To Land a Job in AI, Try Reading Kant
AI labs are increasingly hiring philosophers to address ethical questions surrounding artificial intelligence. This trend reflects a growing recognition of the importance of philosophical inquiry in the development of AI technologies. However, some academics express concern about potential conflicts of interest when philosophers work for for-profit companies.
- ▪Philosophers are being recruited by leading AI labs to tackle ethical dilemmas and questions of morality.
- ▪Google DeepMind and Anthropic have established teams of in-house philosophers to influence AI model development.
- ▪The rise of AI has prompted universities to incorporate AI ethics into their philosophy curricula.
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Joel KhaliliThe Big StoryMay 26, 2026 6:00 AMTo Land a Job in AI, Try Reading KantThe world’s leading AI labs are hiring philosophers to think through ethical edge cases and grand questions of mind and morality. Are they another instrument of hype?Photo-Illustration: Jobanny Cabrera; Getty ImagesCommentLoaderSave StorySave this storyCommentLoaderSave StorySave this story“It’s probably the best time to be a philosopher since Aristotle was hired as tutor to Alexander the Great,” says Henry Ajder, a philosophy postgraduate who advises the UK government and a slew of startups on artificial intelligence. He’s only half joking.Philosophers have never seemed like the most employable bunch.
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