweden) -
Juli 2018:
Masterstudium im Bereich Philosophie, KU Leuven (Belgien) -
Juli 2017:
Bachelorstudium im Bereich Philosophie und Politikwissenschaft, KU Leuven (Belgien)
Auszeichnungen
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Juni 2019:
Achievement Award für herausragende Leistungen im einjährigen internationalen Masterstudiengang Applied Ethics (Linköping University)
Publikationen
Begutachtete Artikel
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Waelen, R. (2025). Rethinking automation and the future of work with Hannah Arendt. Journal of Business Ethics.
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Waelen, R. (2025). The desirability of automizing labor: An overview. Philosophy Compass. https://doi.org/10.1111/phc3.70023
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Waelen, R. (2024). Philosophical lessons for emotion recognition technology. Mind & Machines. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11023-024-09671-3
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Waelen, R. (2023). A historical and ethical analysis of the constitutive effects of cameras. Journal of Human Technology Relations, 1(1). https://doi.org/10.59490/jhtr.2023.1.7006
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Waelen, R. (2023). The ethics of computer vision: An overview in terms of power. AI and Ethics. https://doi.org/10.1007/s43681-023-00272-x
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Waelen, R., & Wieczorek, M. (2022). The struggle for AI’s recognition: Understanding the normative implications of gender bias in AI with Honneth’s theory of recognition. Philosophy & Technology, 35. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13347-022-00548-w
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Waelen, R. (2022). The struggle for recognition in the age of facial recognition technology. AI and Ethics. https://doi.org/10.1007/s43681-022-00146-8
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Waelen, R. (2022). Why AI ethics is a critical theory. Philosophy & Technology, 35. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13347-022-00507-5
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Waelen, R. (2021). De zin van sterfelijkheid. Podium voor Bio-Ethiek, 28(2). https://nvbioethiek.files.wordpress.com/2021/11/20210618-podium-21-2-digitaal.pdf
Buchkapitel
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Waelen, R. & Bolte, L. (Forthcoming 2025). Artificial Intelligence, Critical Theory, and the Concept of Progress. In M. Hähnel & R. Müller (Eds.) A Companion to Applied Philosophy of AI. Wiley.
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Waelen, R. (2023). A critical approach to AI ethics. In S. Lindgren (Ed.), Handbook of Critical Studies of Artificial Intelligence. Edward Elgar Publishing.
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Waelen, R., & Brey, P. A. E. (2022). Ethical dimensions of facial recognition and video analytics in surveillance. In M. Boylan, & W. Teays (Eds.), Ethics in the AI, Technology, and Information Age (pp. 217-231). Rowman & Littlefield.
Buchrezensionen
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Waelen, R. (2025). Feeding the Machine: The Hidden Human Labour Powering AI by James Muldoon, Mark Graham and Callum Cant. Capital & Class. https://doi.org/10.1177/03098168251317565
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Waelen, R. (2025). Simon Lindgren – A Critical Theory of AI. AI & Society. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00146-025-02205-0
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Waelen, R. (2022). Boekbespreking: Wij, Robots. Een filosofische blik op technologie en artificiële intelligentie. Privacy en Informatie, 2.
Doktorarbeit
- Waelen, R. (2023). The power of computer vision. A critical analysis. https://research.utwente.nl/en/publications/the-power-of-computer-vision-a-critical-analysis
Forschungsschwerpunkte
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Ethik von KI
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Angewandte Ethik
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Praktische Philosophie
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Philosophie der Technik
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Kritische Theorie
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Soziale und politische Philosophie
Medien (Auswahl)
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März 2024:
Cammers-Goodwin, S. & Waelen, R. (27 March, 2024). How much of our humanity are we willing to outsource to AI? The Nation.
https://www.thenation.com/article/society/how-much-humanity-outsource-ai/ -
Februar 2024:
Vandemeulebroucke, T. & Waelen, R. (22 February, 2024). De materiele keerzijde van AI: Gebrek aan aandacht voor duurzaamheid. Knack, Opinie.
https://www.knack.be/nieuws/technologie/de-materiele-keerzijde-van-ai-gebrek-aan-aandacht-voor-duurzaamheid/ -
Mai-November 2023:
The ethics of computer vision. MAIEI.
https://montrealethics.ai/category/columns/the-ethics-of-computer-vision/ -
Dezember 2022:
Kijk ook naar het afval van menstruatieproducten. NRC. https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2022/12/13/kijk-ook-naar-het-afval-van-menstratieproducten-a4151296 -
Mai 2022:
Research summary: The struggle for recognition in the age of facial recognition technology. MAIEI.
https://montrealethics.ai/the-struggle-for-recognition-in-the-age-of-facial-recognition-technology/ -
März 2022:
Research summary: Why AI ethics is a critical theory. MAIEI.
https://montrealethics.ai/why-ai-ethics-is-a-critical-theory-2/