Fabio Fossa

Politecnico di Milano, Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna

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Fabio Fossa is a leading voice in the ethics of artificial intelligence and social robotics, with a sharp focus on the societal implications of human-machine interaction. His most-cited work, "Gender Bias and Conversational Agents: an ethical perspective on Social Robotics" (2022, 44 citations), critically examines how designers embed social cues into AI agents—such as gendered voices and stereotypes—to improve performance, often at the cost of reinforcing harmful biases. This paper has become a key reference for researchers concerned with fairness and accountability in technology. Fossa also explores the philosophical dimensions of machine creativity, as in "Creativity and the Machine. How Technology Reshapes Language" (2017), where he interrogates how AI-generated art and text challenge traditional notions of authorship and linguistic meaning. His work bridges applied ethics, philosophy of technology, and robotics, offering a nuanced critique of how design choices shape social norms. Fossa’s research is essential reading for students and scholars seeking to understand the ethical stakes of our increasingly automated world.