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Nell writes and speaks about AI ethics and safety across the world’s media — 202 articles, interviews, and broadcasts, from Al Jazeera and the BBC World Service to podcasts and trade magazines.
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Nell Watson is an engineer, AI ethics researcher, and author of Taming the Machine and Safer Agentic AI. She chairs IEEE standards work on identifying human and machine agency and is President of the European Responsible AI Office.
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Nell Watson works at the intersection of engineering, AI ethics, and international standards. She is the author of Taming the Machine (Kogan Page, 2024) and Safer Agentic AI (Kogan Page, 2026), and President of the European Responsible AI Office. She chairs the working group behind IEEE 3152-2024 on transparent human and machine agency identification, and is Vice-Chair of IEEE 7001-2021 on the transparency of autonomous systems. Her public engineering and research span agentic AI safety, machine psychology, psychosecurity, and practical governance. As a keynote speaker and board advisor, she helps audiences and organisations understand how AI is changing work, trust, and responsibility, and what they can do about it.
Interview subjects
- AI agents, autonomy, and practical safety
- Confabulation, trust, and machine psychology
- Synthetic media, influence, and psychosecurity
- Transparency standards and responsible governance
- Creativity, work, and life with AI
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Everyday Ethics: AI Apocalypse, Prayer, Season of Creation
BBC Radio Ulster · 2026
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Al Jazeera (Arabic) · 2026
ما بعد السلامة المطلقة.. لماذا تخلت أنثروبيك عن نهجها الأكثر تحفظا؟
Al Jazeera (Arabic) · 2026
رغم وعود الاستقلالية.. لماذا لا يزال الذكاء الاصطناعي الوكيلي بحاجة إلى البشر؟
Al Jazeera (Arabic) · 2026
Navigating the rise of agentic AI in 2026
TechRadar · 2026
Revealed: The 32 terrifying ways AI could go rogue – from hallucinations to paranoid delusions
Daily Mail · 2025
There are 32 different ways AI can go rogue, scientists say — from hallucinating answers to a complete misalignment with humanity
Live Science · 2025
AI can handle tasks twice as complex every few months. What does this exponential growth mean for how we use it?
Live Science · 2025
People find AI more compassionate than mental health experts, study finds
Live Science · 2025
Weekend
BBC World Service · 2024
ChatGPT passes the famous ‘Turing test’
Daily Mail · 2024
How AI ‘smarter than any human being’ by 2025 could come true
Daily Mail · 2024
The full record
Everywhere else
The emerging movement for a bill of rights for AI
AGI Ethics News · 2026
Engineering ethical accountability in the era of autonomous AI
Business Reporter · 2026
Nell Watson Feature: Shaping AI Governance Standards
Coruzant · 2026
Agentic AI is set to drive business transformation in 2026
Business Reporter · 2026
IEEE study: 96 percent of leaders expect agentic AI adoption to accelerate in 2026
PEX · 2026
Can Big Tobacco Explain Big Tech?
The Beiruter · 2026
Nell Watson | Author & AI Safety Researcher
Trustworthy AI Chronicles Podcast · 2026
Developing AI talent for safer, smarter agentic systems in 2025
Business Reporter · 2025
Elon Musk’s chatbot which has phone sex with users ‘will hit global birth rates’
Metro · 2025
The AI talent imperative: Building expertise for safer agentic AI in 2025
Node · 2025
2025 Informed: How AI will transform business
TechInformed · 2025
Progress & Predictions 2025: Threats, harms and ethics
The Deep View · 2025
AI Governance Podcast - Agentic AI and our AI Future
Enzai · 2024
Will AI become your assistant or your boss? An ethicist explains
Fast Company · 2024
AI is turning workers in ‘cyborgs,’ ‘centaurs,’ and ‘meat puppets’
Fast Company · 2024
Do The Right Thing: 4 Ways To Navigate The Ethics Of AI
Forbes · 2024
How humans could be mistreating AI right now without even knowing it
Live Science · 2024
‘Put glue on your pizza’ embodies everything wrong with AI search
Live Science · 2024
GPT-4 has passed the Turing test, researchers claim
Live Science · 2024
Would you trust AI to speak to your customers?
Maddyness · 2024
It’s Not Only Scarlett Johansson Who Should Worry About AI Taking Her Voice
Metro · 2024
What Is Digital Exclusion – And Who Is At Risk?
Metro · 2024
UK and US sign landmark AI agreement
NS Digital World · 2024
Money for nothing: is universal basic income about to transform society?
The Guardian · 2024
AI trends: What experts, execs think artificial intelligence will look like in 2024
TheStreet · 2024
The Law and Ethics of AI
Wired · 2024
Gen Z’s digital natives will seem old-fashioned next to ‘Gen A,’ the first A.I. native generation, BofA says
Fortune · 2023
Why the metaverse must be open but regulated
VentureBeat · 2022
Transhumanists Gather In Spain To Plan Global Transformation
The Federalist · 2021
An Audience With: Nell Watson, Futurist and Technology Philosopher
BIMA · 2020
Een onbevooroordeeld systeem maken is een echte kunst
Data News (Nederlands) · 2020
Advanced Manufacturing’s Moment: Making Supplies For The War On COVID-19
Forbes · 2020
AI Ethics and Social Reform with Nell Watson
Future Grind · 2020
AI and the Human – AI and Social Trust
The New School · 2020
My Digital Hero
BIMA · 2019
Robots Poised for Wider Role on Assembly Lines
Forbes · 2019
Futuro del negocio invita a empresas a más empatía
La Nación (Español) · 2019
A conversation in Austria between Nell Watson and Dominik Meisinger
Forbes · 2018
Moralische Maschinen
Forbes (Deutsch) · 2018
How Humans Could Become ‘Our Own Walking Hard Drives’
Vice · 2018
Welcoming robots into our lives
ABB · 2017
Intelligence 2.0 – Brain, AI and Hybrids
Next Big Future · 2017
The Struggle to Make AI Less Biased Than Its Creators
Singularity Hub · 2017
Could robots be marking your homework?
BBC · 2016
Will automation make us happier?
The Guardian · 2016
Synthetic Biology Leads to New Forms of Life
Biohacker Summit · 2015
Should you have sex with robots? Experts weigh in
CNBC · 2015
How Artificial Intelligence Could Eliminate (Or Reduce) The Need For Managers
Forbes · 2015
Robots could murder us out of KINDNESS unless they are taught the value of human life, engineer claims
Daily Mail · 2014
Can a robot truly love a human?
Daily Sabah · 2014
Five Powerful Reasons Coders Need Yoga
Fast Company · 2013
Startups Kick Asana with Nerd Yoga
VentureBeat · 2012
The Faces of Network AI: Toddler, Retriever, Mafia, Villain
6G World · 2024
5 key takeaways from SXSW
AFR · 2018
The Eyes of a Machine: Automation With Vision
AI Magazine · 2022
Interview with Nell Watson
AI Quick Bits · 2024
Robots Opvoeden, hoe doe je dat?
Adformatie (Nederlands) · 2018
Love and Physics: What the Universe Wants
Andrew Perlot · 2023
نحو الذكاء الاصطناعي الأخلاقي
Arabian Business (Arabic) · 2024
S10E06: Robots with Morals // Nell Watson
Are You A Robot? · 2022
What rights should robots have?
Atelier · 2016
Sunday Sequence on Artificial Intelligence
BBC Radio Ulster
F-TAG welcomes new members
BCS · 2024
Meet your AI partner: How tech is shaping the future of love
Belfast Telegraph · 2024
How responsible “agentic AI” can supercharge your startup
Big Think · 2024
Nell Watson on Artificial Intelligence
Biohacker's Podcast · 2015
Generative AI’s Hype Cycle
Business Reporter · 2026
Should We Be Scared Of Elon Musk’s “Superhuman AI”?
CEO Insight · 2024
Robots could murder us out of kindness, says futurist
CNET · 2014
Reaction: UK, US AI safety agreement
Capacity · 2024
Can we make tech more responsible? Thoughts after one week in the Silicon Valley.
Carine Sit · 2023
국내외 미래 전문가 9人이 예상한 포스트 코로나
Economy Chosun (한국어) · 2020
Robots really could help dig us out of our low productivity spiral
City A.M. · 2022
Agentic AI Is Forcing a Governance Reset
Cloudera AI Forecast · 2026
The Ethical Algorithm
Cognitive Times · 2018
The Threat Of Agentic AI Manipulation
Cyber Security Intelligence · 2025
2050: Future students
Cybernews · 2023
2050: Future universities
Cybernews · 2023
2050: Transhumanism in education
Cybernews · 2023
2050: Artificial education
Cybernews · 2023
Deepfakes 2.0: The terrifying future of AI and fake news
Daily Dot · 2018
AI Experts Discuss Pausing AI Development
Deutsche Welle · 2023
Bring on the therapists! Why we need a DSM for AI ‘mental’ disorders
Diginomica · 2025
Din Framtida Chef Kan Vara en Robot
Digital.se (Svenska) · 2018
Machine Ethics: From Principles To Practicality
Disruption Hub · 2018
Nell Watson on Machine Intelligence and the Democratising Power of Tech
Droppin · 2015
The rise of AI executives: Reshaping leadership in the digital age
Elite Business · 2024
Digitale Makers om AI Ethics Brengen
Emerce (Nederlands) · 2018
The keystone for ethical tech
Engati CX · 2020
Can AI Make Us Better Leaders?
European Business Review · 2024
Guía práctica para mantenerse sano durante el COVID19
Executive Excellence (Español)
AI Exponential Thinker Part 1
Exponential Times
Thought Leader Speaks Series
Fair AI · 2020
We Need An Endohazard Warning Symbol
Fault Lines Radio
Can AI outperform a wealth manager at picking investments?
Financial Times · 2024
Flourishing from COVID-19 (with David Pearce, Andres Gomez, Yancey Strickler)
Foresight Institute · 2020
Nell Watson on Cosmology, Quantum Computing and AI
Futurati Podcast · 2020
Robots With Ethics?
FutureTech · 2017
Machine Ethics, Artificial Intelligence & Humanity: Nell Watson & Priyanka Vergadia
GOTO 2019 · 2021
Couch Lesson: AI & Intelligence (with Markus Gabriel)
Goethe-Institut · 2020
Kan vi skabe etisk kunstig intelligens?
Henrik Føhns at IDK (Dansk/English) · 2018
Human-Machine Relations and the Future of Human Society
HiFluence · 2018
Nell Watson: How To Teach AI Human Values
HumAIn Podcast · 2021
War on Transhumanism: Joe Allen debates scholars Max More, Nell Watson & Natasha Vita-More
Humanity Plus · 2023
Turning AI, deep learning and robots from children into responsible citizens
I-Scoop · 2018
Hvad skal menneskeheden lave, når robotterne har taget vores jobs?
IDA (Dansk)
Transmitter Profile
IEEE
How To Make Autonomous Systems More Transparent and Trustworthy
IEEE · 2022
Creating a Kinder Society through Kinder AI
IEEE · 2018
IEEE 3152: A Standard for Transparent Human and Machine Agency Identification
IEEE Computer Society · 2025
‘AI Pause’ Open Letter
IEEE Spectrum · 2023
IEEE CertifAIEd: Transparency Criteria
IEEE Standards Association · 2021
Quantum Vs. Classical AI Computing: Expert Reactions
IOT World Today · 2024
How AI can help – and hinder – the supply chain crisis
ITPro · 2022
Psychopathia Machinalis: all 32 types of AI ‘madness’ in a new study
ITC.ua · 2025
What is high-performance computing (HPC)?
ITPro · 2024
How chief AI officers can streamline strategy from the boardroom down
ITPro · 2024
GPU memory vulnerability could allow hackers to access LLM responses
ITPro · 2024
Regulatory and Monetary Incentives to Adopt Safer Programming Languages
ITPro · 2023
Seven reasons why machine learning is a good career
ITPro · 2022
What the brain-computer interface (BCI) means for business
ITPro · 2022
Bir yapay zeka ahlak bilimcisi olarak çalışmak
İklim Gazetesi (Türkçe) · 2021
Futurist Nell Watson on AI, job loss and the solution for preserving a welfare state
InnoMag · 2017
How AI will Transform the Way we Design and Manage the Places we Work
Insight.net · 2024
The Case for Generative AI in Business
Irish Tech News · 2022
In a future brave new world will it be possible to live forever?
Irish Times · 2016
Agentic AI: Navigating human-machine power dynamics
Kainos’ Beyond Boundaries · 2025
A Blueprint for Safe Agentic AI Adoption (with Ali Hessami)
Kogan Page · 2026
How to Prevent Powerful AI from Exceeding Our Grasp
Kogan Page · 2024
AI Mental Health: A New Diagnostic Framework
LNGFRM · 2025
Nous allons entretenir une relation de plus en plus forte avec les machines
L’Echo · 2024
How Artificial Intelligence can help build resilient communities
Machine Learning
Could our future leaders be AI?
Management Today · 2024
Co-Evolution: Machines For Moral Enlightenment
Mindplex Magazine · 2023
Substrate-Independent Computation
Mindplex Magazine · 2023
Optionality & Infinite Games
Mindplex Magazine · 2023
Robot Ethics with Nell Watson
Moonshot · 2017
Nell Watson on the Near & Not So Near Future of Intelligence
Multiverses · 2024
Here’s how AI could help catch shoplifters in the act
NBC News · 2019
The Hive Podcast: AI, Ethics, and Humanity
Nathalie Nahai · 2018
Empathy, Participation & The Future of AI
Nathalie Nahai · 2022
Networks Will Power AI’s Next Big Breakthroughs
Nokia · 2025
Magnanimous machines: Why AI work should work for people and not the other way around
ORF · 2021
No futuro, vamos ter amigos robôs. E isso é uma coisa boa
Observador (Português) · 2017
UK, US sign AI MOU for safety testing
Professional Security · 2024
Data in the driving seat for city transport systems
Raconteur · 2018
Computer Vision, Machine Learning & Our New Society
Rebellion Research · 2021
Deep Reinforcement Learning Applications
Rebellion Research · 2021
UK government announces £8m for shipping automation
Robotics & Automation · 2024
The Benefits of Using Collaborative Robots
Robotics & Innovation Magazine · 2023
Evolution of AI and where it is leading us
SIM Professional Development · 2019
Scientists Create New Framework to Understand AI Dysfunctions and Risks
SSBCrack · 2025
Artificial Intelligence Ethics
SeVR
Visualization of the Quantified Self
Shapewatch · 2019
A Chat with Nell Watson
Stephen Ibaraki, IEEE TEMS / ACM · 2023
Deepfakes Are Being Weaponised Against Women; We Need To Take Action
Stylist · 2025
Agents Will Develop Their Own Distinct Culture, with Nell Watson
Super Data Science · 2023
Ethics integral to the advancement of modern technology
SyncNI · 2021
TAFFDS magazine interview with Nell Watson
TAFFDS magazine · 2020
Towards a hybrid future of man, machine and corporate entities
TechCentral · 2018
Nell Watson on face masks, telepresence, & the rise of niche markets
Tech Mag · 2020
European expert calls for new laws and regulations for autonomous AI
TechCentral · 2024
Agentic vs copilots: what’s the future of GenAI?
TechInformed · 2024
Landmark AI Agreement Signed By UK And US
TechRound · 2024
Taming the Machine
Techscape on Taking Stock · 2024
Waarom Het Belangrijk Is Dat Machines Leren Denken
Techzine (Nederlands) · 2018
AI and the Future of Propaganda
The AI in Business Podcast · 2023
The Challenge of Anticipating Disruptive AI Innovations
The Brand Called You · 2023
AI Ethics & Safety: What Could Go Wrong and How to Stop It
The Brave Technologist · 2023
AI: Savior or Threat? Your career, your decision, you choose
The Recruitment Show · 2024
Our ability as humans to overcome global challenges
The Road to Sustainability · 2021
Microsoft resurrects plan to snapshot your screen every five seconds
The Stack · 2024
Sam Altman Warns AI Could Kill Us All. Really??? Ft. Nell Watson
The xMonks Drive · 2023
Popular social media platform to sell user data to the company behind ChatGPT
TheStreet · 2024
Billionaire venture capitalist defends Silicon Valley in bold, tech-loving manifesto
TheStreet · 2023
The ethics of artificial intelligence: A path toward responsible AI
TheStreet · 2023
Microsoft assumes legal liability as artists, authors battle AI encroachment
TheStreet · 2023
Gentenaars maken pashokjes passé
Tijd.be (Nederlands) · 2017
Wir brauchen einen neuen radikalen Humanismus
Tim Leberecht (Deutsch) · 2017
The Autonomy Paradox: Building AI We Can Trust to Act, with Ali Hessami
TimTalk · 2026
Maintaining the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence
Total Information AM
The State of AI
Trajectory Magazine · 2018
The AI would be the CEO and pay the workers with Bitcoins
Trending Topics · 2018
Heady Machinery
University of the West Indies · 2018
Venture Capitalist Interviews: Nell Watson
Vasco Patrício · 2020
The Human Aspect of Machine Intelligence
Voice America · 2018
The Rise of the Cognitive Ecosystem
Wall Street Journal (partner content) · 2022
Where next for AI?
Waypoint Partners · 2024
Thoughts on Ùgòchúkwú Chúkwú’s An Exercise in Clear Thinking
YouTube · 2020
How should we handle humanity’s problem child?
i-Invest · 2024