Английская Википедия:Damon Horowitz

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Damon Horowitz in San Francisco in 2016

Damon Horowitz is a philosophy professor and serial entrepreneur. He is best known for his TED talks on teaching philosophy in prison[1] and the ethics of the technology industry,[2] and for his advocacy for the humanities in the technology industry.[3]

Horowitz earned a BA from Columbia University, a MS in Artificial Intelligence from the MIT Media Lab, and a PhD in Philosophy at Stanford University.[4] He began his career in technology, later returning to Stanford to earn a PhD in philosophy.[5]

He was a co-founder of the search engine Aardvark, Perspecta, and Novation Biosciences.[6] He was also In-House Philosopher/Director of Engineering at Google.[7]

Horowitz teaches courses in philosophy, AI, and cognitive science at NYU, Stanford,[8] Columbia,[9] U Penn, and San Quentin State Prison.[10]

Horowitz has served on the Board of Directors of several arts and humanities non-profits, and in 2013 he was elected to the Board of CalHumanities.[11]

In 2014, Horowitz founded the non-profit Shakespeare theater company "The Oracular Theatre", and directed their production of Julius Caesar.[12]

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