person
Martha Nussbaum
University of Chicago philosopher; capability approach co-founder
University of Chicago philosopher who with Sen developed the capability approach. Her ten central capabilities framework has informed AI ethics work on human flourishing.
current Ernst Freund Distinguished Service Professor, University of Chicago
Strategy positions
Governance firstendorses
Lead with regulation, treaties, liability regimesFrames AI ethics through her ten central capabilities, life, bodily health, bodily integrity, etc. AI must serve these to be ethical.
AI is a tool. The ethical question is whether it expands or contracts the capabilities people need to live a flourishing human life.
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Record last updated 2026-04-25.